captions paid for by nbc-universal television i love this song. it is try-day friday. i want to welcome my co-host. she's sitting here live with me. she's kelly pickler. hey, girl, how are you? look at you in that video. that song is called "tough?" >> yes, ma'am. it's the first single we released for the new album.

and i love this song. it's all about empowerment anding with tough mentally and emotionally. i'm a little physical tough, too. >> i like it. you are the last country celeb we've had all week. most of the country stars who have wanted a drink have wanted jack. >> really? >> what is the story with the jack straight just like that? >> i mean have you had it? >> no. >> cheers, by the way. cheers. >> there's something about it? just your drink of choice? >> apparently. >> it is smooth? >> it is smooth. little tennessee whiskey. >> is it? okay. now a lot of people know you from "american idol." that must seem like a lifetime ago. >> it does seem like forever ago. >> people still connect you. >> which is fine by me. i'm so blessed to have been part of the show. >> that was something that really obviously propelled your career. if you don't remember. i want you to take a look at "american idol" back in the day. ♪ since you've been gone ♪ i can breathe for the first

time ♪ ♪ i'm so moving on yeah yeah ♪ thanks to you >> look at simon. ♪ with a broken wing she carries her dreams ♪ >> what do you think when you look back at that girl who's singing in front of those judges? were you scared that day? >> oh, my gosh, that was so intimidating. any time you go to audition in front of simon cowell, it was intimidating and scary i think for everyone. but i just -- i do remember walking in that coliseum in greensburg, north carolina with thousands of other people. all there for the same dream. you know? we're all there wanting to be the next "american idol." and, wow, just to look at that just takes me back. >> the song everybody knows you for now i think is one that a lot of people love. it's called "red high heels." >> oh, yeah. >> this will put you in a good mood.

i don't care who you are, what you are, go. >> this is my very first song to untry radio. >> was it? >> yeah. ♪ so i'm going out tonight in my red high heels ♪ >> um-hmm. speaking of red high heels, you don't have red high heels on today but i got to tell you something, you are known -- i've heard from sources, you're known for your shoes. >> i love shoes. >> let's take a peek. i don't know if you can see her shoes. >> don't look at my toe nails though. >> they look unwalkable. bobbi thomas is doing her buzz on shoes. here's my question, how do you balance without the bottom part of the heel? do you have to lean forward? >> yes, you have to kind of walk like this -- no. i don't know. >> try again? >> you just kind of walk like this. very carefully. >> those are cute. >> i mean i don't -- you know. i knew we'd hopefully be sitting

down today so i wouldn't do a lot of walking. >> here's the thing. i interviewed taylor swift for a "dateline" special we did a while ago and she talked about how the two of you, you were talking about some ex-boyfriend or something that wasn't working out quite right at the time. >> probably. >> and you guys decided you were going to pow wow on a song. were you talking about something, she said, you know what? forget about talking about it, let's put it in a song and let's make something of this. >> it feels like forever ago, too, when we wrote that. we were both on tour with brad paisley opening up for him. yep, this is the one. i was going through a rough time with a boy, and i guess we did what we do best -- and we just wrote a song about it. thought, wow, at least we can make a little money off of this heartbreak. >> was that a real bad one, that heartbreak? >> yeah, because that was my first love, we'd been together for a while. obviously we've both moved on in our lives and i'm so happily married and i have a good man now. i did get hitched. >> i got to say, congratulations! now tell me how you met this

guy. >> we actually met through mutual friends in nashville. >> let's put that picture up again. i need to look a little bit more. wow! great wedding picture. >> yeah. we went to the caribbean, we just -- we got married in the water on a sandbar. it was the most amazing thing ever. it was the most incredible -- >> how did you know that this was going to be the guy for you, kelly? >> you know, it's funny, because i was never the girl that was going to get married. i didn't believe in it. i had never seen the right marriage. and so i just didn't know that it was out there. and god placed kyle in my life and completely just swept me off my feet and i just -- i fell head over heels for him. i did. and he's a keeper. >> how did he propose to you? >> he proposed down in -- we were at a friend's place in rosemary beach. actually, at that time he had

