welcome back on a wednesday morning, the 11th of april, 2012. we have a huge spring break crowd starting their day with us here in rockefeller plaza. boy the spring break just does not end. >> it's a rolling spring break. >> all of these nice young people hanging out with us. i'm ann curry along with carl quintanilla, al roker and savannah guthrie. more on the latest on alec baldwin. >> the 30 rock star was granted a temporary restraining order against the canadian actress who's charged with stalking the actor. we're going to get new details on that situation in just a few mopes. >> first we're going to be

checking in with our "today's money 911" all-stars. they've got advice on your questions, whether you're struggling to pay off debt, wondering about the smartest thing to do with your tax refund. if you're going to get one. >> also ahead the bad habits of good people. everybody has things that their significant other does that kind of irritate them. either they're messy, perhaps, burping, also on our list, people who use their forks as a back scratcher. that was a common complaint. >> i don't believe that. we're going to talk about how you can address these without making them feel terrible. >> let's go inside and get a check of the top stories. >> good morning, everyone. a tsunami warning is being lifted for indonesia this morning following that massive earthquake offshore and powerful aftershocks. panicked residents ran for safer ground. nbc's ian williams is in

bangkok, thailand. ian this was felt over a widespread area. >> that's right, natalie. it was felt all around the indian ocean. thanks to those alerts, those tsunami alerts are being lifted. and there is an enormous sense of relief here that we didn't see a repeat of that terrible 2004 disaster when a quarter million people died in the resulting tsunami. scientists say this may be what they call a lateral quake. the earth moving sideways instead of up and down which doesn't generate a tsunami of the same sort of strength. we did see a small tsunami four inches, that's all here in thailand. where the alert stayed in place because of those strong aftershocks. now the norths are also breathing a sigh of relief because this was the first big test of an early warning system that was set up across the region after 2004. and people do seem to have

heeded the warnings from that system and have moved to higher ground, to have listened to the authorities, and there is relief that that worked. that people got out of harm's way. at the end of the day after such a powerful quake we didn't see the repeat of that 2004 tsunami. natalie? >> a huge relief there. ian williams in bangkok, thailand. thank you. in southern peru this morning, crews rescued nine miners who had been trapped underground for almost a week. they'd been stuck in the mine since a partial collapse last thursday. the special prosecutor looking into the shooting of florida teen trayvon martin says she will make an announcement in the case by friday. neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman says he shot martin in self-defense. the special prosecutor will decide if zimmerman should be charged. meantime his attorneys say they are no longer representing zimmerman as a client, saying they don't know where he is. republican mitt romney says rick santorum will keep playing an important role in party politics. on tuesday santorum suspended his presidential campaign but

vowed to state in the fight to defeat president obama. santorum and romney agreed to meet soon. meanwhile newt gingrich and ron paul say they are still in the race. this morning at the white house the president is intensifying his push for the so-called buffett rule. the measure argues wealthy americans should not pay taxes at a lower rate than middle-class taxpayers pay. new details on the woman accused of stalking actor alec baldwin. mara schiavocampo has more. >> good morning. this is where the arrest went down. alec baldwin says sunday night, 40-year-old actress genevieve sabourin showed up here at his new york city apartment building demanding to see the actor. the "30 rock" star says that's the third time in two weeks that she showed up somewhere uninvited and that she was also cyber stalking him. genevieve sabourin was calm and collected leaving manhattan criminal court monday evening, after being arraigned for allegedly stalking actor alec baldwin.

nbc news has obtained court documents detailing the alleged harassment. that baldwin says got so bad he had to change his phone number. the "30 rock" star claims sabourin e-mailed him 12 times in five days, even after he told her to leave him alone. writing, quote, need you now, please alec, come and pick me up now. i am less than 10 minutes away from you tonight. say i do to me. and in another message, i need to start my new life with my new name, my new career, in my new country, help my newly husband. in her e-mails, sabourin expressed excitement about, quote creating genevieve baldwin. but it was not to be. the 54-year-old alec baldwin who went through a notoriously ugly divorce from oscar winning actress kim basinger in the '90s did just get engaged. but it was to 28-year-old yoga instructor hilaria thomas. the very weekend of his engagement he told police sabourin showed up at his long island weekend home.

