Shilean Lopez

I am definitely not a professional chef, but I grow up watching the food network and I had a mother who love food and taught me.

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

My mother is my inspiration and moving force when I cook. My mother had an old school spirit and believe I needed to learn how to cook before getting married. My mother recently passed away in December 2024. I am soo thankful she taught how to cook. I can replicate her exact recipes, and now that she gone she left me with a piece of her. Food Is powerful unites people together.

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

Puerto Rican Stew Chicken with white Rican and toastones in a homemade garlic sauce.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would bottle up and sell my mom homemade sofrito recipe, so I can build her legacy.

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