I'M READY FOR MY COMEBACK!

The former Food Network star opens up about her big return to TV after serious illness and heartbreak

It’s been nine years since home chef and lifestyle expert Sandra Lee has shared her signature wallet-friendly recipes and cooking tips on the small screen. “I needed some rest, and I needed to think about  what would really serve people,” says the former host of Food Network’s SemiHomemade Cooking and Sandra’s Money Saving Meals. She’s setting out to do just that with Dinner Budget Showdown (which debuted on the Roku Channel on May 3). “This is my first comeback,” says Sandra, 57, “but I have many coming. I’m ready!” Here, the New York Times bestselling author and Emmy winner — who battled breast cancer in 2015 and split from her longtime partner, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in 2019 amid rumors he’d been unfaithful — talks to In Touch’s Lindsay Hoffman about her new show, surviving cancer and heartache, and her guilty pleasure snack. 

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