captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello, everybody! this rarely happens, hoda woman. not only is it try day friday. it is also friday the 13th. it is our second friday the 13th out of three that are going to be this year. >> oh, my gosh. >> that's a little creepy. >> the only thing that scares us is a rainy day in hoda's hair.

>> the black cat is a little creepy. here's some trivia. there are three friday the 13ths this year. the last one was in january, the next one is in july. >> what are you supposed to do to mark your calendar? >> be very afraid. >> realize it is a natural part of life. >> do you know how long it's been since we had three friday the 13ths in one year? >> well, could i look at what it says on the prop. 1984, hoda? >> they're exactly 13 weeks apart. >> now that's a little weird. because last year we only had one. lot of people wonder where the whole thing came from. there were 13 people at the last supper. and so we all know how the last supper ended up on good friday. but then people say it is not unlucky because then look what happened on easter sunday. so that shouldn't be in their thinking at all. >> 13 is a weird thing.

they don't have the 13th floor. >> they do but they don't name it. >> how about airlines? do some not have a 13th row? >> but it is still a 13th row no matter what you name it. >> it's only a 13th if it says 13. so there. >> sunday is tax day. everyone's thinking what do we do? >> april 15th. >> taxes are due on sunday so there is no mail on sunday so we all are getting a break. actual tax date now is tuesday april 17th. you get two days of grace. >> why? >> because the banks are closed. >> monday they're not. >> well, that's emancipation day and it is a holiday. >> so for one day we're emancipated from having to pay our taxes. >> it is emancipation day in washington, d.c. the irs is closed. >> you know what one of the ironies of that is? a lot of people do wait a long, long time to pay their taxes. who shall remain nameless.

>> i just file an extension which is legal. >> but you wait to file your extension, too. >> i fedex'd it on thursday. >> why don't you just pay it when it is due? >> because i don't know where all the papers are. it takes me until october to find them. >> here's an idea -- start looking now for next year. >> i don't think we've met. >> they're in the bottom of your purse. >> i am always the one in line. that's my thing. >> a lot of people -- one of the biggest areas in the country where people procrastinate the motion to pay their taxes is the tax capital of the world, washington, d.c. >> that makes sense. people were trying to write off crazy things on their taxes. these are some of the things that we came across that people have tried to write off. sometimes they're successful. sometimes they're not. some people have tried to write off a business trip to the super bowl. >> you take clients. >> see? how about this one -- breast augmentation. wait a second. >> if you are a hooker.

>> or, no, there's a dancer in 1994 named chastity love. >> that's her real name. >> she went up to a cup size of a 56ff. the tax court allowed her to claim a deduction saying they were so enormous, each weighed more than ten pounds, she had to be considered a stage prop for her business. >> she had two props. >> i can't believe they let her write off that. >> i can't believe they let us talk about it. the swimming pool you cannot write off unless you for medical reasons need to swim. >> a doctor can write you a note that says you can need to swim. >> and you can get marijuana anywhere in the world, too. >> some people are trying to write off their wedding, bobbie thomas -- >> no, she's not trying. but some people do try. bobbie, of course, would never. >> what we didn't do yesterday -- we have to do it because i felt so bad about it. we try to see all the great

shows that come to broadway. we're just people so we're going to like some things and other things less. i had no interest in going to see "peter and the star catcher" only because i was told it is the prequel to "peter pan." i'm peter panned out. i just am. >> and it was full of kids, so you go in and think lots of kids. >> and tinker bell at my point in life has started to be annoying. you know what i'm saying? all right. here's the thing. congratulations to absolutely every single creative person involved with the making of "peter and the star catcher." it is brilliant! brilliant theater. it is part absurdist theater, it's part -- it's part of musical comedy but it's also a play with music. it will so surprise you. >> they do something with the rope. this sounds weird. they make you with just a rope make you feel like you're on a ship that's moving. they figured out the way to turn it into an entrance to a place.

