The proof is in the pudding.

Rachael Ray has fired back against the rumors she “disappeared” from public life after sparking major concerns about her health earlier this year.

“I don’t know what they’re talking about,” the celebrity chef, 57, told Us Weekly during the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival’s Burger Bash on Friday, Oct. 17. 10

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“I work my ass off all the time. And I never left,” she continued. “I just switched over to A&E and new partners, that’s all. But I’ve been working constantly. From the time I left the daytime show, I started writing. I write around the clock, and I produce shows with my friends around the clock.”

Ray previously hosted “The Rachael Ray Show” on the Food Network for 17 seasons beginning in Sept. 2006.

After the program ende

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