The magazine, the daytime show, we’ve always tried to write affordable, accessible. Those are key words for us, and I do mean us, a huge staff of people at the magazine who love to cook affordable, friendly food that helps families eat better for less.

Ray is emphasizing a consistent editorial mission across her media platforms—magazine and daytime television—centered on affordability and accessibility. By repeating “affordable, accessible” and stressing “key words,” she frames these as guiding principles rather than marketing slogans. Her insistence on “us” and the “huge staff” shifts authorship from a single celebrity figure to a collaborative team, underscoring that the work is tested, practical, and aimed at everyday households. The quote positions cooking not as luxury or performance but as a service: helping families eat well while managing budgets, and making “friendly” food that reduces intimidation and barriers to home cooking.