zxcvbob wrote on 8/13/2005:

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> > How this relates to this week's "spicey foods" theme on this channel
> > is anyone's guess.
> >
>
>
> Using orange marmalade in orange beef is a good idea (unless that's all
> she uses)
>
> Who is this Sandra Lee anyway? I've never heard of her anywhere but in
> this newsgroup. I quit watching Food Network a couple of years ago when
> it morphed into Emeril TV.
>
> Bob

Oh Bob! You really ought to invest the half hour required for one
episode. If you do, slog through the whole 30 minutes, because you've
got to work through all the elements - the gauzy camera work, the
theme, the kitchen decor, the fungible appliances, the precious but
invisible nephews, nieces, neighbors, etc., the nifty shortcuts to A
list entertaining, the store bought angel food cakes, the Cool Whip,
the blurred (unless you've paid the product placement fee) labels, the
fake Rachel Ray chicken broth labels (never heard of Mary Magdalene
chicken broth?), the tutti frutti but impressively spiked cocktails and
don't forget the tablescape - not table setting - tablescape. I could
go on, but I'd be trespassing on Ubi's turf. By the way, I hear that
Rachel likes having Sandra as a colleague. Sort of gives Rachel that
Madame Curie cachet that all women secretly crave.

Barring that, take a peek at the Sandra spoof site, the short name for
which is "fansofsandra" or scroll through the (ironically) "not about
food" board on Chowhound. Shouldn't take long to find an extensive
Sandra thread despite the moderators' admonishment to refrain from
FoodTV bashing.

In short, the lady has assembled a rather impressive business empire
based on dreck.
There is an aspect of tinkering in the garage morphing into Intel going
on here.
I suspect she's well aware of the scorn that Ubi and others heap on
her. I doubt she cares whether we like her - as long as we watch. For
all I know, Ubi may be Sandra. If it helps, she's not real hard to look
at. Ubi, if you are actually Sandra, dump your hub. I want you (and the
ATM card).