Since I never get on a scale, I have no idea how much weight I've lost! Rachael Ray More Quotes by Rachael Ray More Quotes From Rachael Ray I had the lunchbox that cleared the cafeteria. I was very unpopular in the early grades. Because I hung out with my grandfather, I started to bring my lunchbox with sardine sandwiches and calamari that I would eat off my fingers like rings. I was also always reeking of garlic. Rachael Ray sardinessandwichesgrandfather I don't know that I have a favorite meal. When I'm cooking I'm thinking about the person I'm feeding and I want to make them whatever they want. My husband's favorite meal is carbonara. I guess my favorite food is anything my mom makes. Because like anybody who loves their mother's cooking, if you try and make your mom's recipes, they never taste quite the same. And I don't know if that's because she's lying about what she's putting in there and just not telling me. Like when I turn my back, she's sneaking something in there. It just never seems to taste the same. Rachael Ray husbandmommother That's a horrible thought. I guess cheese or wine. I think I might be too depressed to eat if I had to eat only one thing for the rest of my life. Rachael Ray winemightthinking My mom, who's been in the restaurant business for 40 years, is the number-one influence in my life. But I look up to a lot of people in the industry. Tops on my list is Mario Batali. My mom and Mario taught me the same lesson: Food is love. Rachael Ray momnumbersyears Whatever it is that you're successful at, that has to be the No. 1 goal. In my case, it's accessibility. So all of my products have to be usable, accessible, affordable. Rachael Ray casesgoalsuccessful I was always a person on my mother's hip in the kitchen. My mom really wanted her kids at her side as much as possible, and she worked in restaurants for over fifty years. And my grandfather had ten children, and he grew and prepared most of the food. My grandmother, on my mother's side, was the family seamstress and the baker. So my mom, the eldest child, was always in the kitchen with my grandpa and I was always in the production and restaurant kitchens and our own kitchen with my mom. And it's just something that has always spoken to me. Rachael Ray mommotherchildren I did 30 Minute Meals for five years on local television, and I earned nothing the first two years. Then I earned $50 a segment. I spent more than that on gas and groceries, but I really enjoyed making the show and I loved going to a viewer's house each week. I knew I enjoyed it, so I stuck with it even though it cost me. Rachael Ray housetwoyears I'm completely unqualified for any job I've ever had. Rachael Ray unqualifiedjobs I cook and I chat. That's what I do. I love to write recipes, but basically, if you had to put it in a nutshell, I cook and I chat. Rachael Ray cooksrecipeswriting I never do the dishes, because my husband has an affinity for it. And I'm also not allowed to touch the coffeemaker. Rachael Ray my-husbandaffinityhusband I do sit-ups and push-ups at home, and that's about it. I have a gym card, but I never go there. It's a front. I pay for the membership every couple of years, thinking I'll be embarrassed enough to go. But every time I go, there's like people twice my age that look twice as good! Rachael Ray couplehomethinking I am burger obsessed and I love playing with the idea of what a burger can be for people. I make burgers out of everything from grains to seafood to, of course, browned meats of every kind. What I love about the burger is it makes food accessible and fun for everyone. Rachael Ray funpeopleideas I'm not a chef. I haven't created any new technique in the kitchen. I'm not a rocket scientist. I think I'm good at writing accessible, fun, and affordable meals for the average American family. That's what I think I'm good at. Rachael Ray writingfunthinking I write in freehand equivalents because measuring, to me, takes away from the creative process of cooking. Two turns of the pan with EVOO is about two tablespoons. Rachael Ray creativewritingtwo I work too much to be an appropriate parent. I feel like a bad mom to my dog [Isaboo, a pit bull] some days because I’m just not here enough. I just feel like I would do a bad job if I took the time to literally give birth to a kid right now and try and juggle everything I’m doing. Rachael Ray momdogjobs When you're out grocery shopping for your family, maybe you can put a can of cat or dog food in your cart and bring it to an animal relief center. Rachael Ray catdoganimal My dream job is to be a rock drummer and the alternate drummer for the Foo Fighters. Rachael Ray rocksdreamjobs Make big pots of soups, stews and chilis - they stretch a buck, and you can live off them for days! Rachael Ray buckssouppot It only looks like I get to eat a lot of food on TV. I really just get the one bite and the crew and guests eat everything else. Rachael Ray tvsguestslooks I measure in my palm and use my eyes to estimate amounts; a tablespoon is a full palm of dried spices. Rachael Ray spiceseyeuse
