Rachael Ray – 30 Minute Meals
We’d be foolish not to include the “quick and easy” cooking star, Rachael Ray. From 2001 to 2012, Ray hosted 30 Minute Meals on the Food Network. Since 2006 she’s been the host of her own daily talk and lifestyle program titled Rachael Ray – which won three Daytime Emmy Awards. Ray has penned several cookbooks and has her own magazine, Every Day with Rachael Ray.
Paula Deen – Paula’s Home Cooking
Firstly Paula Deen’s relationship with the Food Network started way back in 1999! Her show Paula’s Home Cooking ran from 2002 to 2012, totaling 129 episodes. Then from 200o5, the Food Network gave Deen two more slots, Paula’s Party and Paula’s Best Dishes. After Deen made controversial comments in 2014, the Food Network didn’t renew her contract. The following year, Deen made her comeback with Positively Paula and Paula Deen’s Sweet Home Savannah.