It's pretty easy to harp on New York's Semi-First Lady, Sandra Lee, and
her "Semi-Homemade" cooking. Even Governor Cuomo's mom is on board! But
Sandra Lee says everyone needs to shut up about her recipes, like "Bat
Wings with Goblin Dip." "I think everyone needs to lighten up," she told
the Daily News. "Our job is to serve the overextended homemakers, our
job is to make their life better." She also says, "My recipes are
created from what people are buying at the grocery stores," which
apparently involves acorns. Behold, the Kwanzaa Cake (video below)!

Sandra Lee started her career selling home decorating kits on
infomercials before transitioning into the "semi-homemade" food
business. And she's never made any apologies for not making things from
scratch. She once told Gourmet magazine, "We go to the grocery store and
we all feel guilty because we’re not doing it from scratch. Can I tell
you something? These big kitchens buy the exact same product with a
different flavor and they call it a commercial line. They’re not making
bouillabaisse, either. They’re not. None of these guys are doing it. Not
the most recognized chefs in the world." But where do you draw the line
between cooking from scratch and stuffing marshmallows into a
store-bought angel food cake and calling it cooking?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we2iW...layer_embedded

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That's the great thing about Semi-Homemade Cooking: No matter how bad
we think it's going to be, Sandy manages to make it even worse.
-- orchidgal