we're back now with more of "today" on a wednesday morning. the 25th day of april, 2012. and it's a really nice day here in new york city. hopefully it's nice where you're waking up. we've got a big crowd of people out on the plaza. i'm matt lauer, along with ann curry, savannah guthrie and al roker. just show that this is the coolest little piece -- >> last week, our mike, it's got three different screens. >> those are real monitors. >> real monitors with video in them and we can put anything we want. >> so you can watch your other favorite shows while you're doing the weather. >> i was watching morning joe. >> i was watching "wake up with

al" earlier. >> if people ask what time it is -- >> sorry. he's watching -- >> so anyway. coming up in this half hour, lots to talk to. there's some news coming out of great britain this morning, police there are talking about the now 5-year-old disappearance of madeleine mccann. remember her the little girl who disappeared while her family was in portugal on vacation? police are now saying there is a chance she is still alive, and they've released some new information. >> they've released, as you well know, a new age progression computer image of what madeleine would look like now at about the age of 9. she disappeared, as you talked about, in portugal. police are pursuing now nearly 200 leads hoping that they can still find her. more on this coming up. >> and then also ahead, we've got our financial experts in "today's money 911." we're going to be talking about everything from whether it's smart to buy a home if you're planning on moving within a few years. also creating a budget if you've never done it. and the importance of paying

down credit card debt. all that coming up on "today's money 911." >> all right. and then we have our series busted where we span the world to find the best in crazy video that's out there. we've got some good ones from the frientenning run away car scene in florida to a naked shopper. everybody wants to see that. plus a cow going through the drive-thru at a fast food favorite. >> can you imagine a cow going through a fast food drive-in saying are any of my relatives in there? i mean really, it's bizarre. >> we'll hear what that cow had to say. >> before we go to natalie. can you pan over? these crazy people here, have just been jumping up and down the entire time we're talking here. i think it's down the straight on the right is what you want. anyway let's go inside, natalie's got the headlines of the morning. >> good morning once again. new details in the investigation into the disappearance of madeleine mccann, almost five years ago.

and that new image of what she may look like today. nbc's taz even ahmed is in london. officials say she may still be alive? >> good morning, natalie. they're saying there's a chance she may still be alive. and what they're saying is they're going to investigate 195 new leads. gaps if you like, in the historic investigation. the investigation that's been taking place over the last five years. they're bringing together their own work, that of the portuguese police, as well as private investigators that the mccanns had hired. now they're going through 40,000 pieces, which includes 100,000 documents. they're a quarter of the way through. and what they're trying to do is urge the portuguese authorities to reopen the case. they're determined, they say, to bring closure to madeleine mccann's disappearance. and that's why this new photo has been released today, which the mccanns were very closely consulted on. kate mccann is said to be very pleased with the photograph. it's a reminder that madeleine

is not here, but it's a reflection of the family resemblance, both to the younger two siblings, as well as kate herself. natalie? >> all right. tazeen ahmed in london. thank you. republican mitt romney is celebrating wins in all five of tuesday's primaries. the presumptive republican nominee won in new york, pennsylvania, connecticut, rhode island and delaware. he criticized president obama for what he called false promises and weak leadership. even rival newt gingrich said today it looks like romney will be the nominee. california health officials are telling consumers the food supply is safe after the discovery of the first case in six years of mad cow disease in the u.s. officials say that the animal was a dairy cow, and that no meat from it was ever headed for the u.s. food supply. they say there is no cause for alarm. homeland security secretary janet napolitano is facing questions on capitol hill today about the secret service prostitution scandal. for its part the secret service says all 12 employees under

investigation have been dealt with. seven personnel resigned, one is in the process of being terminated, one retired and three were cleared but given disciplinary action. on tuesday, meanwhile, president obama referred to the ousted agents as, his words, a couple of knuckleheads. today the president travels to the university of iowa to talk about student loans. it's his third college visit in two days. meantime, senate democrats have unveiled a bill designed to keep student loan interest rates from rising for at least a year. otherwise, rates on stafford loans are set to double on july 1st. today the supreme court hears arguments on arizona's immigration law. that law includes a provision that requires police who are enforcing other laws to question a person's immigration status if officers suspect he or she is in the country illegally. a decision is expected in late june. and a new menu item in the middle east is getting lots of attention online. pizza hut middle east is now offering a pizza with

