Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
After a life changing surgery making me a 20% survivor God lead me back to my love of cooking and creating. Big passion !!!!
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Bok choy veggie mix over steamed rice and sesame honey chicken.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My pops rest in peace. My father taught me how to cook at a early age and would always cook big meals.
What would you do with the $25,000?Not being able to work since my surgery it is a lot of things I would do with 25k but to be honest. I would pay off all back end that I owe in child support so I can get my life back in order
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