The international traveler who once saw the world for 49 days from the vantage point of a cargo freighter, was born and raised in Philadelphia. She relocated to Costa Rica 30 years ago.

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell, Homer has published her poetry and been interviewed on several podcasts, including that of Lisa Davis’s regional NPR program, Talk Healthy Today.

She has lived in Costa Rica for the past three decades, where she has taught languages and worked as a translator. For several years she penned a regularly published column, Local Color, for the English-language weekly, The Tico Times.

Homer is the author of three other books: Letters From The Pacific: 49 Days on a Cargo Ship, Journey to the Joie de Vivre, and The Magnificent Dr. Wao.

For more information, please consult her blog, www.writingfromtheheart.net

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Cooking and entertaining doesn’t have to be stressful around the holidays.

HGTV Host Sandra Lee has teamed up with Verizon to launch the “Fast Festive Fun with Sandra Lee Contest” to show how you can streamline all of your cooking and entertaining needs.

October 29 – December 19, cooks can submit their best homemade recipes that can be shared and used to entertain friends and family across America. Entries will be judged based on originality, cost, speed and ease across different categories. Categories include appetizers, side dishes, entrees and leftover lunches.

The top three entries in each category, and winners, will receive a signed copy of “Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Fast-Fix Homemade Favorites,” and will be featured on both www.sandralee.com and www.verizoninsider.com and social media channels (Twitter and Facebook).

The grand prize winner (from entered category winners) package for the Fast Festive Fun with Sandra Lee Contest (announced on New Year’s Eve), includes a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 and a Sandra Lee 10pc Stainless Steel Cookware set.

Sandra can also discuss how to incorporate technology into your kitchen:

• Use your mobile device to complete your grocery shopping list

• Use your tablet to instantly look up recipes

• Show off your culinary creations to friends and family via Facebook and Twitter

• Introducing technology into your kitchen can empower you to be creative, efficient, and fun!

For more information, please visit www.verizoninsider.com/SandraLee

About Sandra Lee

Sandra Lee is a multi-Emmy® award-winner and internationally-acclaimed expert in all things kitchen and home. Sandra is the host of two highly-rated shows on Food Network, Sandra’s Money Saving Meals and Semi-Homemade Cooking. Additionally, Sandra is the host of HGTV’s Sandra Lee Celebrates, a series of primetime entertaining specials.

Sandra works with numerous philanthropic organizations including UNICEF® and Feeding America®. Sandra is the national spokesperson for Share our Strength’s No Kid Hungry Campaign and the anchor of their largest annual fundraiser, The Great American Bake Sale – two groundbreaking programs focused on ending childhood hunger in America. Sandra has received both the President’s Volunteer Service Award and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

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HGTV Host Sandra Lee Invites Americans to submit their best homemade recipe

Cooking and entertaining doesn’t have to be stressful around the holidays.

HGTV Host Sandra Lee has teamed up with Verizon to launch the “Fast Festive Fun with Sandra Lee Contest” to show how you can streamline all of your cooking and entertaining needs.

October 29 – December 19, cooks can submit their best homemade recipes that can be shared and used to entertain friends and family across America. Entries will be judged based on originality, cost, speed and ease across different categories. Categories include appetizers, side dishes, entrees and leftover lunches.

The top three entries in each category, and winners, will receive a signed copy of “Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Fast-Fix Homemade Favorites,” and will be featured on both www.sandralee.com  and www.verizoninsider.com and social media channels (Twitter and Facebook).

The grand prize winner (from entered category winners) package for the Fast Festive Fun with Sandra Lee Contest (announced on New Year’s Eve), includes a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 and a Sandra Lee 10pc Stainless Steel Cookware set.

Sandra can also discuss how to incorporate technology into your kitchen:

•           Use your mobile device to complete your grocery shopping list

•           Use your tablet to instantly look up recipes

•           Show off your culinary creations to friends and family via Facebook and Twitter

•           Introducing technology into your kitchen can empower you to be creative, efficient, and fun!

For more information, please visit www.verizoninsider.com/SandraLee

About Sandra Lee

Sandra Lee is a multi-Emmy® award-winner and internationally-acclaimed expert in all things kitchen and home. Sandra is the host of two highly-rated shows on Food Network, Sandra’s Money Saving Meals and Semi-Homemade Cooking. Additionally, Sandra is the host of HGTV’s Sandra Lee Celebrates, a series of primetime entertaining specials.

Sandra works with numerous philanthropic organizations including UNICEF® and Feeding America®. Sandra is the national spokesperson for Share our Strength’s No Kid Hungry Campaign and the anchor of their largest annual fundraiser, The Great American Bake Sale – two groundbreaking programs focused on ending childhood hunger in America. Sandra has received both the President’s Volunteer Service Award and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

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