and it moves, the whole crew moves. the funniest guy -- >> his name is christian. he plays captain hook before he became captain hook. i don't think in all my years in going to theater, i've never seen anyone so enjoy being on the stage and the performers enjoying themselves. all the performers are amazing. he deserves a tony nomination and perhaps a tony win for this role. a lot of the jersey boys are involved with this. i was so wrong -- >> we laughed, we laughed. >> there are flatulence joke s that are not gratuitous, and they are important to the story. >> they make you crack up. >> you will love it. moving on to adult topics, this is our next topic. getting it on outside the bedroom. >> you went from peter pan to that, hoda? >> yes. you need to make hard turns sometimes. now 75% of people claim they

have done the deed in an adventurous locale outside of their bedroom. let's wait for a minute and listen. ♪ let's get it on >> okay. over half said they did it in a car. that was their favorite location. >> why? why? how comfortable is that? >> i want to take issue with the people who said the following one because i don't believe you. they said a pool was their favorite location. has anyone ever tried that? because if you've tried -- >> everybody in this room apparently. >> if you've tried it, you know it doesn't -- >> jo ann conceived her child there. >> if you've tried it, you know it doesn't work. it's impossible, just about. it is. >> when you conceive a child in your pool, you are able to write it off on your taxes! that's really great. >> okay? and anyway -- that's like one of

those weird ones. >> where's the weirdest place you ever did? oh, stop groaning. you know you want to know. >> i'm not answering that question. >> me either. because that would be oversharing. we're going to talk about oversharing later this morning. will you tell me during commercial break? >> maybe. >> i'll tell you after commercial break. it is one of those things that sometimes are you among friends. people used to not share about things like salary, or their sex lives or whatever. >> those are the good old days before "jersey shore." >> because of reality tv, everything's out there. everything, everything, everything. >> when i first did the show with regis and i first had my son, cody, it was i guess apparently the first time anybody talked about certain things on national television. i was reamed for talking about things like breastfeeding. reamed for talking about things like changing your diaper. the stuff that is so natural and normal. but you would have thought that i was -- >> now it is a nothing. >> i mean snooki changes her own diaper and it's no big deal! >> ooh! >> you know what i'm saying.

that's how -- i miss the good old days. i just do, hoda woman. >> hats off to matt lauer. he's on cover of "the hollywood reporter." this magazine picks its top 35 most powerful people in media. in this group they also picked ann curry. >> good for ann. >> also steve capus, the president of our news division. and they pick our pal, jim bell. >> there's jim bell! >> yes, indeed. >> he's our fearless leader. congratulations. >> we always use that picture of jim. he likes it. >> you went to -- no picture from the event the other night? >> i was there -- there were no pictures. i was there and none of them were there. i ended up showing up and no one else did. >> you know who's here? >> bobbie thomas. >> how are the wedding plans going, bridezilla? >> i don't know. ask the hoda. we talked about cat eyes earlier this week. we didn't get to brittany but we will today.

it is all about lashing out. there are a few new inventions you should know about. there is a brand-new products you can get at salons done professional, called cry baby mascara. it is semi-permanent and lasted up to two weeks. for two weeks you can have mascara that looks like that. >> that's amazing. >> it starts about $25 and up. you can go to crybabymascara.com. we have all been raving about this new mascara here behind the scenes at "today." it is called they're real by benefit because it is almost unbelievable. it has a polymer in it. if you look at brittany's lashes -- >> like putting a dark plastic coating on each eye lash? >> when it dries it shrinks and lifts your lashes so it looks like it is curling your lashes while it coats. >> does it work on breasts? >> that would be amazing.

>> i could be chesty lee. >> another one that the girls do like here, this is by two-faced. literally they have bottled fuzz, it looks like the lint from your dryer. you coat mascara, you add the fuzz, then you add the extra layer and fills out your lashes. >> are those easy to remove? >> except the semi-permanent one is two weeks. but everything is on klgandhoda.com. >> of course it is! >> thank you. speaking of nursing. a woman was nursing her baby when her 6-year-old niece came into the room. never vn having seen this before, the niece was intreeged and was full of all kinds of questions about what was going on.

after mulling over the answers, the new mother gave her, she remarked, my mom has some of those, too, but i don't think she knows how to use them. what's wrong with you people? >> seriously, is it over? >> i can please tell the one -- >> no, you can't. coming up, how much is too much personal information. >> the dangers of oversharing like hodie does every day. after this.

how much information is too much information? sharing certain things with certain friends is one thing, but with the help of reality tv and social media, it seems like nothing is off-limits anymore. >> how can we stop ourselves from oversharing? deborah shigly is a career coach "the go-getter girls guides" is here and the editor in chief from "family circle" magazine is also here. it could be really risky to put too much information out there. right? >> it is. i think because of this shift in culture we've seen now with reality tv, people want to give the play by play. they don't have the verbal filter to keep something close to the vest. >> why do they think people want to hear it?

