One morning last week, as she prepped the launch of her new magazine, Sandra Lee was taken aback. Why? She’d just celebrated Christmas a second time.

“It’s snowing outside so I reset up all of Christmas in the show and if you see the shots, they’re breathtaking,” she said.

The Food Network star is getting a jump on the photos for her holiday special, many issues down the road. Monday, her magazine, Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade, makes its newsstand debut. Inside, the cook known for her crafty use of grocery-store shortcuts shares tips about quick, foolproof decorating, cooking and entertaining, and features seasonally themed dinner party plans. The first issue includes her takes on Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day. Good thing she’s got a jump on Christmas 2009.

Though, if Lee has her way, even the mother of all holidays will be something that you can prep without too much pain.