Posted on November 17, 2009

Some might suggest it’s the one holiday that’s all about food.  No gifts, no religious services, just family and a really big meal.  Thanksgiving is the Super Bowl of family entertaining.  And because you’ll have a crowd of people to feed all weekend long, you may feel captive in the kitchen.  But, Sandra Lee has tips to help keep it simple and make the holiday weekend more enjoyable – even for the cook in your family. With her new book, Semi-Homemade Weeknight Wonders, the host of the highly-rated, Emmy-nominated Food Network show, “Semi-Homemade Cooking” and "Sandra's Money Saving Meals,” makes at-home entertaining easy all weekend long, with her “Round 2 Recipes.”

While shopping and stocking your pantry for the holiday weekend, Sandra will provide clever ways to stretch a dollar and save time with her Round 2 Recipes – delicious ways to use select items from your main meal to prepare dishes that will satisfy guests all weekend long.

Sandra’s Semi-Homemade tips for Thanksgiving entertaining and decorating are based on her trademark 70/30 Semi-Homemade® philosophy.  It’s a formula by which anyone at any skill level can combine 70 percent ready-made products with 30 percent fresh ingredients, adding creative touches to make something that tastes as if it were completely made from scratch.   

About Sandra: Sandra Lee has a passion for simple solutions that create dramatic results in all areas of home life.  She is an internationally acclaimed home and food expert.  With 20 books to her credit, Sandra Lee is a New York Times best-selling author; host of the top-rated, Emmy-nominated TV show Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee on the Food Network and Sandra's Money Saving Meals.  She will be launching four prime-time television specials this December on HGTV, "Sandra Lee Celebrates...," and she is also editor-in-chief of the national magazine Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade.  For more information on Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade, please visit www.SandraLee.com.