got -- we had got our own little place down there and he proposed on the beach in rosemary. it was so beautiful. >> is married life what you expected? is it kind of -- >> it's so much better. it's so much better. >> yeah? >> you know, i think it's so important when you get married that you marry your best friend. and that's the thing. i know people say that all the time, but it's so true. you have to marry your best friend. and i did. and so it's really, really a beautiful thing and i never -- i never knew this kind of love existed until i met him. and he totally changed my whole -- my whole outlook on marriage and love and what we can have and what we have. so beautiful. he's great. i'll have to bring him next time. >> we have to meet him. he just seems so sweet. so if you guys are all -- i know you've got your cell phone here. >> i do. >> i got my cell phone here. today is national unplug today. you're supposed to -- >> unplug your -- >> are you one of those crazy tweeter, texter? >> i do like to tweet but i'm

really electronically ignorant, to be honest. >> what's your ring tone? >> my ring tone. >> when i call you, what would it be? >> let's see. let me pull it up. ♪ >> what is that? who is that? >> ernest. >> ernest who? >> tub! country's come to town, y'all. yaw! ee ha! >> country's come to town. when you're away from your husband, like i don't know, you're here on the show -- is he in town or somewhere else? >> lord only knows. >> so do you keep in touch? do you guys call every now and then? >> we talk every now and then. we try to -- we talk all the time. i'm honestly not a big phone person. >> you're not. >> i'm not.

i much rather talk to someone in person and make eye contact with them. >> me, too. the texting -- we're going to do a segment coming up talking about how we're a little disconnected but i think that is something like this, we're losing this part. >> we're losing communication skills. people don't know how to talk to people anymore. they're used to texting and emails and they're not used to verbal communication at all. >> everything's in 140 characters. but you do sweet and i follow you. >> i follow you, too. where we going? >> we're doing "today's voice contest," with kids 6 to 18 and they submit their -- 8 to 16. i'm sorry. they submit their videos. we're going to judge them. we're not allowed to see them. just cover up your eyes. let's listen to one of our young kiddies. ♪

>> okay. >> is that the "phantom of the opera"? >> what did you think? >> i thought it was good. i mean i can't sing opera music obviously. but -- yeah. >> you thought it was good? >> what do you think? >> i thought it was fine. let's listen to one more. ♪ ♪ >> what do you think? >> i couldn't really hear it. >> you couldn't hear it that well? okay. >> what are y'all laughing at? no. go ahead. next?

it was good. hey, it takes a lot of guts to send in something like that. >> it really does. >> to put yourself out there for people to pick apart and whatnot. >> you're right. courage. >> i give them props. i read an article recently -- a willie nelson interview and he talks about what he does to keep his voice. sing all the time. if you don't use it, you lose it. sing all the time. >> what do you sing in the shower? >> i mean -- whatever's in my head that day. you know. i kind of go all over the place. >> anything special lately? >> i've been rockin' some kitty wells and some loretta lynn and tammy wynette. i like old-school country. >> got anything you can sing this second? >> what do you want to hear? >> something old country. ♪ it wasn't god who made honky-tonk angels ♪ ♪ as you sing the words of your song ♪ ♪ too many times married men think they're still single ♪

♪ that has made a many good girl to go wrong ♪ >> wow! you can rock it! it is time for a thing we love to do here called bobbie's buzz. >> you look beautiful! >> thank you. i have a girl crush. i want to take you home and put you in a bird cage or something. so we're clearly best friends because i also think that the feet are to display art. i love shoes. so i do love your shoes. i brought you a little gift. i'm going to explain this. >> thank you! >> it's sandalista. for $24 will let you upload a picture and create your own flip-flops. kathie lee always complains my picture looks airbrushed so i picked the worst picture of myself and put our pictures just to show you -- >> look at our little faces. look at you. >> flip-flop season is around

the corner so everyone can get in on this, even dad for father's day. i know have you tweeted pictures of your blinged-out shoes. this is called bling is the new black. they send you a strip can you attach to the bottom of your shoe so when you are look you have a little flick of bling and don't have to pay hundreds of dollars. then if someone's getting married, like yourself, if you want a little something blue, you can get "i do" on the bottom of your shoes and he can do "me too" or "why me?" or help me. but there's also, last but not least, everyone who does love heels and wants to wear them three times longer more comfortable, this is a shift insert that shifts your weight and helps you be more comfortable. you take that home. >> thanks! >> bobbie thomas! now usually kath does the friday funny. we'd like for you to pinch-hit since you're here and it's

friday. you got your jokes? >> are you ready? >> girl, give them to me. what do you got? >> why did the blonde stare at the orange juice. >> why did the blonde stare at the orange juice. >> i don't know. why? >> you really don't know? because it said concentrate! woo! >> go for another one. i'm ready. >> how do you get a blonde to climb on the roof? >> i don't know. how do you get a blonde to climb on the roof. >> i can't believe you don't know this. >> what's the answer? >> tell her that the drinks are on the house. it works for me. >> you got one more? >> i got one more for you. how do you get a blonde to stay in the shower all day? >> how do you get a blonde to stay in the shower all day? >> lend her your body of shampoo that says, lather, rinse, repeat. >> you rocked it, girl!