>> from the prosecutor's perspective, not only does the prosecutor need to show that anyone would have been in fear of this woman's conduct but that alec baldwin himself was in fear of this woman's behavior. >> reporter: baldwin also says sabourin showed up uninvited and unannounced at an event he was hosting in new york city. but the defense paints a different picture. saying baldwin and sabourin had, quote, a mutual relationship. they were communicating back and forth with one another, e-mails, phone calls, text messages, going in both directions. >> i'm proud to live in this great country. >> reporter: baldwin and sabourin met on the set of the box office flop in 2002. he made a cameo and she worked as his publicist. baldwin acknowledges they had dinner once in 2010, but a source close to him said he did it to give the struggling actress some career advice. a new york police source says the two actually had dinner twice. >> when the story first hit, many people thought this was a random woman that had never met

alec baldwin before. as it turns out, the two of them had shared a meal or two, yet they weren't close enough friends that it would be acceptable for genevieve to knock on alec baldwin's door unannounced. >> reporter: sabourin has been charged with aggravated harassment and stalking. she pled not guilty at her arraignment and her next court date is may 14th. the judge also issued a temporary order of protection for baldwin. >> mara schiavocampo in new york. it was just the right spot for a young leopard in tacoma washington, now a month old. this endangered leopard cub enjoyed not only a good meal but a good scratch, as you see there, at the point defiance zoo and aquarium. so cute. all right. seven minutes past the hour right now. you're up to date with news and cute things. let's turn it over to al to check your weather. >> rub me under my chin. i'll do the same thing. >> okay. >> let's find out what we've got for you for today. first of all, we're talking about really chilly conditions, temperatures in the upper 20s,

the low to mid 30s, even upper 40s as far south as atlanta. we've got frost and freeze watches and warnings, frost advisories heading down into central georgia and alabama. then out west we've got more rain stretching from san diego all the way up to seattle, as mountain snows in the sierra and the cascade mountains, rainfall amounts generally about half an inch to a quarter of an inch. snowfall amounts anywhere from 6 to 12 inches stretching from reno all the way down into the central california mountains. >> good morning. the weather should be quiet for the morning commute. we have a chance for a rain shower in the forecast. the best chance would

time now for "today's money 911." your financial topics from worries about debt to savings we've got the answers for you. jean chatzky is "today's" financial editor and the author of "money rules: the simple path to lifelong security." farnoosh for onby is the host of financially hit on yahoo and sharon epperson is cnbc's personal finance correspondent. good to see you ladies. >> good to be here. >> we're going to go to skype. we've got barbara skyping in from ann arbor, michigan. barbara, good morning. what's your question? >> good morning. i've been in medical treatment for about two years and although well insured i've accumulated about $8,000 in hospital bills. since i'm unemployed and i do want to pay the bill and do the right thing. i was wondering can i withdraw

money from an i.r.a. account that i have without penalty to pay this bill? >> >> you may be able to do that. you have to prove that you're disabled. and i'm assuming that you probably have the documentation in order to do that. the question is do you actually need to do that? and before you withdraw the money from your i.r.a. i want you to go to this hospital and i want you to talk to them about a payment plan or other things that might be able to make the payments tenable for you without having to pull the money out of your i.r.a. i mean above all you don't want this to be an additional stress on you. so make it as easy on yourself as possible and you hope that you get better really soon. >> thank you. >> a lot of hospitals have public advocates. >> exactly. >> barbara good luck and best of health. now let's go to the phones. we've got joseph in atlanta calling in. joseph, good morning and what's your question. >> good morning. i inherited a coin collection i

want to sell. how do i find a dealer who will give me a fair price? and how do i know whether the silver or the coin's uniqueness is more valuable? >> that's a really good question. >> good morning. i would have a good resource for you. it's the american numismatic association. they're website is money.org. they tell me that you should call their number 800-514-coin. their website is under a little bit of maintenance right now. but call that number 800-514-coin and they're going to refer you to some local dealers in the georgia area that are members of the ana. the dealers follow the same code of ethics that all their dealers follow across the country. you want to meet with at least a couple dealers. they'll appraise your coin collection, factor in the current price of silver, but based on the rarity of your collection, they'll incorporate that. additionally i would attend a fair or a coin convention and

actually the georgia chapter of the ana is having a fair this month, the end of the month. i just looked it up for you. go to gamoney.org and you'll be able to find out how to get there and all the details. hopefully you'll make some money. >> a few of the coins, perhaps, just as a kind of investment. everyone's looking at another way to invest these days and that's a great, great idea to keep that coin collection, at least part of it longer-term. >> all right. thanks so much. juliette is right here in the bronx. good morning. >> good morning, al. and thank you, panel. my question is, should i use my entire tax refund to pay down my credit card debt, or should i save it if i can afford to pay more than the minimum each month? >> i have a couple questions for juliette. first of all i wonder how much credit card debt do you have and how much do you think your refund is going to be? >> well i have a little under

