Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000

Lindsay Kocan

I am currently a registered nurse but my real passion is cooking! I love everything from homemade pasta to grilled and smoked meats!

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What is your signature dish?

Chicken and mushroom Marsala over homemade pasta

Who is your culinary inspiration?

Anthony Bourdain

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would pay off my student loans to be able to travel the world and experience every cultures culinary adventure!

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