Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Cooking & baking are a passion & love to treat family & friends
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Who is your culinary inspiration?When I was training as an insurance agent , my manager often had me for dinner & her enthusiasm with cooking inspired me
What would you do with the $25,000?I would like to take a class or two to improve & challenge my skills & the balance would go to help restore our home which we recently lost many cherished possessions on April 30th, 2026
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