cheeseburgers built into the crust. the company sauls it the first cheeseburger pizza ever. health conscious folks should note it does come with lettuce and tomatoes. if that makes it any healthier. now six minutes past the hour. back to al with a check of your weather. your mouth is watering. >> it needs a sprinkling of bacon. >> ooh. then it's complete. i agree. >> that would finish it all off. thanks, natalie. let's show you what we've got as far as your weather today. we are looking at a big storm moving into the west coast. that's going to bring rain from the pacific northwest all the way down with a double barrel low down to san diego. we're looking at amounts between l.a. and san diego about an inch. also an inch up around seattle, as well. and then we've got a risk of strong storms later today from lexington, kentucky, all the way up to waterloo, as far east as columbus, ohio, could see a tornado or two. rain fall amounts, especially through kentucky and on to 1 to >> good morning..ra

we're off to a chilly start. it will warm up quickly. temperatures get back closer to average. we climbed into time now for today's money 911. that's where we tackle your financial problems. from creating a budget to buying your first home we've got expert advice from jean chatzky, "today's" financial editor and the author of "money rules." farnoosh for onby a personal finance expert on yahoo! finance and sharon epperson is the nbc personal finance correspondent. >> good morning. >> we're going to get started.

we're going to go right to skype. say hello to heidi. she's skyping in from sugar loaf key, florida. what's your question? >> okay. we are in the united states coast guard family and our new assignment is bringing us to baltimore maryland for the next three years. renting in the baltimore suburbs is incredibly expensive while similar homes for sale are actually affordable. so, should we consider buying when we know we'll have to move in three years, or should we rent even though it will cost us a lot more monthly? good question. >> a really good question. >> thank you, al. >> so the rule is generally you got to be in that house three to five years with an emphasis on five, in order to make buying affordable in most cases. but the fact that you've looked at the market in baltimore, you know that rentals are expensive, this is one of those areas that is starting to come back in real estate in the country, and mortgage rates are so low, makes me think that buying might not

be such a bad thing to do, particularly if you buy something that either has a rental history already, or you may be able to rent out when you make your next move to the next location. just make sure that you keep in mind the fact that maintenance on that home once you own it, instead of rent it, is going to add 1% to 2% of the value of that property each and every year to your cost. so as long as you factor that in and the numbers still make sense, i think it's probably worth a try. go see some places with some realtors. >> all right, heidi. >> thank you. >> now let's head to the phone lines. we're going to go to barron calling in from pittsburgh, p.a. good morning, what's your question? >> good morning. i bought my house last year with a 5% interest rate. i'm wondering how soon could i try to refinance my home? >> farnoosh? >> barron. my guess is you can probably refinance now. generally speaking you can refinance at any point, and as many times as you want. there are some exceptions and i'll tell you what they are.

one, some banks have limitations, restrictions on when you can refinance, they're called seasoned peeshd. they want you to actually be living in the home from anywhere from three months, it could be two years. so check your loan documents. make sure you talk to your loan officer, find out what exactly are your allowances. but i think you're probably in the clear. i mean i refinanced three months after getting my first mortgage. and if you're working with the same bank, even if there are some restrictions or limitations they may be willing to waive them for you because you're keeping your business with them. if you're going to jump ship they might give you a little bit harder time. >> good luck. thanks for the call. let's go back to skype. we're going to talk to bill, he's in oil city, p.a. bill, what's your question? >> hi. i have never used a budget before, but i'm going to be retiring soon and i figured it's about time. i read about make.com but when i went there one of the first things they wanted was my username and password for my credit card account. that would also give them access

to my checking and savings and i was kind of uncomfortable with that. so i'm wondering where's the best place to go to set up a budget, to learn about it, and to do it? >> and most important, keeps him comfortable. >> and keeps his money safe. i totally understand your apprehension here. and you may have hear us talk about mint.com on the segment before. i'm a fan. i use it. i really do like it. but you're right to be wary putting your username and password there when so many bankers and brokerage firms say make sure you keep your username and password away from a third party. let me make sure you understand the safety and security measures that mint.com takes. they're important. i talked to a number of people, consumer groups, identity resource center, online security firm gardner group and mint.com themselves. they have had no security breaches by all of those accounts. and what they do is they use the same encryption service that a bank or brokerage service uses. they have the same physical security. >> but what if he doesn't want to do it. >> if you don't want to do it,

