Rachel Ray is the High Priestess of Flavor. I have been cooking for over 40 years, but have never made such delicious dishes with such compelling aromas as I create from her recipes. Just finding some of the more exotic ingredients has been an adventure and I find that I am joining the "younger set" of cooks who already were "with it." I have used Ray's tips in my other dishes too for more sparkle and interest. It's fun and adds great pleasure to my life and definitely to my husband's life.