During the early months of the pandemic, Ray and her husband John went to work in their home kitchen, hosting the cooking show on broadcast TV, with John as the iPhone cameraman. This is a scrapbook of the year, in recipes and words. She focused on foods that could be made from pantry items, that would make people happy: comfort foods in a difficult time. Cooking became the discipline, diversion, and devotion that got Rachel and John through the year....

Celebrity cook Rachael Ray presents 100 brand-new recipes, each featuring beautiful and helpful step-by-step full-color photographs that illustrate how to create each meal, along with photographs of the gorgeous finished dishes. Also includes 125 bonus, never-before-published recipes, including 30-minute meals, meals for kids, sides and starters, simple sauces, bottom-of-the-jar tips, and desserts.

As her fiftieth birthday approached, Ray started thinking, not just about what to make for dinner, but how her passion for food and feeding people developed over a lifetime. Here she opens up about her family, and how they instilled in her a strong work ethic, problem solving skills, and overall love of cooking. The recipes range from all-time favorites to the unexpected, and peppered throughout is her kitchen and life wisdom, along with her philosophy...