there are personal finance software programs like quicken that you can use, and they're owned by the same company as mint.com. it really comes to your personal preference and there are ways to do it. you can also go to the tried and true methods of keeping all the receipts, all the bills, write them down on a piece of paper, keep the money that you bring in. that might be something that you really need to do, put the pen to paper to really set a budget for yourself and keep to it. >> bill, go old school. we like it. good luck with your retirement. finally let's go to the phone lines one more time. jennifer in el paso, texas. >> hi, good morning. i'm 33 years old, and i currently have about $20,000 in credit card debt from over three credit cards. some of the interest rates are as high as anywhere from 13% to 15% and i'm wondering if it would be better to consolidate my bills, and how would i go about doing that, and what interest rate should i settle for? >> jean? >> okay, two things. 13% is just about the average but you can do better because there are a lot of fabulous balance transfer offers out there right now that can get you

an interest rate as low as zero percent for up to a year, even 18 months in some cases. go to lowcards.com. that's a website, has a list of all of those balance transfer offers and try to transfer the $20,000 to a less expensive card, and finally, come up with a plan for getting out of debt. there are a couple of websites, savvymoney.com, and full disclosure i blog for them. and readyforzero.com and both of those will help you come up with a plan to pay down your debt faster. >> you want to avoid a balance transfer fee if you can. and chase has a card that has one right now. it's a promotional offer. that's something to check out when you go to lowcards.com. >> thank you so much. farnoosh will be sticking around for to answer more of your questions if they ever stop talking for questions about retirement at 9:30 eastern. just head to today.com to join us. still to come, common household products could be getting your

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serious story, we should tell you as you're watching this. no one was killed in this believe it or not. ten people were hurt. but that baby in the stroller that the car just hit, unscathed. not a scratch on the baby. but you can see what happened here, turns out behind the wheel was a 76-year-old woman who's now been charged with careless driving. she later told police she hit the gas pedal instead of the brake. but a cautionary tale, you can see some of the aftermath video, the kind of damage that this car did. >> sad story all around. let's get to our next video out of cherry hill, new jersey. >> we're just hearing about this. this video was posted about five days ago. already has 1.2 million hits on youtube. this is a father, he has a 10-year-old autistic son, and the autistic son, he says is this lovable kid who makes noises to himself sometimes. look how cute he is right there with his dog. but something strange was happening in school. and of course, his son is autistic and can't tell the father about it. can't verbalize it.

so the father took extreme action to figure out what was happening to his son in school. here's a piece of that youtube video. >> my name is stuart and my son is a 10-year-old boy with autism. now acane is this wonderful, happy child, and he always has been. and that's why it was so shocking when he started school this year, here in cherry hill, that we literally from the first week back, we got reports that he'd been hitting the teacher and hitting the aides and throwing chairs around. and none of it made sense, because he's never been violent. and i had never seen him hit anyone. so you can imagine how distressing it was that suddenly, something was happening to my son at school that was changing him. >> and so what did this father do? he wired up his son and put an audio recording device on him so he could figure out what was happening in school. he got 6 1/2 hours of audiotape

from the school, and he caught the teachers behaving badly. here is what he found on those audio tapes. >> oh, boy. >> knock it off. [ screams ] >> go ahead and scream, because guess what? you're going to get nothing. until your mouth is shut. >> that was really tough to listen to. the school district has acted, and this teacher, it appears, was busted. here's a statement from the cherry hill school district. the district undertook a thorough and rigorous investigation. i want to assure our parents that the individuals who are heard on the recording raising their voices and inappropriately addressing children no longer work in the district. so this just goes to show you the power of youtube, and also the power of putting a recording device on his own son. and so these teachers have been disciplined. >> that's a shocker. we got a couple more, try to speed them in. an incident involving a close

call with a car in belarus. >> there's a man, i want you to look at him. he's in an orange vest. police believe he was drunk. he stumbles out into the middle of the street. this car on the left slams on the brakes. look at this other car on the right misses his head literally by inches. i want to play that video one more time. by the way, he stumbles back, unharmed. but as he stumpages out right into the middle of the road. the car on the left. watch the car on the right. inches. inches misses his head. police ended up letting him go. >> and he's wearing the orange vest. >> i know. >> but i guess when a car is going 60 and you walk -- >> doesn't really work. our next video. it's an odd one. shall we say. >> kind of a serious busted today as we wanted to end on a lighter note. this is a man who broke into a goodwill store, police say. that happens sometimes, but they don't usually do it naked. >> oh, boy. >> we put the blur there because of savannah's innocent eyes. >> thank you. >> he grabs a shopping cart, frankly, who hasn't done this,

