Angelina Jolie made a birthday cake for Maddox using Sandra Lee's Semi-Homemade concepts. A friend of Angie's told Sandra that she and Maddox like to watch her show on the Food Network and that her No
Bake Birthday Cake was a hit. Sandra told People magazine how thrilled she was that Angelina liked her recipes.
"I was really surprised when her friend let me know she made my No Bake birthday cake," says Lee, whose show hit Food Network show, Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee, provides viewers with no-fuss recipes prepared in minutes. "She's a Semi-Homemade mommy just like the rest of us!"
The cake, which Lee says is "a beautiful display that anyone can do in five minutes," starts with a store-bought white sheet cake, topped with a plain white round cake and then surrounded by cupcakes and pre-decorated cookies. "What's great is that you get to personalize that beautiful display," says Lee.
"She's a very busy, overextended mother," Lee, 43, tells PEOPLE. "I'm very proud not just that she made my cake but that someone of her stature isn't delegating these [tasks], like her children's birthday, to other people. I'm glad she loves the show and that the kids apparently also watch it too."
So what is this No Bake Birthday Cake? Mario Lopez took a turn in the kitchen with Sandra Lee to decorate his own cake. But he keeps putting the wrong cookies on the cake and Sandra gently takes the smiley cookie away from him, admonishing "This is not a Wal-Mart commercial!" It's pretty hilarious. Take a look:
Sandra Lee to Premier New Budget Meals Show on the Food Network
Sandra Lee is getting a new show on The Food Network. Sandra is the host of Semi-Homemade, the cooking show that uses 30% fresh ingredients and 70% prepared foods. The target is the busy cook who doesn't have time to cook from scratch. The show Semi-Homemade has excellent ratings and Sandra has a multi-million dollar empire, with cookbooks, videos and other products. The very mention of her way of cooking (she defends Cool Whip and Cheez-Whiz) is enough to send Anthony Bourdain off on a rant about how her cooking point of view heralds the end of civilization as we know it. But Sandra speaks to women who already cook this way to save time and money.
Sandra has a very interesting story. She was the eldest of five children with a very ill mother. Sandra took over all the cooking, cleaning and child-rearing when she was only nine years old. The family was on welfare and food stamps. She managed to go to college and start a home furnishings line which she sold at local fairs, before she was spotted by QVC. There was no stopping her after that. A two week stint at the Cordon Bleu in Canada convinced her that the home cook needed a different, simpler approach to cooking.
Sandra is an astute business woman who really knows how to stretch a dollar. So, not surprisingly, her new show will be called Sandra's Money Saving Meals. The show will premiere
May 10th at 12pm ET/PT on the Food Network. Just don't tell Anthony Bourdain.
Sandra Lee is getting a new show on The Food Network. Sandra is the host of Semi-Homemade, the cooking show that uses 30% fresh ingredients and 70% prepared foods. The target is the busy cook who doesn't have time to cook from scratch. The show Semi-Homemade has excellent ratings and Sandra has a multi-million dollar empire, with cookbooks, videos and other products. The very mention of her way of cooking (she defends Cool Whip and Cheez-Whiz) is enough to send Anthony Bourdain off on a rant about how her cooking point of view heralds the end of civilization as we know it. But Sandra speaks to women who already cook this way to save time and money.
