EVOO is extra-virgin olive oil. I first coined 'EVOO' on my cooking show because saying 'extra virgin olive oil' over and over was wordy, and I'm an impatient girl - that's why I make 30-minute meals! Rachael Ray More Quotes by Rachael Ray More Quotes From Rachael Ray 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! Rachael Ray diners guy trying My mom said the two most important kitchen utensils are attached to your arms... you cannot mix up meatballs with a wooden spoon, get in there, get your fingers dirty! Rachael Ray mom two dirty If you're humble and hardworking, opportunities will arise for you. Rachael Ray arise humble opportunity When you really want to show some love, keep the flowers and say it with spaghetti. Rachael Ray spaghetti flower want You do it with your own two hands, so there's a sense of pride. You really do forget all our problems, because you're focusing on the food. Rachael Ray pride two hands Good food and a warm kitchen are what makes a house a home. Rachael Ray kitchen house home Be real. Make connections with people. Look them in the eye. Tell them how you feel. Don't be afraid to say what you mean. When you let go of the stuff you hold inside, you'll be amazed at what comes back to you. Rachael Ray real letting-go relationship My mom worked in restaurants for 60 years, and what I learned from her is a lot. But if I had to boil it down, take your work very seriously, but don't take yourself too seriously. Work harder than everyone else and never complain about it. Don't go to bed if you're not proud of the product of your day; stay awake until you are. Rachael Ray hard-work mom years I really believe there's no such thing as accidents, only opportunities. God gives everyone the ingredients to a good, happy life. It's up to us to make the most of them. Rachael Ray opportunity believe happy-life I don't think young men or women should feel pressured into marriage. You shouldn't marry anyone, in my opinion, who you have to try hard for. Rachael Ray trying men thinking Work hard. Laugh when you feel like crying. Keep an open mind, open eyes and an open spirit. Rachael Ray hard-work eye laughing Food was always a conduit in our family for storytelling, and it was a way for us to keep in touch and remember things. We're people that use food to keep each other together and to always cheer us up and make all of our days better. Rachael Ray cheer food people I tried to bake a cake for my mother's birthday - it took me four hours. It was terrible, and I cried for three days. Rachael Ray cake mother birthday I think having an animal in your life makes you a better human. Rachael Ray humans animal thinking If you're preparing a dinner for friends or a holiday dinner, make sure to only prepare recipes you are comfortable with and have cooked before. Cooking for others is not the time to try out a recipe for the first time. You end up spending all your time in the kitchen instead of enjoying your company. Rachael Ray kitchen holiday cooking 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. Rachael Ray fake space desire It's continuously humbling to work hard, you know? As long as you've got a good work ethic and a sense of humor, I don't think anybody can become too much of an egoist under those circumstances. Rachael Ray hard-work long thinking Good food and a warm kitchen are what makes a house a home. I always tried to make my home like my mother's, 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. Rachael Ray mom mother home I've also learned that you can't be all things to all people. Whatever it is that you're successful at, that has to be the No. 1 goal. Rachael Ray business success people What I've learned is that at the end of the day, we are all human. We all have that in common. Rachael Ray ive-learned the-end-of-the-day common