he starts shopping while he's naked, he's looking at women's shoes. why wouldn't he? but then he does -- >> oh, by the way, i'm glad you mentioned, something even more bizarre he grabs a red dress and puts it on. so now he's wearing a women's red dress. he grabs a hat and then he grabs a purse. he puts the purse where you carry it savannah, around his neck! and he continues on shopping. we should mention he was charged with baurg lear, and criminal mischief. i think we have his mug shot for you. and that's on the right. on the left is him in the red dress. he is a guy. >> the mug shot is not as pretty as the outfit. how many women pick the shoes first and build around it? he was doing the same thing. jeff rossen leaving us laughing. thank you so much. coming up, martha stewart with some easy fruit desserts, perfect for summer. ♪ [ female announcer ] walgreens introduces...nice! [ woman ] i got it. where's your brother? [ dog barking ]

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>> live, local, latebreaking. this is a wbal-tv 11 news update. >> it is going to turn out to be a nice day. temperatures get back to what it should be for this time of it here. average high is 68. mixture of sunshine and a few clouds. scattered showers and thunderstorms possible tomorrow.

it's been almost a year since kate middleton enchanted the world with her simple elegance at her wedding to prince william. over the last year the duchess of cambridge has continued to have her signature style and dazzle at every public event. today we'll take a look back at her first year of dazzling, and making her mark of royal style. >> oh, al. we love it when you speak in your faux english accent. >> i learned it from madonna. >> it makes it so much more exciting. we have a little bit of a serious story coming up. a trend that's very dangerous, needless to say. apparently some teenagers are now drinking hand sanitizer because of its high alcohol

content, it causes them to get drunk and apparently they're learning it, where else, on the internet. we'll tell you about that story coming up. >> okay. also on a different note, i think most women can relate to some common beauty issues they may have. for example you ever go to a salon and you walk out and smudge your nail polish. >> before i even walk out. >> or maybe you have a pimple like right before a big party or an interview or event. we're going to show you some quick beauty fixes to cover up your flaws and keep you looking your best in a pinch. >> and we want to talk about your frozen assets. >> what? >> your frozen assets, martha stewart is here. she's got some simple dessert recipes, as we head into the warmer weather, with fruits and items that are stored in your freezer. >> we love having martha in the house. >> it's great. >> speaking of coldness, you're doing the weather. >> it is a little brisk. but not too bad. for the next couple of days, a few showers in new england, western new york. out west alone the west coast

from san diego up to seattle, we're looking at rain. record highs in between. risk of some strong storms in the mid-mississippi and mid ohio river valleys. tomorrow, in the central rockies we're looking at a risk of some strong storms. inner mountain region, looking at some mountain snows. also showers alone the west coast. rain in the northeast. all the way down. sunshine in the gulf coast. sizzling conditions in texas. >> good morning. it will turn out to be a pretty nice day. it is a little chilly to start today. temperatures will get back to where we should be this time of year, >> that's your latest weather.

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now a disturbing story that all parents should know about. >> at least 16 teenagers in the l.a. area have been treated for alcohol poisoning in recent months, after drinking hand sanitizer. >> now some are questioning whether the internet is to blame for all this. mike taibbi is at children's hospital in los angeles this morning. mike, good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah, natalie and al. you know, hand sanitizers have been around for years. used by millions of people. but because they're alcohol based some people inevitably try them out as a way to get high. because these can be bought over the counter, regardless of age, it has been teenagers who have been most of the experimenting. one of the reasons hand sanitizers feel wet when you use them but dry very quickly is because they're made with alcohol. a lot of alcohol. over 60% in most formulas. and that's why you can go to youtube and find video after video of kids saying they're drinking the stuff. they drink it knowing the dangers. >> it could kill you. >> reporter: but know also that

it's a legal, inexpensive over-the-counter item they can use to get high, just as kids in prior trends used hairspray, cough syrup, nyquil and other household products. in l.a. in just the past few months 16 teens have gotten so high on sanitizers, and so sick, they needed emergency care. >> they are not happening at the same time, in the same place. so it is a concern for us that this is a trend that's happening independent of each other. >> reporter: all brand name sanitizers carry warnings. purell even issued a corporate statement saying to discourage misuse purell contains ingredients that impart an unpleasant taste. but some people aren't just swigging or sniffing these products as-is. they learned on the internet how to extract the alcohol content and drink that straight. >> that's about 120 proof. so we're talking about hard shots of hard liquor. >> reporter: now it's one thing to play substance abuse for laughs as in the classic farce "airplane." but there are no laughs in a scene like this. another from youtube.

