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Semi-Homemade: Cooking 2
Fabulous family-friendly recipes for every palate and mood, created from an inspired pairing of fresh and convenience products. Recipes feature the best of Italian, Asian, and Latin American cuisine, barbecue favorites, comfort food classics, slow cooker creations, everyday dinners, and special occasion inspirations. Sandra lends her Semi-Homemade, worry-free, time-saving approach to a host of delectable appetizers, snacks, main dishes, side dishes, salads, and desserts. The on-call pantry—a foolproof list of at-the-ready convenience foods for recipe success at a moment’s notice. Tasteful tablescapes make every dining experience special. Beautiful color photo of every recipe.
239 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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Sandra Lee
137Ìýbooks31ÌýfollowersSandra Lee Christiansen, known professionally as Sandra Lee, is an American television chef and author. She is known for her "Semi-Homemade" cooking concept, which Lee describes as using 70 percent packaged and 30 percent fresh products. She received the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Show Host in 2012 for her work and her show. As the partner of former New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, she served as the de facto First Lady Of New York from 2011 to 2019, when the couple ended their relationship.
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March 3, 2008
I must admit I bought these books because I think her ideas and set decorations are so clever. I love how she changes her mixer colors and her curtains--so impossible for the home cook even though the food ideas are attainable.
November 14, 2008
I found this cookbook can be very helpful for some quick go-to meals.
March 24, 2010
food se good your family won't know its not from scratch...altho she is a little too lazy...i wont buy frozen pre-cut veggies!
April 13, 2020
This book has 150 recipes, for the homecook, where not one thing is made from scratch!
I have always liked Sandra Lee! I watched her show on the Food Network, Semi-Homemade regularly!
I gave the book five stars because it contained beautiful photographs!
This book is a lifesaver as I do like, to give my family something new, but not spend all day in the kitchen, doing so!
My favorite recipe was for Beer BBQ Chicken! It sounded so enticing that I made it for our Easter Dinner! There were no leftovers!
Just saying it was YUMMY!! does not do it justice.
I have included the recipe below.
INGREDIENTS:
1 teaspoon canola oil
4 pounds chicken breasts and thighs, rinsed and patted dry (I used chicken wings)
2 medium onions, cut into wedges
1 dark cup beer or ale (I used root beer, as we don't drink)
1 1/2 cups barbecue sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
PREPARATION:
1. In a large skillet, het oil over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper.
Working in batches, brown chicken on both sides. Place browned chicken in a 4- to- 5 quart slow cooker. Add onions to slow cooker.
2. In a bowl, combine dark beer and barbecue sauce. Pour mixture over chicken and onions in slow cooker.
3. Cover and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours OR low for 7 - 8 hours.
For the chicken wings, I had the slow cooker on for 6 hours. The meat fell right off the bone! So good!!
I have always liked Sandra Lee! I watched her show on the Food Network, Semi-Homemade regularly!
I gave the book five stars because it contained beautiful photographs!
This book is a lifesaver as I do like, to give my family something new, but not spend all day in the kitchen, doing so!
My favorite recipe was for Beer BBQ Chicken! It sounded so enticing that I made it for our Easter Dinner! There were no leftovers!
Just saying it was YUMMY!! does not do it justice.
I have included the recipe below.
INGREDIENTS:
1 teaspoon canola oil
4 pounds chicken breasts and thighs, rinsed and patted dry (I used chicken wings)
2 medium onions, cut into wedges
1 dark cup beer or ale (I used root beer, as we don't drink)
1 1/2 cups barbecue sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
PREPARATION:
1. In a large skillet, het oil over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper.
Working in batches, brown chicken on both sides. Place browned chicken in a 4- to- 5 quart slow cooker. Add onions to slow cooker.
2. In a bowl, combine dark beer and barbecue sauce. Pour mixture over chicken and onions in slow cooker.
3. Cover and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours OR low for 7 - 8 hours.
For the chicken wings, I had the slow cooker on for 6 hours. The meat fell right off the bone! So good!!
May 12, 2013
i love the big pictures, and they look more appetizing than book 1, so good job by her photographer. there were no recipes i wanted to make and from the picture of her on page 166 it's obvious that she has never eaten any of her recipes, nor much of anything else...
February 14, 2011
I wouldn't buy this book, but there are a couple of recipes in here that I enjoyed.
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November 3, 2011Since life is so hectic lately I have to have accessible recipes that I can make quickly, this book gave me some great ideas!
March 8, 2012
found a lot of the recipes very helpful, esp if you do not have a item in your pantry.
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