Rachael Ray

My biggest book to date is in stores and available online now. Get your copy of Rachael Ray’s Big Orange Book today and while you are at it, buy an extra and give it to a lucky loved one! This book is my answer to your requests-there are Meals for One, Vegetarian Meals, Kosher Meals, Holiday Meals, more 30 Minute meals and slow it down meals, plus a super touching, extra special section written by my mom, Elsa, the woman who started it all! When people ask me if I went to culinary school I tell them I went to the school of Elsa! She knows everything and has made me who I am today. [...]...

As many of you have heard, I will be having throat surgery this December. I wanted to clear the air on all of the rumors and let you know the truth. I have had a husky voice my entire life and I always thought it was from too much talking. I finally found a brilliant throat specialist who discovered the real cause of my vocal problems. Apparently I have a tiny little bump on my vocal chord that is completely benign, but when my throat becomes swollen, from too much talking etc., it rubs against the other side of my throat and aggravates the area. She suggested I get the thing lobbed off and rest [...]...

This weekend the Food Network Wine & Food Festival kicked off in NYC which included the popular Burger Bash, hosted by yours truly, and my favorite event, the Kidz Kitchen, which was yesterday. Burger Bash started as an event during the Miami Wine and Food festival, but when Lee Schrager decided to bring the festival to NYC, we all agreed that must do the Burger Bash in NYC as well. Burger Bash is where we pull together some of the top chefs in the city and ask them to come up with their best burger creation. We had 18 chefs grilling away at their own stations and guests could go around sampling mini burgers or halves. I tasted [...]...

Wow!  Talk about a Hallmark moment!  I was so touched when the LML presented me with all of your birthday wishes!  I didn’t know that you could send so many hugs through a blog.  Thank you for over 1,000 world-wide irreplaceable and unforgettable messages.  I will cherish them all! p.s. how much did LML pay you to say such nice things??? ...

Dear Rachael, My sister-in-law, Nash, and I were talking today about how much we LOVE lasagna. Our conversation quickly turned to other foods we enjoyed…the favorite being soups. We were wondering if you had/could write a recipe for lasagna “stoup.” We are both newly weds and are trying to impress our husbands with our cooking abilities. Thanks, Elissa K. and Nash B. Ladies, Lasagna stoup? Not so much, but great idea!  For now you can try one of my fave recipes called Chicken Catch-A-Tory Ravioli Stew or you can try Stuffed Pepper Stoup-both easy and delish!  Good luck with the hubbies! ...

I picked up some beautiful zucchini flowers at the farmer’s market near my apartment this past weekend.  You probably have them growing in your yard like crazy if you have a zucchini patch.  So I cooked up this new recipe: I stuck a cube of sheep’s milk mozzarella inside each flower(this was a treat I also found at the market-regular mozz will work too) Then I dredged each flower in white flour, then in a bowl of beaten egg and a splash of water then in a cornmeal/breadcrumb mixture to which I added lemon zest and poppy seeds I fried them in grapeseed oil (or use any good vegetable oil) over medium heat and when they browned, I put them on a plate with paper [...]...

I couldn’t help it…have you ever seen a face so cute??  It’s good to be home and hanging with Izzy.  ...

Today marks an important day in my life-in addition to my children’s charity, Yum-o!, I now get to talk about Rachael’s Rescue, my way of helping animals in need.  I come from a family of animal lovers-my mom has several cats and we have always been deeply committed to helping shelters and other no-kill animal rescue programs.  My mom lives in the woods and her environment reminds me of Snow White-she not only cares for a number of indoor and outdoor cats, she feeds a raccoon family pretty regularly and even has been known to care for a lost baby moose! My heart belongs to my red-nosed pit bull, Isaboo and before her, Boo, who gave me 13 of the happiest [...]...

Marlene Hellwig Says: You were building “Thai it, You’ll Like it” on TV and mentioned how to make Coconut Milk. You said to use 1 1/2 c. toasted coconut and milk. How much milk and how long before it can be used in a recipe? I was trying to write it down but didn’t catch all the info. Love your show & recipes! Thanks! Hi Marlene, I believe you are talking about the coconut milk fake out – you take a 1 to 1/2 cups of shredded coconut (baking aisle in the supermarket) lightly toast it in a dry skillet or in the oven – either way you need to keep your eye on it because it will go from light brown [...]...