The school lunch program is the second-biggest anti-hunger initiative in the country following SNAP and food stamps. While schools are cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak, communities are stepping up to make sure kids have food to eat. With thousands of school districts mobilizing across the country, the following is an attempt to collect, organize and share **some** of the information that is out there. Please contact/ click over to your local school districts for more local and up-to-date information.   NOTE: Some of the following free meal distribution programs are not just for students ..read more

 The Australian fires, burning for four months, have left homes and habitats destroyed with the loss of communities, family members, and one billion animals in its wake. Inspired by Peter Deutsch’s, the CEO of Deutsch Family Wines & Spirits, million dollar donation announcement on the Rachael Ray Show , The Rachael Ray Foundation is also donating one million dollars to the relief efforts for humans and animals in kind, with every dollar earmarked for Australia. Proceeds will be split between three organizations that are actively doing work right now in Australia: The World Wildlife Fund ..read more

Each month, Rachael pens a personal letter to the readers of her magazine, Rachael Ray Every Day. Here’s what’s on Rach’s mind for December, and what’s cookin’ in the magazine. Don’t forget to get your copy of the issue, out on newsstands now! I love the holidays! For me, the season starts on Thanksgiving weekend, when I put up nine—count ’em, nine!—Christmas trees. Our house then becomes a Hanukkah and Christmas inn for as many of our friends and families as we can possibly fit from Thanksgiving to a few days after New Year’s. Up where I live, it’s cold and often snowing, and all the trees ar ..read more

Each month, Rachael pens a personal letter to the readers of her magazine, Rachael Ray Every Day. Here’s what’s on Rach’s mind for October and what’s cookin’ in the magazine. Don’t forget to get your copy of the issue, out on newsstands now! I started “30 Minute Meals” as a class where I would instruct people (in person back then!) in six basic skills and provide them with five recipes to match each skill. The premise was: If you give me three hours, I can teach you how to make 30 different meals. That’s an entire month’s worth of fast and delicious dinners you can learn in one night. Our whol ..read more

AIDS IS A LEADING KILLER OF WOMEN AGED 18-49. Yes, you read that right. Today, about 1,000 young women will be infected with HIV, and tomorrow, another 1,000. In a week, nearly 7,000 young women will contract HIV. We have the power to stop this.  Rachael Ray is teaming up with (RED) and ONE to help bring an end to AIDS, with two ways for you to get in on the fight. STEP 1: CALL ON GLOBAL LEADERS TO SUPPORT + FINANCE THE GLOBAL FUND On October 2nd, government and corporate leaders will gather in France for a vote deciding whether or not to contribute funding to the Global Fund. This organizatio ..read more

  BIG NEWS! Rachael is hitting the road and bringing her new book, Rachael Ray 50, to locations across the country! Tickets include signed copies of Rachael Ray 50 Purchase tickets now for an event near you:   Sunday, October 13th  – NORTHVALE, NJ Books & Greetings @ 12:00PM Please call the store at 201-784-2665 for ticketing information.   Monday, October 14th – LONG ISLAND, NY Long Island LitFest at Landmark with Dolphin Bookshop @ 7:30PM Purchase Tickets   Tuesday, October 15th – PHOENIX, AZ Changing Hands at Orpheum Theatre @ 7:00PM Purchase Tickets    Wednesday, October 16th – LOUIS ..read more

This delish post is brought to you by our friends and Feedback sponsor, Martin’s Famous Potato Rolls & Bread! Summertime is near, and round here that means it’s beer, BBQ and “bun season“…and we’re not talking about the kind you catch in a swimsuit! Firing up the grill again takes us right back to the delicious, smokey barbecue we dished up at Feedback – yum!! While we were daydreaming about our time in Austin, we found ourselves craving barbecue as big and bold as Texas herself! So, here we find ourselves with our favorite over-the-top summer grilling recipes, piled sky-high between two g ..read more

Each month, Rachael pens a personal letter to the readers of her magazine, Rachael Ray Every Day. Here’s what’s on Rach’s mind for June and what’s cookin’ in the magazine. Don’t forget to get your copy of the issue, out on newsstands now! Part of the fire that launched this magazine was a sense of adventure. Since day one, our motto has been Take a Bite Outta Life, and that’s not just about food. When I was young, my mom would get us lost on purpose: Go right instead of left on a normal route home to take a walk, look around, and talk to strangers. Because the more you put yourself out there ..read more

Each month, Rachael pens a personal letter to the readers of her magazine, Rachael Ray Every Day. Here’s what’s on Rach’s mind for May, and what’s cookin’ in the magazine. Don’t forget to get your copy of the issue, out on newsstands now! Welcome to a beauty issue that focuses on beauty from the inside out, zeroing in on what you need to live your most gorgeous life. My beauty regimen is all about skin care. My mom got me started on moisturizers as a teen, and I’ve never looked back. And my biggest beauty trick is—wait for it—Wash your face! People ask me in interviews about injectables and fi ..read more

Wrapping its 12th year, Feedback, Rachael Ray and her husband John Cusimano’s signature food and music festival, brought unbelievable bands, delicious bites and drinks, and an energy that’s near impossible to beat. Thirty bands played across four stages in a timeframe of just three days! They traveled from near and far – Austin natives to Aussies joined our stages. We enjoyed a breadth and depth of the music, from rock to acoustic to hip hop, and ate and drank to our hearts’ desires. A big thanks to everyone who attended and celebrated with us! And, we are so thankful to our sponsors Martin’s ..read more