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Rachael Ray "Flattered" Cindy McCain Stole Her Chicken Recipe
Wednesday April 16, 2008

Cindy McCain and Rachael Ray

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There won't be a food fight between Rachael Ray and Cindy McCain.

McCain cooked up controversy after an intern lifted Ray's recipe for rosemary chicken (as well as other Food Network recipes) and posted them as "Cindy's Recipes" on her husband's presidential campaign site.

But Ray tells Usmagazine.com in a statement: "These recipes are supposed to be accessible to everyone – interns, senators, students and families alike!

"I am flattered when anyone cooks my food."

To show she has no hard feelings, Ray wants Cindy and her presidential hopeful hubby to visit her show and "get in the kitchen to share with our viewers some of their favorite family recipes."

On Monday, the Huffington Post reported that the intern tried to pass off Ray's recipes for passion fruit mousse, ahi tuna and farfalle pasta as McCain's.

The campaign swiftly removed the recipes, and the intern responsible was "dealt with," a campaign spokesperson said. Joking, the rep told the New York Times, "We took away his zero pay."

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