Claudia Sandoval had a number of obstacles in her quest to become the “MasterChef” winner… not the least of which was she was trying to make ends meet as a single mom.

Coming up on this week’s show: what its like to compete on a cooking reality show, and how things really get done behind-the-scenes. Rick talk with the most recent winner of MasterChef about her experience and discuss her new cookbook, Claudia’s Cocina, which focuses on her Mexican heritage.