Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Food is the common place that helps me to center, get creative and brings smiles to the people I love!
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Receive Text UpdatesMy family would say shrimp linguine.
Who is your culinary inspiration?Mom and grandma.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would save it to help with my son's college tuition.
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