>> hand sanitizer. right here. just take one big whiff. >> reporter: using purell not for its intended purpose. but in a way that could lead to acute alcohol poisoning and all its consequences. the poison control center's 2010 stats, the most recent available, listed more than 3700 cases nationwide involving hand sanitizers. but only 411 were for teens or older people. the vast majority of cases for kids under 5 who accidentally ingested the product. so, no cause for alarm about a skyrocketing teen trend says the editor of a woman's issues website, just for more prudent parenting. >> talk to your kid about common sense. don't eat things that aren't food. don't drink things that are poison. >> the director of the phoenix house drug treatment center in san diego remands us that kids will always find ways to get high. for that reason they've banned completely hand sanitizers from

their facility. but she says kids are still finding ways to sneak the stuff in. savannah? >> an old story in some ways. mike taibbi in los angeles this morning. thank you. and coming up next, from blotchy skin to smudged nails, your most common beauty problems solved. and then we are sweet on martha stewart this morning. she's in our kitchen whipping up some easy desserts. now you can brew over ice for delicious iced coffee or tea. hot or cold, keurig is the way to brew

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this morning on "today's beauty," fast fixes. whether you smudge your nail after getting a manicure or wish your teeth were whiter, the senior lifestyle ed door for "shape" magazine is here. let's start off with our face and our skin. particularly if you have redness, or even if you're out in the sun too long, you found the perfect fix for that. it's an overnight soother? >> absolutely. this is from eucerin. all eight of these products are wonderful for addressing common beauty issues. >> these are drug store available. >> for redness, maybe your skin is irritated you want to put this on right before bed, what's great is it's not too oily, great for spring and summertime, and the technology behind this is going to soothe your skin, moisturize your skin, get rid of the irritation. >> hmm. over here the blemish. every once in awhile or more often than not have a flare-up.

so you've got a common fix here, as well. >> right. it always happens at the last minuteif you need something to cover it up, this is great. it's a duo stick. you're going to get salicylic acid in the first part. and then to cover up the pimple, you've got concealer on the other side of this stick. and what i love about this product -- >> hmm grapefruit. >> it's really portable. you can put it in your clutch and do touchups day or night. >> that is a brilliant idea. i wonder why it took so long for somebody to come up with that. >> now a lot of times we'll have yellow or stained teeth and this is something obviously going to the dentist's office is probably the real fix. here you've got a solution for us. quick turnaround. >> this is professional level whitening from crest, 3-d intensive professional. you use this once you're going to see a difference. use it for seven days and you'll get a whiter and brighter smile. >> great. seven days and that's good. >> over here, for those of you who have a little facial hair, on the lip, ole now has a new

product. >> you can get threading or waxing, that's painful. olay smooth finish. two steps, you put this balm on that's going to protect your skin from irritation and redness. the cream is going to get rid of the actual hair. >> we all suffer from it so that's a good thing. over here, smudged nail polish. coming out of the salon, happens to us all the time. now there's a fix for that. >> exactly. forget about the nail polish. use this nail strips instead. you peel them off, put them on your nails. and you can file them. they're so trendy for the springtime. the crazier, the more colorful the better. i'm wearing the animal print here. they last up to ten days. and if you want to take these off you just use normal remover. so no smudging. no dry time. super simple. >> easy. you use a nail file. >> find the style that you want. >> for those who have body odor, this is a clinical strength dehe'd rant. >> you know, the summertime,

