Carrie Araiza

I have always enjoyed cooking ever since I was 10 years old. I have a library 📚 of cookbooks.

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

My grandmother Theresa was the best home cook in our family. When I was younger I use to enjoy watching her cook. Her kitchen always smelled of pineapple upside down cake, which was her favorite. Her meatloaf, chicken soup and potato soup were so delicious 🤤

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

I love making my aunts stuffed bell peppers with macaroni salad. I also ❤️ my great grandmother’s chocolate cake.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would give money to Dove Lewis 24/7 veterinary Animal Hospital. Freed the homeless in Portland Oregon and get a root canal and crown for my front tooth, which my insurance doesn’t cover.

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