Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Because I live to be in the kitchen and cooking is my love language
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Chilean Sea Bass with coconut lime rice and purple cauliflower puree
Who is your culinary inspiration?My Mom and our family. I love creating delicious meals and to tweak recipes to make them them even more delicious.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would grab our oldest granddaughter, Travel and experience different food cultures
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