Celebrity cook and TV personalityRachael Rayhas been married to John Cusimano for over 15 years (viaPeople).

About the terrifying ordeal, the TV host said, “I couldn’t be more grateful.

Grateful for my life, grateful that I can survive this and rebuild a home.

close up of Rachael Ray

We’re gonna get there stronger and better.”

And it turns out the incident has indeed brought the couple closer.

The rebuilding of their home, which the star says she designed from scratch, would take a year.

Rachael Ray and John Cusimano sitting at a table together

And we will get to this only by doing what work is necessary.'"

Ray joked, “We’re likeMoonstruckover here.

We just keep saying, ‘Stop your whining and snap out of it.’

Rachael Ray kissing her husband John

We don’t care when we eat, we care that we eat together.

And we’ve been together, this John and this Rachael, every day since the day we met.

And that’s something.

It’s a lot.

And some days, it’s everything.

I love you” (viaDelish).

We’ve always been that way, for 20 years.

We don’t take it too much to heart when one person just has to vent or blow up.

We’re very good at being quiet also, with each other.

We don’t look for there to be constant chatter.

And we’re very good with giving each other space to work on our passions."

That’s been a challenge for him."