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Sandra Lee is the internationally-acclaimed Life & Style expert, New York Times and Amazon bestselling author and the CEO of Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade® - a multimedia corporation focusing on quick and easy solutions for everyday living conveyed through television, books, magazines, the internet and branded products. Semi-Homemade® is based on Sandra’s 70/30 philosophy - 70% store-bought/ready-made products accompanied by 30% fresh and creative touches - allows anyone to take 100% of the credit for something that looks, feels or tastes homemade. Sandra Lee's first cookbook, Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade® Cooking, was released in the fall of 2002 and quickly became a New York Times best-seller. Now along with Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade® Desserts (fall ’03), Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade® Cooking II (fall ’05), Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade® Grilling (spring ’06), the Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade® series tops their respective category lists at Barnes & Noble, national shopping clubs and Amazon.com and has appeared on Nielson Bookscan Bestseller lists more than a hundred times since October 2002. The Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade® trajectory continues in a responsive and organized manner with the fall 2006 releases of three new books including, Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade 20-Minute Meals, Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Slow Cooker Recipes, and Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Cook Kids Cooking. January 2007 welcomes the much anticipated Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Light & Healthy cookbook, where Sandra shows you how to shop healthy and smart at your local grocers. Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade® has translated seamlessly from print to television. Semi-Homemade® Cooking with Sandra Lee debuted on the Food Network as one of the highest rated show launches in the network’s history and remains one of their top rated programs. Sandra has shared her unique cooking and entertaining ideas on Today, Entertainment Tonight, Extra, CNN, The View, Fox News Live and Good Day Live and has served as a lifestyle contributor to PARADE magazine. She has graced covers of TV Guide, Brandweek and Woman’s World, been profiled in Time, Newsweek, Gourmet, Reader’s Digest, Family Circle, and Ladies Home Journal. Sandra is the expert time-starved, overextended homemakers turn to for help and find easy to relate to. Semi-Homemade.com receives over 34 million hits annually and is the home to the popular Semi-Homemakers Club and the Semi-Homemade web magazine. Both provide simple solutions, recipes, resources and products as quickly and easily as the philosophy they are based on. Where It Began ... Home, Garden and Crafts ... Who Knew?? In 1992, after attending the University of Wisconsin, Sandra created and patented one of the highest-selling home decorating lines ever invented. This incredible success led Sandra to expand her vision into the gardening category, where she created many popular and foolproof products for Target and Wal-Mart stores. For QVC Shopping Network-USA, Sandra has developed many of their highest selling craft, floral and scrapbooking products, and anchored the launch of the craft and home decorating categories for QVC-United Kingdom and QVC-Germany. Her product lines have garnered many industry awards including Wallcoverings, Windows & Interior Fashion’s "Achiever of the Year," and Profitable Craft Merchandising’s "Home Decorating Product of the Year." Sandra’s do-it-yourself video series has sold more than a million copies and her various products have been featured in Redbook, Better Homes & Gardens, Good Housekeeping, Country Living Gardener, Family Circle and Woman’s World. Sandra is a dynamic entrepreneur, mentor and friend. Her sense of "giving back" is evident through her philanthropy - she serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Southern California Chapter of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, serves a member of the Board of Trustees of Project Angel Food (sister agency to God’s Love We Deliver in New York City), serves on the Board of Trustees of The Children’s Hospital and participates annually as a guest lecturer at Harvard Business School’s Dynamic Women in Business Conference. Sandra resides in New York City and Los Angeles. Sample Recipe 
Sausage and Portobellos with Sicilian PestoStart to Finish 20 minutes Makes 4 servings 2 packages (9 ounces each) refrigerated fettuccine or linguine, Buitoni® 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, Bertolli® 3 links spicy Italian sausage, casings removed 2 teaspoons bottled minced garlic, Christopher Ranch® 2 portobello mushroom caps, cut in half and sliced 1 can (10-ounce) diced Italian tomatoes, drained, Ro-Tel® 1 container (7-ounce) refrigerated pesto with basil, Buitoni® 1. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain well; return to hot pot. Cover; keep warm. 2. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add sausage and garlic to hot oil; cook and stir for 5 minutes, breaking up the sausage. Add mushrooms to skillet; cook and stir for 5 minutes more. Add drained tomatoes and pesto sauce. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer for 5 minutes. 3. Serve hot over cooked pasta. Click here for more information |
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