why are they so self-absorbed that they think it is interesting to other people? >> because they don't think before they speak. so now, especially with online, the first thing that pops into your head you end up sharing and remember, especially on a place like facebook, there may be a small core of your friends who get it who you are maybe speaking to, but a lot of people have friends of friends who they've never met before. whatever you say is going to a very wide audience. >> i think reality tv has changed the game a little bit. when you look on there and people are talking about their sex lives, the money, this, that, you feel like everything's sort of changed. like you're so different in real life. how has it affected us? >> i think what's interesting is that, look. life would be boring if we never talked about sex or money or relationships. but the problem is that there are things that are sacred, particular in terms of a marriage, in terms of pregnancy, that you want to share only with your close confidants and you kind of cheapen it by sharing with too many people. >> there's a difference between secret and sacred.

today it seems like nothing is held sacred anymore. i think we're losing a lot of what's really valuable in life. >> i think it also cheapens it. if you have something that matters a lot to you and you share it with you, and with you, go around the room, at the end of the day you feel like it's lost its value. >> it's also not a place to vent. you had a huge fight with your husband or are mad at your friend, you shouldn't broadcast that. >> where should you go? >> to your husband or your close confidants. we think venting makes us feel better but a lot of times with women it can actually increase depression. >> it's going to absolutely add to your problems. you're going to multiply them. one person's mad at you now, you're going to have thousands mad at you. >> what about a social circle? you talk to a friend, they're like he is a jerk, you get all lathered out? should you choose your people

very wisely when it comes to who you share with? >> when in doubt, leave it out. you just don't know if somebody knows somebody else or they might be offended by a certain type of information when you're in mixed company. another thing that's been lost is you have to have other things to talk about besides just your personal life. shift the subject and talk about a play, the movie, the weather. >> some people don't go to plays, don't go to movies, only go to bars and only hook up with people and that's their whole life world view. >> it becomes very small. it becomes -- >> sometimes when you meet a friend -- a new friend, you connect with, sometimes it is tempting, let's be honest. you and i on our very first meeting, we didn't know each other, we blurted it all out on day one. >> you have no idea the stuff i didn't tell you. however, she did tell me it all. >> that's fine. if you make a connection with somebody i think that's okay. i think what we're talking about is a broader audience and that could be problematic. >> but i'm looking back at what you're talking about, that day

was really about -- there were things about family but it was all -- nothing was something that your family wouldn't have wanted you to say. we both talk about having a divorce but neither one of us talked about the intimacies of that divorce. so that's the difference. it's not the subject, it's the details. >> right. it absolutely is the details. to that point, you can kind of visualize. if you're telling a story about somebody else, visualize that that person is there. would they be offended by what you're saying? particularly when women get together and talk about their husbands or talk about their sister. you want to keep those close relationships close to the vest because they are the people -- if you put your information out there, people are just wanting to destroy it and pick it apart. we see that on reality tv shows. we see that with celebrities. >> or they resend it, retweet it. then it becomes kind of a game. i worry about the kids. we all grew up and were taught and knew what was polite to say outloud.

>> but they actually found intelligent words to convey everything. >> kids now what they are used to and think is normal is saying absolutely anything. so i think that parents have to work a little bit harder. >> a lot harder. a lot. >> thanks, ladies. >> i'm thoroughly depressed. up next -- sara does a two-step with the crowd before we side step the questions. >> we're going to answer them all, honestly. that's what we do. (s (sfx: car garage sounds) today my journey brings me to charlotte, north carolina, where i spent the day with geico driver casey mears. i told him the secret to saving money on car insurance. he told me the secret to his car setup. first he adjusts... first he adjusts... (sfx:engine revving drowns out gecko's dialogue) then he... then he... (sfx:loud drilling noise continues to drown out gecko's dialogue) ...and a quarter cup of pineapple juice. or was that the secret to his barbecue sauce? hey, "secret" sauce. geico®. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.

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it is time for "3-2-1 live with sara haines" corralling our crowd across the street at the nbc experience. >> first up, megan from staten island. >> so when did you want to start your career? >> oh. long before i got out of school. how about you? >> i wasn't as little as you but i was probably in high school when i knew i wanted to be -- what do you want to be? >> a chef. >> of course you do. >> you could start now. you could start your skills now. how old are you, darling?

