Sandra Lee is a well-known American TV presenter, writer and business woman who has become famous for her participation in television programs such as Semi-Home Cooking with Sandra Lee and Share Our Strength. Also, Sandra Lee became famous thanks to the food product "Kurtain Kraft" and the book "Made from scratch."
Biography
Sandra Lee Waldrup was born in Santa Monica, California, on July 3, 1966. Sandra later gave up her surname and became known as Sandra Lee. Sandra was the first child in the family, the girl's father was Wayne Waldrup, and her mother was Vicki Sweetak. When Sandra was 2 years old, her parents filed for divorce. Lee's mother could not support the girl, so Sandra stayed with her grandmother, but her mother promised to pick her up.
A few years later, Sandra's mother got married and returned for her daughter. In the new family, Lee had two brothers and two sisters. The girl lived with her mother until the age of 15.
Sandra left her mother at age 15 and moved to Wisconsin to live with her father. Missing her brothers and sisters, Sandra became depressed and even thought about suicide. To make matters worse, her father was convicted of second-degree sexual assault and sentenced to one year in prison. Sandra has not communicated with her mother since she left home.
Career in the food industry
At age 18, Lee entered the University of Wisconsin - Lacrosse, but she had to drop out to return to California. Sandra was thinking about her own business, so in 1989, Lee created a food product called “Kurtain Kraft, ” which she sold through television commercials.
Lee also released a series of videos about home improvement. By the end of 1993, Sandra had earned $ 6 million through Kurtain Kraft. In 1993, Lee became a representative of KB Home, and a few years later married the CEO of the company, Bruce Karatze, in 2001. Sandra and Bruce were married until 2005.
Writing books
In 2002, Lee wrote the book "Homemade Cooking, " and a month later this book hit the bestselling list of The New York Times. In 2003, Lee starred in the semi-home cooking program with Sandra Lee.
According to Lee, the philosophy of "Semi-home cooking" is to make life easier for ordinary housewives. In 2007, Sandra launched a line of home, garden and craft products that were sold at Sears, Target, and Wal-Mart.
