I Loathe Sandra Lee Monthly Recipe: March 2006

OK, fellow Sandra Lee loathers.  We are all set to begin the first ever I Loathe Sandra Lee Monthly Recipe.  For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, read everything you need to know about this here.

So here's how this will work.  Every month I will publish the monthly recipes exactly as published by the Queen of processed food on this site.  I will then marinate in the stew of her awfulness for between one and two weeks and then post my own version of her recipe on the last day of the month, but without her 70% semi-homemade and 30% creativity theory.   The goal of the I Loathe Sandra Lee Monthly Recipe will be to use her recipe "ideas" and undue her horrific formula, creating a recipe that is 0% semi-homemade and 100% creative.

If you are interested in showing the world how much you loathe Sandra and her semi-homemade theory, please send me your submissions for the March 2006 I Loathe Sandra Lee Monthly Recipe by noon March 30th.  I'll post them (and a link to your blog) on this site on March 31.

After the jump are two recipes exactly as published in the March 2006 calendar. 

First, we have Sandy's Sherry Tea Cakes, made from a box mix and instant Jell-O pudding.  We are also blessed with Sandy's version of Limeaid, in which she wisely avoids fresh fruit of any kind.  There are many ways you can approach undoing her recipes.  For the limeaid recipe, you could...gasp....use an actual LIME! You know, the fresh kind! Or you can create another type of sweet and sour fresh juice drink...or even a cocktail.  Maybe even use a form of the limeaid as part of a dish like ceviche.  Remember, to undue a Sandra Lee recipe you only need to be more than 30% creative!

You get the idea.  Have fun and look forward to any submissions I might receive. 

Sandra Lee's March 2006 Recipes
Courtesy of the Semi Homemade 2006 Calendar

SHERRY TEA CAKES
(makes 24 cup cakes)

1 (18.25-ounce) box yellow cake mix, Duncan Hines Moist Delux
1 (3.4-ounce) box vanilla instant pudding and pie filling, Jell-O
3/4 cup cream sherry, Gallo
3/4 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, McCormack

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 (12 cup) muffin tins with paper muffin cup liners.

Combine cake mix, pudding mix, sherry, oil, eggs, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Beat for 2 minutes, or until well blended. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full. Bake for 18 minutes, or until light golden brown on top. Cool completely on a wire rack.

When cupcakes are cool, ice them using a small spatula or butter knife. Let sit until glaze is set.

Sherry Glaze:

4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup cream sherry

Sift confectioners' sugar into a large bowl. Gradually add sherry, whisking until smooth. Do not ice cupcakes until they have cooled completely.

ICE-BLENDED LIMEADE
(serves 4-6)

16 ounces chilled limeade, Minute Maid
4 ounces chilled apricot nectar, Kerns
2 cups crushed ice

Add the limeade, apricot nectar and ice to a blender.  Pulse several times until the mixture is smooth. Pour into stemmed goblets.  Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint and a colored straw.  Serve cold.

Comments

[gypsy]

Well, now, don't forget the unbelievable amount of booze necessary for all semi-homemade beverages, even those intended for juvenile consumption.

[DinerGirl]

Oh my god, I can't believe they left out the 17 gallons of vodka and 14 cups of vermouth.

[stevie in denver]

three words about sandra lee: upscale white trash

[nurit4]

She is clearly a drunk. You can see her drooling waiting for the show to end so that she can slam down that bottle of gin

[wxyz]

the three bitches who cannot cook the drunkkkkkkkkkk sandra,the hook noseeeeeeeeee Giada,and Paula the fatttttttttttt piggggggggg.