>> 9 years old. >> even before that i wanted to be an actress and a singer. but now i'm stuck doing this with hoba. >> careful. >> thank you. up next, olivia from california. >> if you could change anything in your life, what would it be? >> besides my gut and my thighs? i'll think about that one. >> what would i change in my life? i kind of like it. i don't know. i sort of like what's happening. >> you're on top of the world. >> i'm kind of groovin' on it. what would you change? >> yeah! see? >> it's not great, is it? >> that's a tough question. >> let's squeeze another one in. >> it's too much information to share it with you. >> sara, we got to run. but she looks beautiful. >> let her say her question. >> stephanie from virginia -- >> wants to know where are your favorite places to shop? >> too much information. >> thanks for calling. >> i need suggestions.

>> go to saks. >> bloomingdale's. neiman marcus, lord & taylor. coming up, is it okay to sign a waiver before a play date? plus, if you got it, flaunt it? really?

we're back on this try day friday with "today's style" and ways to enhance what you already have. a lot of women are so busy hiding body parts but we're about to learn how you should flaunt them. >> style expert and author jenay luciani is here to help you show off your best assets. >> we have one that is an asset. >> we love your tricks. let's get started. our first model wants to define her waistline. >> yes. this is a great trick. i love this dress. this is a color win-win. from fashion bug.

great option for fuller figured women and also at the fashion bug stores. i love that it is a great trick with color blocking, put the bright color up top, darker on the bottom. the ruching at the waist helps define her waist. loving this deep plunging neckline, sort of visually slimming the frame. >> i can't believe that's a $40 dress. >> just a nice fun pop of color with the snake band. >> nice little shoes. >> thanks, yoko. >> now we have mel. >> she wants to look taller. >> a lot of women think they can't do pleats? pleats are a huge trend right now. actually the way that the vertical pleats are on this skirt from the limited make her look taller which is great. all one color, a little bit of a higher waist which is another trick women tend to stay away from.

just paired with a nice easy t-shirt. even the long dangling necklace is another trick for make being the illusion of tallness happen. >> she's got a nice wedge on. >> she's got a nice wedge on from target. instead of heels or flip-flops, a lot of women typically do with the maxi skirt, wear the wedge. >> that pleated skirt is how much? >> $80. >> thanks, mel. melinda feels like her back side falls a little flat. >> what are we doing here? >> we have these great -- again a lot of women who are curvy tend to stay away from white from white jeans are such a staple for the spring. these actually have built-in shapewear. they really do lift her butt and give it that nice -- >> lifting and separating. >> she feels so good about it,

she can show it off. >> show that junk. >> yeah, baby! >> are they comfy, those jeans? >> very. >> nice and stretchy. even the thick fabric helps conceal a little bit. >> very nice. carla wants to boost her bustline. >> here i have this great spring wrap dress from land's end. believe it or not a wrap dress can be a great trick for making you look a little bustier up top. added a ruffled sweater from jcpenney. visual depth up top. nice chunky necklace. loving all the fun colors. >> all these are so affordable. i cannot believe the price points. >> under $100 for everything. $95 for the dress. $20 for the cardigan. >> let's bring out all of our ladies. come on out, girls. >> spring models! thanks so much. thank you so much. next, signing a waiver for a play date. >> can you believe this?

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that's a joke ! find out more at goredforwomen.org. now on "today's moms," and new trend in the neighborhood. get this -- being asked to sign a waiver before play date, getting kids together is supposed to be a fun and friendly activity. >> how would you feel if the parent of your child's pal asked you to sign a waiver before they allowed your kid to come over and play? stacy kaiser is a psychotherapist and jacoby wrote about in it a blog. the first i heard about it when we read our notes, people being asked to sign a waiver. is this a new thing we're starting to see? >> it is new and it is unusual but it is very much happening. it surprises people because it is so new. so you walk in to have a play date with your child, the next thing you know the parent's saying can you sign this in case

there is an injury in my house? >> why did you write this blog? had it happened to you personally? >> what i saw was it didn't happen to me personally but people kept on asking me about it. so as a lawyer and as a mom, parents were coming to me and they were saying, hey, wait a minute, someone's asking me to sign a waiver, one parent actually showed me the waiver attached to a birthday party invitation and said do you think i should sign this. >> what did you say? >> you know, i tell every parent trust your gut. if you don't want to sign something, i never think it's a great idea to sign it. >> but are these parents having, let's say, a trampoline party -- >> or their kid's like wild and weird? >> who's doing it? >> or just for an average every day thing where accidents happen and -- but you should know this as an attorney, too. you have homeowners insurance, liability insurance in your own home, don't you? >> you do. i tell parents if you have a

