I agree, she never claimed to be anything but a 30 minute meal cook.
A cute and good one at that.
She may be a lib, but I did like that picture of her licking the chocolate syrup off of the wooden spoons while wearing an apron...:)
What Rachel Ray shows is more practical home cooking, emphasizing practical and simple. Much of it likely learned and further developed by experience. It’s a subject I doubt is taught in culinary school.