Sandra Lee quotes

Baking cookies is comforting, and cookies are the sweetest little bit of comfort food. They are very bite-sized and personal. (Sandra Lee)
Instead of doing cinnamon, nutmeg, and all those baking spices I'll have one spice that's for sweets, and that's pumpkin pie spice. View quote
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Sure, you can mix the flour, baking soda, salt, shortening, and the whole nine yards, but why wouldn't you just pull out a box of Bisquick? View quote
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When I'm really stressed out, I go to church. I light candles and sit and pray. And I'll ask myself, What's the lesson? Why am I going through this? There's got to be a reason I'm here. What am I supposed to learn? View quote
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I'm an activist for gay marriage equality and children's rights. I'm the face of Share Our Strength. View quote
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I'm the only girl on The Food Network who grills - I have two bestselling grilling books. I try to really focus on what men and women can do outside together out on the grill. I think it's really fun to have men and women out there together, having fun, working and enjoying themselves. View quote
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As a kid, I thought John Denver was the perfect Prince Charming. View quote
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Seventy percent store-bought, ready-made plus 30 percent fresh allows you to take 100 percent of the credit. View quote
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Baking is how you start kids at cooking in the kitchen. It's fun whether it's baking bread or cookies. With baking, you have to be exact when it comes to ingredients. View quote
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How do I cope with stress? I clean and organize. View quote
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It's really easy to figure out why I love what I love, the holidays and food. I know the difference between having them and not having them. (Sandra Lee)
I don't think there are any footsteps to be walked in. No one else has taken things that you can buy at the grocery store and put them together. I hope that I have a career as long as Julia Child. View quote
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Why I have had such a huge career and why I have sold over four million books, is that people can do what I share with them to do. View quote
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I think women today are so overwhelmed and overtaxed. View quote
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I like to create what I call 'tablescapes.' It's so much more fun when you organize your table around a theme, don't you think? View quote
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My audience knows me, and I wear beautiful clothes as a badge of honor. They remember where I came from. View quote
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I'm not sure that some of the food purists are in touch with what really goes on in American households. View quote
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My brand is a demography-breaker. It speaks to all homemakers and women from all walks of life and all across society. View quote
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Lack of sleep makes me less productive. I need a good seven or eight hours a night. View quote
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I always buy the smaller turkeys. On the pre-baste put pats of butter on the meat under the skin, put the skin back on, put a bunch of seasoning on the top, call it a day, put it in the oven. With a 10 - 12 pound turkey you are done in a couple of hours. View quote
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I like doing food as a focal point on my table. It is not like going out and buying flowers or candles, which are expensive. (Sandra Lee)
Give yourself permission to get the most out of your life. If you're spending all your time scrubbing corners with a toothbrush, you're kind of missing the point. Taking shortcuts doesn't mean shortcutting the end result. View quote
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I can certainly be part of the socialite group and walk those carpets every day, but I choose not to because I prefer to be grounded. You can't be at home and on the red carpet. View quote
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If you've attended the Cordon Bleu, you would know that no woman is supposed to be a chef - only men. View quote
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Different types of chicken come at different price points. Filets are going to be more expensive. If it's bone-in and skin-on it's going to be less expensive. View quote
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