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" Yep, it&amp;#039;s that time of year again, time for you to submit your video for The Rachael Ray Show&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Hey, Can You Cook?!&amp;quot; competition. Do you have the chops and the skills to be deemed cooking champ? Well, before you start the cameras rolling, find out how the daytime queen herself approaches cooking (and eating!). And don&amp;#039;t forget, you have until March 23 to get your audition tapes in! Delish: What are the top three qualities a great cook should have? Rachael Ray: They should have a sense of humor, be a good storyteller (and they should be able to tell the story behind the recipe they are making), and they must have a good appetite. You have to be a good eater to be a good cook! Delish: What pantry items should every good cook have on hand? Rachael Ray: Your pantry depends on what types of food you like to cook. If you enjoy Tex-Mex, then you should always have canned beans, rice, tomatoes. If it&amp;#039;s Mediterranean, canned fish, pasta, tomatoes. All kitchens should have a bottle of EVOO. Delish: What is the number one thing you like to eat when you&amp;#039;re just chilling at home? RR: Depends on the season: In the winter I love to make a hearty soup or stew, and in the summer I&amp;#039;m a big fan of grilling burgers or making fish tacos. Delish: What is it you love about cooking for your family? RR: There is NOTHING I don&amp;#039;t love about cooking for my family. It&amp;#039;s my favorite thing to do! Delish: Is there ever a day you don&amp;#039;t cook?! RR: The only time I don&amp;#039;t go home and cook dinner with John is if I have some sort of event, and that is very rare! Want to really win over Rachael&amp;#039;s heart? Then you need to go through her stomach with two of her all-time-favorite recipes: Supersized Beans and Greens Stoup (a Rachism for stew and soup) and My-Oh-Mahi! That&amp;#039;s a Good Fish Taco. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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