Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I love to cook for people and making the presentation look beautiful
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Receive Text UpdatesBraised shredded chuck roast over home made mash potatoes. Kale feta dill lemon salad, scallops with lemon parmesan truffle risotto, burrata tomatoe basil chicken
Who is your culinary inspiration?My mother and high school culinary teacher
What would you do with the $25,000?Pay bills and put it towards my kids
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