springtime, we're all sweating a little bit move. so dove has this clinical protection. without the prescription. so up to 24 hours of wetness protection. but, in addition to keeping you dry it's going to even out the tone of your underarm wear yeah. because a lot of us we shave and get redness, we get dark spots. after you do this for a couple of times you're going to see that the color improves. >> wow. that's great. >> two in one. >> stinky feet. what do we do about that problem? >> flip-flops, and our feet are sweaty and smelly. i love these towelettes from herban essentials. you can use them for your hands or your feet. they're antiseptic, anti-bacterial. they've got essential oils like lavender, peppermint, even orange. and they're portable so throw them in your purse. >> last one for red, irritated eyes. these eye drops. >> what makes these different is they have menthol so they're going to freshen up your eyes, tired awake eyes and makeup

artists love these. >> okay. >> wonderful way to get rid of the redness. >> no more stinky eyes. all right, thanks. coming up next, more fast fixes in "today's kitchen." martha stewart is here to show us how to whip up a quick dessert with some items in your freezer.

this morning on "martha on today" making delicious desserts with some staples in your freezer. the recipes are featured in the may issue of "everyday food." >> martha stewart, good morning. >> good morning, martha. >> did you get shorter? >> oh, stop it, al. >> we made her take her shoes off. >> oh! >> i did just get a pedicure. let's get to the dessert. >> this is all about what you can have on hand to make things easily. and we're all looking for time

saving foods. so if you have some delicious sorbet, that would be good. if you have some frozen waffles, you can buy -- these are actually store bought belgian waffles. but you know about those? >> i have those in my freezer actually. >> but if you make your own waffles you can make a whole bunch of extras and put them in the freezer, too. pound cake always a very good thing to keep in the freezer. you can do something like seven layer ice cream. >> and frozen puff pastry. frozen pie crust, also very important to keep on hand. frozen berries. did you know pineapple comes frozen in chunks? well it does. and you can use it so easily. >> so if you have these staples? >> you can make all of these fantastic things. a waffle and strawberry trifle. you can do beautiful cherry chocolate tarts. these beautiful blueberry cream cheese -- >> the first thing -- >> a tropical fruit tart. so this is puff pastry. >> right. >> one sheet.

score all the way around the perimeter leaving about an inch. >> why is that? >> well you'll see. when it bakes it looks like this. you can score it in a decorative pattern. bake that until it's puffed and golden like this. which is so pretty. and then for the filling or topping, really like a topping. take that frozen pineapple, mix it with a quarter of a cup of sugar, soften 2 1/2 pieces of gelatin. >> plain. >> it's good for your nails. >> oh, is it really? i used to drink that as a child. with my orange juice, and it made good nails. >> all these things that martha knows. >> soften that up, and put this through a blender, strain it and you get this beautiful puree. and the gelatin, with the lemon juice. fold in some whipped cream. >> it's low sugar. >> just a quarter cup of sugar. then you add the cream. >> there you go. well. good things in life, martha.

>> you can fold that in. this really thickens up a little bit like a mousse and you top that on here with mango and some coconut, and this is what you get. >> it's gorgeous like this. >> that looks delicious. >> very nicely cut into squares. >> and people would think you did it all from scratch. >> it's amazing. beautiful. >> now this one is so easy. are you eating something? >> no, no, i wasn't. i wasn't eating anything. nothing to see here. move on. okay what are we making? you said even i could do this. >> tear up a waffle. layer custard. >> just like chunks. >> this is a beautiful pudding made of sugar and salt, milk, bean, egg yolk, a little cornstarch for thickening. then you layer the custard pudding with the waffle, with the strawberries in sugar. >> did you put anything on these waffles? they tasted really sweet. if i tasted anything. >> they're just delicious waffles. >> sorry. okay, yes? >> and then you layer -- trifle is really a layered pudding made out of kind of leftovers,

actually. or things that you find. you can use strawberries, raspberries. now a layer of whipped cream. >> you put a little sugar in the strawberries, right? >> oh, yes. that draws out the juice. you definitely want to do that. is that enough? >> yeah, that's good. >> am i trying to spread it out? >> spread it out. dollop it in. >> and then -- >> keep layering it and you get a beautiful trifle. more of this. >> okay. >> then some more custard pudding. >> okay. i'll show you what i did. >> and then the hand pie. roll out your store bought or homemade. you can keep homemade in the freezer up to three months. so cut this round into four. >> and it ends up something like that and you throw it in the oven, put some sugar on it. we've got to go now, martha. >> oh, gosh. >> all the recipes -- >> that's because someone was trifling. >> we'll be rli