$5,000 in the debt and my refund should be about $3500. >> and do you have emergency savings already or retirement savings, anything? >> yes, i do. i have emergency savings. >> that would be my first thing to make sure you have enough emergency savings. your interest rates on the credit card debt is going to be higher than you're going to get on a retirement savings account. i would pay down that debt as much as you can. what i would continue to do is make the monthny payments that you're making to the credit card issuer now to yourself. open a roth i.r.a. start putting that money into a retirement savings account for yourself where you can take that money out any time you want and at 59 1/2 take it out tax free and make sure that when you do get this refund, it is such a big refund, you don't want that. you want to try to break even when tax time comes. go to eirs.gov. make sure you have the right

withholdings. if you do want that refund, you can actually do it directly. direct deposit to an i.r.a. so once you open that i.r.a. next year to get a refund put that money straight into that retirement savings account. >> this way no relatives get burned. let's go to skype. what's your question? >> when my husband and i moved we were able to buy a foreclosed home we're fixing up. now that he is close to graduating we're selling the house and expect to come out with a $50,000 gain. we would like to know the widest thing to do with that money? should we use it to help pay down student loans? use it for a down payment on a future home or use it to start -- help start up a practice? >> good for them. >> it's fantastic. nearly you have a rack for real estate. you may want to continue down that vein. right now i like option number three. i think you should work on building your income.

and the way that you're going to build your income which could buy you a home in the future and pay down those student loans in greater regard in the future is to get into that optometry practice and really gear up and start earning some money so you can satisfy all of these goals down the road. keep a finger in real estate. warren buffett wants to buy a million homes. >> the own version of flipping house. now back to the phone lines. we've got veronica, chicago, illinois. your question? >> good morning. every year my husband and i attend some type of gala and tickets are normally $ 00 plus. we also buy raffle tickets during the events for cash prizes and trips. is any of this tax deductible? >> farnoosh? >> a few things. the ticket that you purchase to attend the gala, part of that may be tax deductible. probably not all of it. sometimes on the ticket the organization will say this costs $200 but the tax deductible

portion is maybe only $100. if that number is not on the ticket, it's how much the organization paid to have you there. how much your meal cost, entertainment. fair market value of the goods and services that you receive at that gala to be subtracted from the purchase price of the ticket and that amount is what you can report on your tax return. and those raffle tickets, i'm sorry to say, are not tax deductible. the irs considers raffle tickets just like lottery tickets games of chance. if you win something great. if you do win something you probably have to report that as income on your return. so it's a double hit. >> but she's giving back. >> yes. >> very nice. >> and that's to support the organizations. so that's always good. >> thank you so much. coming up next, are you grossed out by your partner's messy habits? have you had breakfast yet? we'll tell you how to handle the delicate subject for those minor annoyances become major. and then later on "today's style," finding the perfect spring jacket. after these messages.

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this morning on "today's relationships" your partner's annoying habits. does being overly messy, leaving the toilet seat up or hogging the remote control sound familiar to you? dr. gail saltz is a psychiatrist and "today" contributor. she's going to tell us how to handle those unpleasant behaviors before they stink up the relationship. we need you. >> it's easy to giggle about some of these things but annoying habits can become anything issues in a relationship. >> they can. it's a matter of how it's dealt with. so these are human behaviors that everybody has. i admit. i have scratched my back with a fork. >> i was going to get to that. >> i have done it. but not in public. so the point is the public starts, you know, first your partner is somebody that you were romancing and you don't do these things in front of. and then your partner becomes somebody you just sort of let it all hang out with but you still

