The multi-Emmy Award-winning syndicated TV star offers more than 125 recipes straight from her home in upstate New York during the pandemic with personal stories on loss, gratitude and the special memories of what makes a house a home. During the early months of the pandemic, Ray and her husband John went to work in their home kitchen, hosting the cooking show on broadcast TV, with John as the iPhone cameraman. This is a scrapbook of the year, in recipes and words. She focused on foods that could be made from pantry items, that would make people happy: comfort foods in a difficult time. Cooking became the discipline, diversion, and devotion that got Rachel and John through the year. -- adapted from back cover and Introduction.

"125+ recipes"--Cover Includes index.

Introduction: This must be the place -- Coming home -- Making adjustments -- Diversions -- Old friends. New friends -- Cook-alongs -- Harvest -- Yearning -- Giving thanks -- Hope for the holidays -- Epilogue: Full circle.