Rachael Ray

thumb|366x366px|Ray and former First Lady Jill Biden, in 2015 Rachael Domenica Ray (born August 25, 1968) is an American cook, television host, and author, who is known for being the host of the daily talk and lifestyle program Rachael Ray. She is also known for being the host of many other television programs, including 30 Minute Meals, Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels and $40 a Day; along with being the author of several cookbooks and a magazine series, Every Day with Rachael Ray, in 2006. Her television shows have managed to win three Daytime Emmy Awards. Quotes There is such a great lesson to learn in having your children in the kitchen with you. Children can smell the smells and watch all that goes into the preparation of the food. It’s a five-sense experience for them. There is a whole generation of kids coming up who don’t know about anything but eating processed food. It literally changes the quality of your life to be able to eat good food. It improves the nutrition of a child, and therefore it improves his or her health. Parents should encourage children as early as possible to begin safely using kitchen equipment. I think the importance of having kids in the kitchen is to expose them to something beyond cookies and snacks. It’s like a dumbing down of a child’s palate. By associating the fun of cooking only with sweets, you’re limiting the child’s experience. You would be surprised at how into cooking so many kids are today. You can make any food fun food. taken from an interview by the New York Times, 14 September 2008 As a woman who's 50 and has a lot of jobs that I'm grateful for, I wanted to reflect that the American dream is still alive, that if you work very hard, opportunity will come your way, that you can be 50 and over and female in this country and still be relevant. You can't put a cook next to a stove and not expect that two things are going to happen - cooking and talking. Every time I put high heels on and I have to go somewhere in a dress I feel uncomfortable in, I'm not supposed to be at the party. taken from an interview with NPR, 24 November 2019. External links Category:Women authors from the United States Category:Women_media_personalities Category:Chefs_from_the_United_States Category:Daytime Emmy Award winners