want them to feel sexually attracted to you. >> let's show a list of some of the top annoying habits. i was surprised to see using a fork to scratch the back was really high on the list. >> and don't eat with it afterwards. >> and does it work? >> just kidding. >> that's the problem. >> many of these things are what i would call issues that needs to come out. things go out. it's human. but you try not to do it in front of the person that you care about, and it's misinterpreted as you don't respect me or you don't care about how i feel because you do it. and that's when it can degenerate into a nagging cyclical thing that can end very badly. >> let's go through some of the common complaints people have. the first is not paying attention to the other. >> right. so i want to talk to you, honey, and you are talking to the top of my head. because i am texting. i am on the computer. and you know, it makes you feel not paid attention to. what you need to do is device a

code word that basically says, hey, this moment matters with me. so break off whatever you're doing. if i say, banana. or whatever it is. you know, you have some method with each other so that that doesn't happen. >> maybe the code word could be fork. depending on the relationship. now being overly messy. >> yeah, well, you know, the trail of wherever you've been. i know where you've been because there are the dishes. there are the clothes. people when they come in they want to relax at first and this is their way of sort of marking their territory almost in a very primitive way. you need to say, hey, i just need a time frame for when those things will be gone because i know you don't expect me to clean them. >> we have less than a minute. having bad manners. we've kind of talked about that. being a control freak. >> the remote control. it's only mine. this is about a power struggle. you need to find a way to share and divide the power. >> you say first of all be aware of the problem. isn't that the issue that you are aware of the problem? >> the problem is the person

who's doing it might not be aware of the problem. you may be nagging and criticizing them all the time and they don't know it's this one habit that's really driving you nuts. >> prioritize. >> you can't pick on everything. you have to have one or two things that really matter and let the rest go. >> make a habit, trade. >> guess what, you have bad habits, too. he gets to pick one, you get to pick one. that's the thing you're going to work on. >> emphasize the positive. you love this person after all, right? >> or remind yourself why you loved them in the first place and put that deposit away. >> dr. gail saltz. >> and coming up, you've got kids, he's got kids. how do you make it work when you're living under one roof? we've got help. [ male announcer ] this one goes out to all the allergy muddlers.

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they're being called heroes. the teenage boys who sprung into action when a school bus driver lost consciousness. one grabbed the wheel and steered the bus to safety. another brought it to a stop. it's an amazing story. we're going to talk to those young heroes, all of 13 years old, tomorrow here on "today." >> wow. >> cool, calm and collected to handle that situation. seventh graders. i mean to be able to do that it's unbelievable. coming up in this half hour, families these days, you know they come in all shapes and sizes, and when it comes to remarriages more often or not one or both partners are bringing kids into the equation. so how do you make a yours, mine and ours brady bunch family

blended together? we've got some good advice for you coming up. >> the brady bunch. >> also ahead we've got some fashion advice, whether they're looking for a splash of color or maybe a slimming style, we will check out some trendy spring jackets and they'll fit your budget, too. >> and in the kitchen this morning, we are roasting a chicken. >> hmm. >> but this is a young, hip chef's take on a classic dish. spruced up. simple to pull off. >> i thought you were calling the chicken young and hip. >> it was. >> it was at a raid last night. >> hopes and dreams. >> let's get a check of the weather. how depressing. al. >> so sad. well, let's see if we can -- >> it's yummy, though. >> brighten the day with your forecast. for "today" we've got a risk of strong storms out in the west texas. we've got showers from southern california right along the -- up to the pacific northwest coast. wet weather in the southeast. sunny, but a little cooler in the mid-mississippi river

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magazine. good morning. >> good morning. >> we're taking a look at some great variations of the an anorak which is a dressed up style these days. >> the anorak, the reason we like it so much as a spring jacket, it's very functional, lots of pockets, but it has a feminine siloate because it has a draw string waist. >> let's start with the first one you say is the best for slimming. it's going to make you look skinny, girls. >> bridget is wearing a great anorak style jacket from kohl'ses for $78. what makes this one so nice is it's a very thin nylon. it really just glides over the silhouette without adding any volume. it brings in any loose fabric. >> this is vera wang kohl's brand. >> this is simply vera wang. >> adorable. and you compare it with the print. i like how she's even glammed up a bit with the pocketbook. >> that's right. this fabric hopefully you can

tell has a loot of sheen to it so it makes it luxurious. so the luxury factor of it complements a very pretty floral dress, and of course some metallics with the clutch. >> sporty, romantic and modern all in the same outfit. we love it. thanks so much, bridget. you look great. >> next is what you say is the best color. for this spring and our model is audrey. come on out, audrey. >> audrey's wearing a great citrus tangerine jacket. and what's nice about this is it's a waterproof jacket. you can tell it has a little bit more heft than the previous jacket. this is a great jacket to wear outdoors. of course, and of course you know, it's an unexpected way to wear the color of the year which is the tangerine. >> right. >> and you know the way to wear it so that it's not so overwhelming is to pair it with neutrals as we have here with these great pair of denim shorts. then there's a fun print top and a pretty mint green purse that adds a nice touch of fun. >> i would never think to put mint green with the manage win. now you can try anything.

