--- title: "7 Kitchen Quotes By Rachael Ray" description: "7 Kitchen quotes by Rachael Ray. Plus more from Rachael Ray and more Kitchen sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7a/rachael-ray-7121_bakers_i-was-always-a-person-on-my-mother-s-hip_99419.jpg" --- > [I was always a person on my mother's hip in the kitchen. My mom really wanted her kids at her side as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-ray/i-was-always-a-person-on-my-mother-s-hip-in-the-kitchen-my-mom-really/) [Rachael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-ray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7a/rachael-ray-7121_bakers_i-was-always-a-person-on-my-mother-s-hip_99419.jpg) > [If you're preparing a dinner for friends or a holiday dinner, make sure to only prepare recipes you are comfortable with and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-ray/if-you-re-preparing-a-dinner-for-friends-or-a-holiday-dinner-make/) [Rachael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-ray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8e/rachael-ray-7121_comfortable_if-you-re-preparing-a-dinner-for-friends_1008574.jpg) > [My mom said the two most important kitchen utensils are attached to your arms... you cannot mix up meatballs with a wooden…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-ray/my-mom-said-the-two-most-important-kitchen-utensils-are-attached-to/) [Rachael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-ray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/798/rachael-ray-7121_arms_my-mom-said-the-two-most-important-kitch_1431229.jpg) > [Good food and a warm kitchen are what makes a house a home,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-ray/good-food-and-a-warm-kitchen-are-what-makes-a-house-a-home/) [Rachael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-ray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bf/rachael-ray-7121_beautification_good-food-and-a-warm-kitchen-are-what-ma_1820387.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-ray/i-m-not-a-chef-i-haven-t-created-any-new-technique-in-the-kitchen-i-m/) [Rachael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-ray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eea/rachael-ray-7121_affordable_i-m-not-a-chef-i-haven-t-created-any-new_2078259.jpg) > [I used to work in kitchens, doing 12 or more hours a day of physical labor, so today, eight to 12 hours…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-ray/i-used-to-work-in-kitchens-doing-12-or-more-hours-a-day-of-physical/) [Rachael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-ray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4f/rachael-ray-7121_chatting_i-used-to-work-in-kitchens-doing-12-or-m_2320187.jpg) > [Good food and a warm kitchen are what makes a house a home. I always tried to make my home like my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-ray/good-food-and-a-warm-kitchen-are-what-makes-a-house-a-home-i-always/) [Rachael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-ray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d41/rachael-ray-7121_beautification_good-food-and-a-warm-kitchen-are-what-ma_2865807.jpg) ## Other authors on Kitchen ## More by Rachael Ray > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-ray/my-mom-who-s-been-in-the-restaurant-business-for-40-years-is-the/) [Rachael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-ray/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-ray/whatever-it-is-that-you-re-successful-at-that-has-to-be-the-no-1-goal/) [Rachael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-ray/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-ray/when-you-re-out-grocery-shopping-for-your-family-maybe-you-can-put-a/) [Rachael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-ray/i-had-the-lunchbox-that-cleared-the-cafeteria-i-was-very-unpopular-in/) [Rachael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-ray/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-ray/i-was-always-a-person-on-my-mother-s-hip-in-the-kitchen-my-mom-really/) [Rachael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-ray/) > [If you want to look at the state of humans, you should look at the state of animals first. People are choosing whether or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-ray/if-you-want-to-look-at-the-state-of-humans-you-should-look-at-the/) [Rachael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-ray/) > [Laugh more than you cry. Work hard and play hard. Eat well and you can eat more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-ray/laugh-more-than-you-cry-work-hard-and-play-hard-eat-well-and-you-can/) [Rachael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-ray/) > [I am burger obsessed and I love playing with the idea of what a burger can be for people. I make burgers out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-ray/i-am-burger-obsessed-and-i-love-playing-with-the-idea-of-what-a/) [Rachael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-ray/) > [I wish I could be as thin as Jessica Simpson. I think she looks gorgeous! I have had Jessica on my show several times,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-ray/i-wish-i-could-be-as-thin-as-jessica-simpson-i-think-she-looks/) [Rachael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-ray/) > [It only looks like I get to eat a lot of food on TV. I really just get the one bite and the crew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-ray/it-only-looks-like-i-get-to-eat-a-lot-of-food-on-tv-i-really-just-get/) [Rachael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-ray/) > [When I do a 30-minute meal, for instance, on Food Network, that's my food you see at the end of the show and it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-ray/when-i-do-a-30-minute-meal-for-instance-on-food-network-that-s-my/) [Rachael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-ray/) > [Everyone on both sides of my family cooks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-ray/everyone-on-both-sides-of-my-family-cooks/) [Rachael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-ray/) > [Everybody's twelve years old in an apple orchard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-ray/everybody-s-twelve-years-old-in-an-apple-orchard/) [Rachael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-ray/) > [I did 30 Minute Meals for five years on local television, and I earned nothing the first two years. Then I earned $50 a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-ray/i-did-30-minute-meals-for-five-years-on-local-television-and-i-earned/) [Rachael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-ray/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-ray/that-s-a-horrible-thought-i-guess-cheese-or-wine-i-think-i-might-be/) [Rachael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-ray/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kitchen/rachael-ray/#itemlist", "name": "7 Kitchen Quotes By Rachael Ray", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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. 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