Rachael Ray Cooking Channel's First Birthday at the Chelsea Market

Rachael Ray is one of my biggest inspirations in the kitchen and she’s looking to expand it by heading the eHow food channel web series! I am so very excited for this!  More ways to teach me new things in the kitchen, I’m in!

Rachael Ray Really Loves Her Pooch

She’s heading off eHow’s new food channel, presenting recipes in short webisodes and introducing the online world to her Buddies — Rachael-approved experts on everything from man food to wine pairings and mixology. Rachael sat down with Star to discuss her tasty new venture.

Q: How do you keep up with all your projects?
I am literally writing any moment that I’m home. If I’m not cooking, I’m writing. And I keep notebooks all the time and doodle out ideas.

Q: Any special plans for your upcoming sixth wedding anniversary with your hubby, John Cusimano?
Every year we go back to where we got married, and we take our immediate family and a couple of friends to party in Tuscany. We go back to the scene of the crime. It’s my only extravagance.

Q: Do you have anything else on tap?
I’m doing the cooking equivalent of Dancing with the Stars, which I love, with Guy Fieri. We’re each going to coach a team of celebrities, and they compete against each other. It’s fun because there are a lot of foodies out there, and celebs eat too. Well, some of them!

Q: Will we ever see you on Dancing with the Stars?
No way! I hate people looking at me in sparkles. I love to dance, but I am so scared of the size of the outfits and the glitter factor of that show!

So tell us, will you be tuning in for new things in the kitchen?

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