>> exactly. and it's a bit of a softer way as opposed to wearing it with a bright, vibrant color. >> thank you so much, audrey. next, it's cropped sleeve jacket. a lot of people think, how do you really wear that? let's see how you paired it on laura. come on out, laura. >> laura is a wearing a great crop sleeve jacket. as you said. from forever 21. only $32. all these jackets are under $100. >> they're unbelievable. >> it's a great-looking jacket. what's nice is that the cropped sleeve immediately telegraphs that this is an indoor jacket. certainly you can wear this outdoors but this is not your traditional camping anorak. this is a jacket you can keep on all day, wear at night and leave it on. it also has a bit of a shorter hem. and the shorter hem is great for petite figures and also looks great with long skirts. >> i like how you paired it with this dress. looks very elegant. >> exactly. it's a nice trast and compliments nicely. >> all right. thank you so much, laura. and then for your classic black,

we found a great one. let's show you how she looks. a lot of people want to stick to the traditional classic black. just makes it easy. >> sure. if you don't want to deviate from what you're comfortable. a black jacket in this style is still going to bring a bit of edge. it has some nice hardware that we played up with bold jewelry. and the fact that it is black means that you can wear it with some great printed pants. >> these are great. >> ladies come on back out really quickly here. check you out one last time. thank you so much. you all look amazing. thank you. coming up next, finding the perfect blend when it comes to building a step family. but first these messages. with no added sugar. just one glass equals two servings of fruit. very "fruit-ritious." or try ocean spray light 50, with just 50 calories, a full serving of fruit, and no added sugar. with tasty flavors like cranberry pomegranate and cranberry concord grape,

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the author of "another piece of my heart" and "today" contributor and psychotherapist robi ludwig is here as well. they've got advice on making the difficult adjustment a little easier. good morning, ladies. you know whereof you speak. you have four kids, two step kids, and you wrote about this in a fictional way in your book. but tell us about some of the obstacles and struggles you encountered as a stepmother. >> thankfully my own experiences didn't go into my book which features a 17-year-old going off the rails with drink and drugs and everything else. but during the research for the book, i came across so many stepmothers that there was a dynamic that i kept coming across. where they found a man, loved him, his children didn't like her, and they thought that, i'm a good person, if i love them enough, and if i'm kind enough and do enough nice things i will make this work. >> robi this has to be textbook. >> right. i think a lot of people have this myth that when you have a blended family, everyone will

come together easily, and effortlessly, it will look like the brady bunch. and really it does take about three to seven years for everybody to adjust to their new role. >> which is really interesting. measure your progress in years. jane, did you encounter some of those struggles and difficulties initially? >> yes, i certainly some of the issues that i had were parenting, when you're not the parent. and particularly you have one set of rules for your own children but then when your step children are there you don't want to be the enforcer. because you want to be liked. you want everything to be wonderful. and so you end up saying, to your children, you know, clear the plates, and your step children, you don't say anything at all. and then that causes problems. >> let's talk about that dynamic in a moment because the difference in how you treat the step children versus your own children. but first, robi, i know you've got some tips how to make this transition as easy as possible. >> right. i think you need to let the children also grieve, because these blended families kind of develop through a loss, either

through divorce or through death. so each person needs to find their role. and part of what helps that happen is finding a new family ritual. it doesn't mean doing something exciting like going on a vacation. because we can't do that every day. but maybe it's a family dinner where everybody gets to talk and connect. or game night. or watching a movie. something on a regular basis so everybody can kind of find their new roles, their new ways, their new language of being to the. >> and jane you talk about what must be one of the thorniest issues for parents which is discipline. and i suppose you want to have a unified front. >> actually that, in my own life, we found that the key to everything was really working together as a team. i love what robi said about finding your own traditions, because we absolutely have that. and also, i had to really accept that although for us adults it was great, we thought we're creating this wonderful, big family, for the children it was not only more loss on top of the