specific safety concern in your home, like a pool, talk to your insurance agent and see what they say. you might want an umbrella policy. you may want to take certain safety precautions. >> i can't believe we're talking about it. >> it is such a litigious world. >> you don't want to feel that way when it comes to your friends. it is a red flag to me. if i was dropping my kids off somewhere, it would make me think ha is actually going to happen at this house? i want to tell parents what to do about that. if you have somebody that wants you to sign a waiver and it is uncomfortable to you, you need to go with your instincts. my advice would be don't leave your kid at that house. stay there or take them home. >> i think that's exactly what i would have done. >> i was reading somewhere in the note a kid slid in the dirt in someone's backyard, cut his leg, had a couple of stitches and sued the family. >> yeah. they were just playing baseball in the backyard and -- >> so it happens. >> yeah. this kid just ends up having a run of the mill type injury and

then suing his parents -- his parents sue the parent with the yard for $50,000. >> for what damage? >> it was pain and suffering, all that mental anguish and stuff. >> then put your kid in -- a hazmat suit -- yeah. they have more problems than just legal issues. >> don't you think this is diagram -- i know it is a very litigious society, then the practical part of me says since there are parents like that, you don't know. if someone comes to your house, falls off the couch and hurts themselves an their parents say we're going to sue you. >> you made a great point, probably not even realizing -- you got to know -- you got to know your kid and who your kid's friends are. >> that was not my point! >> but it was. >> no, it wasn't. >> it should have been! >> is this segment over? >> i think it is practical. but i also don't know if it is realistic because part of what's supposed to happen if our

children are having play dates is we're supposed to be friends. if there is an injury i want to hope we'll handle it without having to go to court. >> you ever seen "the god of carnage" play? oh, my gosh! >> if they had had some waivers -- >> yeah. thanks so much. sorry you had to come all the way from california for this. we hope we don't have to sign a waiver for this next one. it is a little bit -- >> woe eve never signed a waiver for this. incredible wildlife from around the world. everybody is in love with this sloth. >> smelly. smelly. good morning, everyone. here is a look at our very dangerous forecast as we head into the plains. we are looking at possibly a severe weather outbreak, even a tornado outbreak. looking likely here. this area shaded in the red involving a lot of states, millions of people potentially being impacted by the threat of

severe wind, hail and long-lived dangerous tornadoes. we'll follow the showers as they work into the northeast and storms in florida. snow for the higher elevations of the intermountain west and rain showers. we've had some hail in southern california with those storms. temperature wise, still warm and moistening up the atmosphere. you can see the temperatures in kansas city and louisville in the 70s and 80s. on sunday, we have to bring that severe weather threat more towards the east, involving more populated, bigger cities here. talking about you in chicago, des moines, down towards st. louis. we need you to be very careful. have a plan in place just in case you're put under a warning and watch. and dallas, could be some dangerous storms with you, as well. temperatures. look at the warmup in the east. new york city up to 80 for sunday. 75 in boston. 84 in atlanta. still cool in the rockies. temperatures cold enough for some snow across the upper

midwest. minneapolis may see some of that with a high of only 49 degrees on monday. otherwise, chicago still mild at 61 and we'll follow the storms into the deep south and southeast as we head monday into tuesday, including parts of the ohio valley, as well. down toward the gulf coast, new orleans watching out for storms. 79 for your high. beautiful weather around southern california, los angeles and looks like another system moving into the nthwest as we head towards wednesday with wet weather across the mid-atlantic states. stay with us as we track the storms. c'mon dad! i'm here to unleash my inner cowboy. instead i got heartburn. [ horse neighs ] hold up partner. prilosec isn't for fast relief. try alka-seltzer. it kills heartburn fast. yeehaw!

we're back with "today's call of the wild." >> from a slow moving sloth to something called a rox -- this guy's totally chowing down.

>> these guys are rain forest animals. everybody around here has been asking, are they always slow? >> that's why they're slothful. that's where the word came from. >> he is adorable. this is tess from seaworld san diego. one of our animal ambassadors. what's really cool is they are rain forest animals. true rain forest animals. not only can they not live outside of the rain forest because they have very low metabolic activity but the rain forests can't live without the sloths either. >> they're living fine at busch gardens. >> they're in the wild. they need a very narrow temperature that they're comfortable in. >> this seems huge.

