Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
My true passion is cooking. I love creating new recipes with whatever I have in the pantry and seeing if my family approves.
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Receive Text UpdatesMy signature dish is one of my homemade soups, crafted from scratch with fresh ingredients, combining comfort and flavor in every spoon
Who is your culinary inspiration?Gordon Ramsay and Lidia Bastianich
What would you do with the $25,000?I would take my family to Italy and mangia.
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