all right, thank you. we've got a big, big show. if you can't remember anybody's phone number without checking your cell, you're going to need to get your head out of the clouds and come chat with us. we'll be right back after this.

do you remember back in the day when we actually had to memorize somebody's phone number and we couldn't just hit speed dial on our cell phones? >> not really. >> don't make me feel old. >> from iphones to e-mail, we are outsourcing our memory expecting that anything we need to know will be saved online. >> so how tied up are we with technology? "time" magazine recently tackled the topic in the article "your head is in the clouds." jeffrey cluger is here with dr. janet taylor. it happens to me with the dialing thing. because i know probably now five phone numbers by heart but all the rest that i used to -- i remember my phone number from when i was 6 years old but i don't remember people's phone numbers now. there's something happening, isn't there? >> there is. we've become completely

dependent on our machines and the reason is, when we know information is stored, the brain takes the path of least resistance and says, all right, i've got that on a post-it note, on my computer, in my iphone, i don't have to remember it anymore. now that's great in terms of conserving brain energy. it is not so good in terms of building a fund of knowledge. >> absolutely. you think about it, that's what computers do or phones in storage but you miss the face to face, the emotional connection that's really key for memory, is the experience. >> it's almost the way we used to do with -- used to add numbers up and multiply them. then when calculators were out you didn't have to know how to divide. >> you don't have to do any of the work. >> what kind of harm is happening to us? why is it such a terrible thing? >> well, the worst thing about it is that we lose critical skills, we lose analytical skills. our writer in this story wonderfully phrased it, she said you can't google context. so simply because you have --

you build this sort of trivial pursuit sort of fund of knowledge but it is a mile wide and inch deep. what you really need is to practice your reasoning skills. >> it is reasoning and learning also. because there's something in the brain called plasticity that we know the brain continues to make connections but that what happens when you are learning something new, reading a novel that's richly descriptive which you miss when you just google something for five minutes. >> because i think when we were kids, you had to look something up in an encyclopedia kind of thing. >> you don't even have to buy a book anymore. >> you really don't. are young kids now -- we always say how do they not know that? are they at a real disadvantage growing up in the future or age since all kids are kind of in the same boat is it a so-what factor? >> they're certainly at a disadvantage compared to oldsters like me -- i won't say "like us." because when you had to look at an encyclopedia you had a lot of serendipitous knowledge, you flipped through, stumbled on to other pages. if you just go straight to the detail you want on google, you get none of the secondary stuff.

>> technology is here to stay, it will get bigger and quicker. as parents we have to remind kids to look at us face to face, eye contact. >> eye contact. >> really, even when they're texting, how did you feel about it? you think about good times with a girlfriend. it wasn't like that text you sent me was great, it was like when we were hanging out, we saw this and had so much fun. >> i do feel like we're missing out. >> people don't know how to communicate anymore. you know, even now going and sitting in a job interview, just having the skill and the ability to have a conversation with a person and not a screen. >> i have to tell you i was in starbucks and ordering coffee, the kids don't look at you in the eye they're like can i help you. they're down here. but i'm up here. because they're so used to a screen. they read books on a screen. everything is on a screen. >> life becomes transactional instead of relational. suddenly we do things with clicks and we do things with returns and there's no give and take. >> but the article in "time" is fascinating. thanks for coming. >> thank you.

