Leave Rachael Ray Alone

For the last two decades of her life, and maybe even before, my mom was a huge fan of cooking shows. She’d park herself in front of the Food Network for hours, making plans to recreate her favorite televised recipes, though she rarely actually did it. While I didn’t share her passion — I do not enjoy cooking for the most part — I did often visit with her while she watched, so I got my own education in Food Network personalities. 

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Back in the 2000s, Rachael Ray was all the rage. She was cute and bubbly and her shows felt like hanging out in the kitchen watching a friend cook. She even had a fun backstory — the candy counter girl

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