>> the last one you brought us wasn't this big. this one seems huge. >> tessie is huge actually. >> she can hear you. >> this is a different species of sloth and she is actually large for her size. >> she is full-figured. >> our next one is the animal you guys were oohing and ohing. this is a little north american river otter. >> he's a baby. >> he was rescued underneath a porch where he was orphaned by his family. >> he's getting crazy. >> he's 2 1/2 months old right now. he's just kind of loving the texture of the carpet here. >> is he? >> beautiful fur. >> isn't that fur gorgeous? >> that's why they've been trapped and are still trapped across the country for their fur. >> i've never known anybody that had an otter coat though. >> i hope not. >> they're precious. >> this type of coat actually not only keeps them warm in really cold water, which of course when they live in the

northern climates which gets freezing at times, but it also shakes dry so basically when they come out of the water, they go like this -- and they're dry. so it's a really great type of -- you guys hang on to him. tess, you stay there. we're going to bring out a little wallaby as well. this is from seaworld in san antonio. this is norah. isn't that adorable? >> he's eating the cord! >> so what. >> give him the bottle. he's liking the notes. a lot of people don't realize whether it is -- >> he ate something. is he okay? >> he's not going to go to the bathroom for ten days either. >> but this is a wallaby that has the same type of system with the offspring as kangaroos do.

like i said, he's going through his teething phase so everything is about trying to grab it and eat rather than suck on it. >> the kangaroo is getting no attention. >> it's a wallaby. you've insulted everyone of our guests! >> this guy is getting no air time. >> the wallaby is actually a great ambassador because it teaches people about the marsupial family of animals. they are the ones that have very small offspring. they're actually very underdeveloped when they are born. >> he likes kiwi. our last animal is actually -- i'm going to hand off this guy right here. >> bring on the pyrex. >> it's not cooking dish. >> isn't this cool? this guy is a small mammal from africa. >> so interesting. >> related distantly to the

elepha elephant. it's okay. this is what these guys do. in the wild they actually run on rocks, up and down. and they can scale these rocks because they have little feet that are actually like little gummy bears. so they're like little sticky feet and they just climb up and down. >> who has more fun than you? >> nobody! >> come to seaworld in the busch gardens and have this much fun! >> up next, chef scott conan has a winning recipe for tonight's dinner. >> this is "today" on nbc!

now on "today's kitchen," what's cooking. chef scott conan is here with us, he grew up in an italian-american household. his love for cooking had him taking lessons at the age of 11. >> today he's regarded as one of the most respected chefs in new york for bringing in an unwavering passion to create food for the soul.

and he also makes great balls. >> i brought these balls here for you. >> thanks. we always appreciate that. >> i've heard that about you. >> hey, hey, hey. talk to us about what you're making. >> we're making some noodie. if you don't know what it is, it is the inside part of the ravioli without the pasta. >> the little lower calorie one, in a sense. >> i guess. >> the cheese. >> exactly. >> here we have spinach, add ricotta directly to that. we have a little bit of flour. the key is to add as little flour as possible. >> why is that the key? >> because it really creates a more tender ball. >> then why did you put so much flour out there? >> a little breadcrumbs as well. parmesan cheese. mix it all up. it looks like this. this is the final product. >> what were you grating in there? >> nutmeg.

>> is that important? >> that's a matter of taste. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> we make about one-inch round balls. now what i do, i do 1 of 2 things. i will either shock them, cook them, and put them in ice water -- like this. once they float for a couple minutes afterwards, we'll shock them again. these are the shocked balls. >> okay. of course they are. you cook them again. >> i bet they are shock. you throw them in that water. oh, yeah. >> here we have some fresh tomato sauce. i will add this -- >> no, stop it! what is that. >> tomato extract. it is kind of more concentrated than tomato paste. when you add it to the sauce it really absorbs a lot of that liquid. >> wow. the smell of that -- woo!

>> it's really, really powerful. >> smells like italy. >> it sure does. >> if i feel like it's getting a little bit too thin, i'll add a little bit of the stock. >> how long are you supposed to cook those balls? >> i'm going to cook them until they're warm. it's about 45 seconds to a minute before they are -- in order to cook them the first time. >> thej you're going to bake them? >> no. then i'm going to put them right in the sauce, toss them around, put them on the plate. >> that's it? >> this is very simple. this is done. put them on the plate, top with a little parmesan cheese. crushed red pepper. little bit of fresh basil. >> we're going to give those a go. >> hoda can't -- >> thank you so much. coming up next, the one, the only, julie andrews is with us. >> and zac efron. >> we have a very big show. >> the real housewives of new jersey, too.