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time for our weekly installment of "3-2-1 live with sara haines." >> sara's across the street with a great crowd of fans ready to ask their most pressing questions. >> we saw them dancing. what do you have for us? >> we found a southerner for you guys to start you off. this is ellen from south carolina. >> hi, hoda and kelly. >> hey, honey. >> we know you're both from the south and we're also from columbia, south carolina visiting -- most of us for the first time. >> oh, great! >> just want to know what your favorite thing do in new york is. >> oh, my gosh -- the shopping, the food, the food's amazing here. i love italian food. i love new york pizza. >> the pizza is crazy. also, it's always great just to make sure you poke into central

park and do a little loop. it is a beautiful time. >> the shows. there's always amazing broadway shows going on. >> if you can see one show today, one of the best ones we've seen is called "once." it is a 10, a home run. you'll love it. thanks. >> next up, we've got suzanne from michigan. >> hi, guys. hoda, i just wanted to ask you, my kids and i just spent two years in cairo and we loved it. we were wondering, we know your parents are from there originally. have you been able to get back there and if you have, what's your favorite thing do there in egypt? >> i went several years ago. i have a lot of relatives who still live there and i just love it. it is one of those places that's always felt like home because my relatives are there. when we go we do the traditional stuff. we always go by the pyramids and we do all the basic stuff. it is a beautiful place. i'm sorry it's undergoing so much political turmoil right now but it is a great spot. sara, thanks, guys. still to come -- i think you're going to be interested in this next story because the hot

blonde half of the dukes of hazzard john snyder. he's got a project he's crazy about. then if your doorbell isn't giving you the ring you're looking for, we have fixes for that and other pesky house problems. >> who are these two kids? >> we are hopping on the trend train with easter fashions after your local news.

we are back with more on this try-day, friday. we are rounding out our country music week with country superstar kelly pickler, doing a fine job filling in for kathie lee. >> thank you very much. i'm so honored to be here. >> you are rockin' it. you probably remember this icon from the '80s from the dukes of hazzard. >> but in real life john went on to start the children's miracle network charity. >> in his latest role he plays the father of an adopted teen searching for her birth mother in "october baby."

>> i said stay out of it. >> i know how you must feel. >> you have no idea how you must feel about this and you have no idea until you have a daughter of your own so stay out of it. >> she's not your daughter. and she has every right to find out who she is. >> i'm going to make this very simple. you stay away from my daughter. you don't call her, you make no contact whatsoever. you understand me? >> woo. you're a tough dad. >> you got to be a tough dad. especially when you have daughters. you got to be. >> this is an interesting movie called "october baby." what drew you to the role? what was it about it? >> it is about a segment of the population that i'd never even heard of before. there are two words that i got to on page 10 that i had never heard put forth -- it was abortion survivor. i didn't know. because that's what our daughter is. we adopted her because she's a survivor of a failed abortion attempt. i had never heard of that. when i got there i had to reread

it because my mind said, wait a minute, that doesn't make any sense. but, yes, it does. now it makes a whole lot of sense. >> we were talking about there are a lot of big movies out that are coming out right around now, "the hunger games" is big and "lorax" has been huge for many weeks. this is a small budget movie. >> micro. micro. i just heard that on fandango, number three must-see, "october baby." unbelievable. >> this a pg move? >> pg-13 because of the content. what it is really about is healing and forgiveness. it is a movie that talks about what everybody really needs. if you're harboring something against somebody, it is a tremendous burden you're carrying and it is killing you. someone this morning said it was great quote, "why would i continue to drink a poison waiting for you to die?" that's what that is. >> when i'm looking at you and i know are you talking about this movie, i can't stop thinking

about the dukes of hazzard. >> i know! >> it's a little weird. >> i'm a little weird. >> do people associate you with that role? >> i'm not far from here. i'm from new york. >> what do people ask you about the most? >> honestly it depends upon the age. because little kids will, but there's a whole other group that talk to me about smallville all the time. but, yeah. people will talk about that and so many people saw "october baby" during the test. you don't get in 400 screens unless you test it really well. they said, that's not -- is that the guy from -- no. that's not really him, is it? so it's actually a wonderful thing. "dukes" is still doing great. >> we wish you great luck with this movie. again sounds great. >> "october baby" in a theater near you and if it's not there, ask them to bring it in. >> it will open up today. up next, your little ones will make a big statement with easter fashions.

these kids are so cute. right after this.