loss they'd already experienced, bit it was permanent loss. when their parent married somebody else, the loss becomes permanent and i think so important, for me, to realize that when we hit the bumps, it was a child in pain. >> robi, what's the bottom line? if you are a stepparent should you be tempting to parent your step children or should you be saying well i'll leave that to my spouse? >> well, what the experts say is that the two parents coming together need to make those rules ahead of time. so that there's an agreement and so when a stepparent needs to discipline, they don't feel like they're going outside of the boundaries of what they can and cannot do. and you have to remember, this new couple is the foundation of the new family. so you need to figure out how to stay strong so that everybody else can fall into line. >> we have about 20 seconds left. let's leave on a high note. you say there are a lot of benefits to a blended family. >> when all the kids are together, it's completely

magical. and also, i've learned how to be a better mother, because i've been more present for my step kids, because i've had to be. and it's helped me in so many ways. >> and it can bring new people into your life. new friends. familiar lids are fluid. if you're nuclear or blended it doesn't matter. there are always people coming in and out and that's a beautiful thing. >> that's the way we became the brady bunch. all right, jane green and robi ludwig. thank you so much. coming up next, the perfect roasted chicken dinner. first, this is "today" on nbc.

this morning on "today's kitchen," what's for dinner? how about a whole roasted chicken with truffles, potatoes and mushrooms. we've got one of miami's great chefs to give us his version of this classic dish. great for families who don't have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen. chef, always good to see you. >> it's a pleasure. thanks for having me.

>> if you've got a good roast chicken recipe you are pretty much, that should be the basis of your repertoire. >> it's a fundamental thing. we should all have one in our back pocket. we never know when we're running, we don't have time. chicken is readily available. >> and it's not that hard. it can be as easy and complicated as you want. we're going to make it easy. get a very good bird. this is an all-natural bird. we just unwrapped it, got it ready. we're going to tuck in the wings and season it very quickly with a little bit of shallots inside, garlic, lemon, and some fresh herbs. whatever herbs you have. if you have a garden go pick them. if not buy the herbs at the supermarket. we use parsley, thyme, rosemary, season the bird. we tucked under the wings, seasoned inside. this is a great trick. >> please. >> at the restaurant we always use twine but i find if you're home and you don't have twine the easy thing to do is pierce the back of the skin there and tuck in the legs.

a great quick trick. after you do that you're done, you put the bird on top -- >> olive oil or anything? >> we'll season it with more oil. >> truffle oil. >> what i really want to show you is the stew that goes under it. this is basically a one pot dish. what we have is fingerling potatoes, this beautiful assortment of potatoes. >> sometimes i get the potatoes and there's a little bit of a green cast to them. is that okay? >> that's a ripe potato. it's fine. you can totally eat it. it's better if it's not there. but it's not going to hurt at all. we use fingerling potatoes. we love wild mushrooms at the restaurant. we use a mix, whatever is in season. we have shiitake, a little bit of blank trumpets, whatever you can get at your supermarket or whatever you prefer. more garlic, more shallots, whatever is in the bird we like to try that. >> to complement. >> it smells great. >> it's a very simple thing to do, you know. then we have a little bit of black truffle. this is a beautiful truffle.

the thing about truffles is that if it's not in season, it's so accessible that you can get it at your market. you can either get it peeled like we have hered. in the oil version. just a little bit of oil over. and we'll put our bird on and we'll throw it into the oven at about 325 degrees. >> truffle oil on top. >> just a little bit more. that's the good stuff. more salt. and we throw it in the oven. let it cook at 325 for approximately about an hour. then we're going to turn it up. brown it. and what you get is this. a beautiful roast chicken. that has all of the juices from the chicken, the juices from the mushrooms. everything cooked down. the bird is just beautiful. and ready to go. you just pull it out and you carve it. and serve it on top of the vegetables or you can serve it in your pan. >> for dessert? >> we have something sweet to finish it off. after you're done with the chick en, nice little finish, we do a little french toast with a little bit of apples.

a little bit of a caramel sauce. >> oh, my goodness. >> whipped cream or ice cream, whatever you have. or nothing. >> do we have any ice cream? we always have ice cream. >> chef, always good to see you. >> it's great to see you. >> thanks so much. >> coming up, jersey shore's pauly d chats up hoda and kathie lee. when it comes to gardening, we're, well, inexperienced.

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