Quotes by Rachael Ray

“It was check-to-check living,”

“That many recipes nearly killed me.”

“Rachael Ray 365: No Repeats: A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners”

“If there are celebrities, they cant just come on and talk about their movie. Its come on and tell them how to get picky eaters to eat. Where do they hide their junk when people come over?”

“You can have a wonderful, much better quality of life than you think. You really do think you lead a rich life if you do something as simple as making dinner for yourself. You dont have to be left out of anything. Maybe you cant stay in the five-star suite, maybe you can just sit in the cocktail lounge and look at the beautiful view, but you can still go there.”

“Ive just sort of gone with the flow and I ended up here. Crazy. Im not going to start planning anything, my life is way better than anybody could have planned it.”

“Everything I do for magazine I pound out in 15 to 16 hours. I sit down at 11 a.m., get up at 1 in the morning and Im done.”

“People know me for my love of food, but I have so much more I want to share, ... Our shows going to be all about taking a bigger bite out of life. I want people to see themselves in this show because life is full of messes and successes, and getting there is half the fun.”

“People know me for my love of food, but I have so much more I want to share, ... Our shows going to be all about taking a bigger bite out of life.”

“People know me for my love of food, but I have so much more I want to share. Our shows going to be all about taking a bigger bite out of life. I want people to see themselves in this show because life is full of messes and successes, and getting there is half the fun.”

I wish I could be as thin as Jessica Simpson. I think she looks gorgeous! I have had Jessica on my show several times, and I can tell you that girl is genuine and funny with a great self-deprecating sense of humor.

Its continuously humbling to work hard, you know? As long as youve got a good work ethic and a sense of humor, I dont think anybody can become too much of an egoist under those circumstances.

NASA asked me to create meals for the space shuttle. Thai chicken was the favorite. I flew in a fake space shuttle, but I have no desire to go into space after seeing the toilet.

Good food and a warm kitchen are what makes a house a home. I always tried to make my home like my mothers, because Mom was magnificent at stretching a buck when it came to decorating and food. Like a true Italian, she valued beautification in every area of her life, and I try to do the same.

Never be a food snob. Learn from everyone you meet - the fish guy at your market, the lady at the local diner, farmers, cheese makers. Ask questions, try everything and eat up!

I tried to bake a cake for my mothers birthday - it took me four hours. It was terrible, and I cried for three days.

My husband cooks fancier food for himself than Ive ever cooked on-air. I call him from the road, and hes making champagne-vanilla salmon or black-cherry pork chop. Half of me is feeling unworthy. Not only am I not a chef, Im not a better cook than my own husband!

When I do a 30-minute meal, for instance, on Food Network, thats my food you see at the end of the show and its not perfect. And if sometimes things break or drop or the pasta hits the wall when Im draining it, they never stop tape. They just kind of let me go with it.

We created a line of pet food called Nutrish thats made to human standards, and 100 percent of the proceeds go to animal rescue. One of our top-tier donors is the ASPCA, and they help us challenge animal shelters all across the country to get more animals placed in homes.

Ive never been a huge sweets eater, and Ive always loved a Mediterranean diet. We eat a lot of dark leafy greens, and a couple meals each week are meat-free. We enjoy eating a balanced diet.