With a new life and fresh ideas, Sandra Lee makes a TV comeback with a Netflix food competition show

Corn dogs, funnel cakes and fried Oreos may come to mind when you think of state fair food, but fairgrounds are also the place where bakers test out their creations by entering competitions. The sense of community and creativity found at state and county fairs is especially meaningful to Sandra Lee, a cookbook author and TV personality known for the Food Network shows “Semi-Homemade Cooking” and “Sandra’s Money Saving Meals.” Lee won a blue ribbon at the Los Angeles County Fair in 1992 for display and design. (Her TV shows...