Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I love to cook and bake. I take pride in my cooking and baking. My dream is to own my own restaurant and bakery.
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Receive Text UpdatesMeatloaf. Mashed potatoes, seasoned green beans and baked mac and cheese.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My Mamaw. As a little girl I always liked to help her in the kitchen.
What would you do with the $25,000?Put it towards opening a restaurant and bakery. I already have a name for it in honor of my mamaw and papaw. Welcome to Ma and Pa's where ya never leave hungry.
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