Adirondacks’ Rachel Ray talks beefcake & Betty Crocker

Domestic guru Rachel Ray, who got her start from a cabin in Lake Luzerne (see NY Times article here) is being profiled this week on Nightline.

She defends her decision to endorse Dunkin Donuts and talks about her decision in 2003 to appear in a photo shoot for FHM.

The “lad-mag” generally features articles on such scintillating topics as “top-heavy women brave back pain” and “transvestite vs. truck.”

The photo series in FHM was headlined “Oh my gravy” and includes images of Ray getting sticky in the kitchen. Yikes. Here’s a sample from the FHM website.

Ray told Nightline that her mother “remains furious” over the photo shoot.