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it is time for "today's style." easter is just a couple of weeks ago. whether your tot loved to get dolled up or hates it, there are lots of outfits to help them dress to impress. >> amy goodman author of "wear this toss that." >> hey, girl. you got some trends popping out there? >> we do. still trends you can still get in time for easter and wear beyond the holiday as well. so you're going to see that throughout all our fashions today. >> pay very close attention to the models out there because there is an nbc connection to almost every single one. first out we have rhea, and 3-year-old matthew. come on out. >> oh, hi! >> they're wearing our diane von furstenberg collection from gap kids.

she's got daisies in her hair as well. i love fresh flowers, incorporating it for easter. actually the little gorgeous espadrilles are also part of the collection. >> quit it. look at the shoes. >> matthew here, i love bright colors on boys. don't be afraid to put boys in brights. these are from h&m. the pants and the shirt. we have a great fed dora hat to balance it out with a neutral. >> and a sucker to accessorize. >> okay, kids, thank you! bye! bye, matthew. grab his hand. coming up now, jemma and dorian. they are the children of nbc producers of bob and gale martin. >> i love the fact that jemma is very on trend wearing the polka dots. the dress and jacket is on sale at kohl's for $36.

i love doing the unexpected with the headband which i got for old navy for under a dollar. our little purse substitutes in for the easter basket. she can put her toys in there. dashing dorian. let me tell you a story -- >> dashing, very smokin' hot. >> he's so handsome in head-to-toe jcpenney. but the key is they're all separates. you can add the seasonal vest for $20. if you have the vest, add a pop of color with the turquoise shirt and tie together, all $20. >> you guys look great. >> nice job, jemma and dorian. >> everybody's loving their close-ups today. >> florals are next. come on, girls. >> notice the first look here is fresh tropical floral. that's really in this season. she's wearing a look from bloomingdale's. i love adding a blazer on top of a dress because with the spring weather you don't know if it will be hot or cold.

she will stay warm, with alexa, this is a look from nordstrom. i love the floral ruffle skirt. neon colors are really in but they're not age appropriate for all but for tweens they are. we put a nice dash of a neon belt there. notice both the girls are wearing sandals or thongs here. i say no to the flip-flops but elevated and updated thong is a very appropriate for easter. you don't get the pancake slapping sound of the heels. >> look how cute you two are. thank you, girls. >> best friends. sweet! >> did you guys plan that? that was cute. next out we have one of our favorite producers with her cute little baby. >> her brand-new baby boy making his "today" show debut. >> he's zonked out! >> he's actually wearing an adorable complete ensemble from burlington coat factory for under $15. i just want to say, looks absolutely gorgeous. lace, overlay and tangerine tango from lord & taylor.

gorgeous hat from burlington coat factory for $30. shoes from t.j. maxx. >> dad's looking pretty good himself. >> the khaki pants but the unexpected touch here is the marshall shirt and mint green tie from lord & taylor. i didn't want to make him look like an easter egg but i did want to bring in those citrus tones using greens and orange that matches his gorgeous wife. the shoes? $40 for him. >> quit it. >> suede loafers, marshall. so classy. as a family we did the color blocking theme here but they don't seem overly matchy matchy. >> we miss you. come back. we're going to bring in all of our models. let's see everybody. come on in. you guys, that was terrific. you pulled it off. thank you. thanks to everybody. you guys look really cute. next, don't waste your money on a professional. we'll ask lou some questions. he has your answers right after this.

good morning. we've been tracking a storm all week long, moving across the country and it's finally getting into the east as we head through the day today. showers across the great lakes, some thunderstorms, as well. all the way into the east coast. that does include new york city and boston, into washington, d.c., if you're enjoying the cherry blossoms, take your umbrella along. 77 in atlanta. with the clouds around, our temperatures will drop a bit. 62 in new york, but for this time of year, not bad at all when it comes to the warmth. 76 in kansas city. cooler in the west as another storm moves in. we'll be tracking that as it sags into southern california. sunday, more rain in los angeles. chance of showers eventually into san diego, as well. but the middle of the country, look how quiet we are here, as all the weather moves off to the east and eventually by monday we'll be done with that storm.

temperatures on sunday, 80 in kansas, look at 85 there in dallas. even in the wake of all that rain, we're not going to cool off that much. 60 in los angeles. new york city and l.a., in the same temperature range. rain moving into the plains. we'll clear out here, but cooling off behind that system at only 55 in places like new york city. 48 by tuesday. a dive after that cool air swings in. 56 in d.c. 70s in the southeast. and those showers will linger around the lakes. on wednesday, that will push into the northeast with a chance of rain on the way. 59 in san francisco. that next system settling in to the northwest, keeping things unsettled, next week. you can wake up with al weekdays at 6:00 a.m. meatball marinara with pepperoni is amazing.

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it's time for a new series we're calling "ask lou." we have all have those pesky problems around the house we don't know how to handle. >> we've enlisted the help of house smart's lou manfredini who is here to apc your questions. >> mr. lou, how are you? >> terrific, terrific. >> our first question is from john. what is the best way to hang a heavy mirror on the wall if i can't find a stud? >> that's a good question. >> i really would prefer if you find a stud but if you can't and they're just not there, you want to find some really high-quality hollow wall anchors. these are by a company called itw. these in particular, these toggle locks, can hold up to 100 pounds. if i show you on the back, i'll flip this around, this toggle lock goes in there and once this goes through and you put the screw there, this gets tightened up against the back of the

drywall and will hold up to 100 pounds. mirror is not going to be that heavy but you put a couple of those and you can really get great long strength and it goes in just with a phillip's screwdriver. >> next a question from monica. seems like a simple question -- how do i install a doorbell? wireless doorbell. doorbells are problematic because you have to do wires. this is a wireless system. battery operated on both ends. hang it inside the house, you're done. less than $20. >> i think that's our doorbell! actually. >> here's a question. >> from kat. how do i replace or fix the grout in my shower tile? >> if the grout is rough and you need to remove a lot of it, you use this tool. this thing with this blade, it won't hurt me if i grab it but i can go on there, it moves at 10,000 revolutions a minute. this thing is about $99. if you have a small one, this is by a company called home max. if you just have a couple tiles.

you just use something called elbow grease. you remember that? you go back and forth like this. the key with any of this is remove the grout so you have that gap inside there. so then if you mix some up, you take a thing called a grout float like this. work it back and forth to put the grout back inside. okay? this can be kind of messy. but then once you go from there, i have a sponge right here real quick and a little bit of water. wipe it down and regrout it and you're done. >> next one, samantha has a problem with water spots. she says water spots on the ceiling. i've painted over and over but as soon as the paint dries, she sees those pesky water spots again. she's used different paints. what should we do? >> she needs a better primer. when there are fires and smoke damage like crazy, what the professionals go for is bin. this is bull's-eye primer. there is an alcohol base which i like better than the water base, even though it is a chemical, you have for have been careful.

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restaurants in san diego. most importantly our tip for the home viewers is how to cook fish with skin on it and how to make it extra good and extra crispy. we'll do a little scoring right there. >> what kind of fish do have you there? >> some nice southern california black rock cod. we're going to go down on that. this side, little salt and pepper right here. >> wow, look at your style. >> the idea behind here is you want to keep the skin tight and we don't want to cook it too fast. it is the old idea of the brick oven roasted chicken. we'll do saute pan. >> you stick the pan on top of the -- >> i'm not trying to squeeze the moisture out, just trying to squeeze the skin down. can you come it almost entirely all the way right here on the stove top. >> yeah! there we go. >> come on, fancy. >> then we're going to do a little butter right here, turn up the heat. i love your burners you got going on there. we just want to coat this fish with just a little bit of that butter. see that skin right there?

>> that looks good. >> what's cooking in the other pan? >> right there, mushrooms, beautiful hedgehogs with black trumpets, oysters, we have a little spring onion, a little bit of garlic. now the idea is to get some great caramelization. this is what it's going to look like. >> how long you cooking that for? >> until i get that nice brown rich, natural sugars. that's what's cooking in this. >> smells delicious. >> wine from the beautiful state of california. >> of course you do. >> we like wine. >> you ladies love wine out here. >> we'll make a little pan sauce. turn up my heat a little bit more. put the wine in there, burn off the alcohol. you have the skills. i see you sauteing those mushrooms. >> burn out the alcohol? >> burn out the alcohol. it's really good to drink. you just put a little bit of the bottle in there so you have plenty to drink with it. we stir that in right there. absolutely gorgeous. >> that looks great. >> so that becomes what you stick on the fish? >> we're kind of going to put it around the fish because we have that beautiful nice crispy skin.

that looks great. we going to be able to try that? >> yes, we are. >> tell us about the other dishes you've got real quick. >> also we have cauliflower brown butter, kalamata olives on that just cooked on the stovetop. >> let me try a little bite. we want to say, it is our good friend nameless' birthday this weekend. one of our producers. we would like to wish miss jo ann lamarca a happy birthday. come all the way in. we have a little cake. we tease you, we rib you, we love you. >> oh! >> and we love you. >> give her another one. >> you guys, don't smell the cake. don't smell it. i want to thank kelly pickler for being an a-1 co-host. thank you for rounding out the week.