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we love artichoke hearts around here. can't go wrong with that. nice combination. nice colors. >> man look at that. >> little pulled pork sliders that are always delicious and tasty. all right, pop your pork on there. and this is all -- [losted audio ] >> add sliced pickles. we would add slaw. yes. nashville they love that on their sandwiches. you can not go wrong. a great combination of sweet and tangy and spicy and so something like that right there it will be a big hit. >> boy, hungry for that. i am hungry. now, the 9ers seem to be hungry for victory. they are up 17-13. so far in the game. >> making you nervous or you expected that? >> no. not nervous, but nice to see them win. >> i agree with you. thank you very much. >>> we appreciate you watching, believe me when i say that. that is it for us at 5:30. we will be back in half an hour and we have updates on-line. >> good night. thanks for watching >> glor: tonight arctic air blast part two. a new wave of bone chilling temperatures moves in tonight and will affect more than half the country in the week ahead. we

we love artichoke hearts around here. look at the combination of the colors. >> yes. make pulled pork sliders. they are delicious and tasty. all right. put your pork on there. it is always a hit. to me t is not bbq -- to me it is not bbq until there is sauce on it. we will add coleslaw. living in nashville, memphis, nashville, they love the slaw. you can not go wrong. it is a great combination of sweet and tangy and spicy. >> while we were shooting that, i will speak for the 49erination, i think they just -- 49er nation i think they just lost their appetite as seattle beat them. it will be seattle against denver two weeks from today. february 2nd in the new york metro area. >> going into the game we knew it was going to be close. but it looked like the 49er his momentum through most of the game. >> they knew they could not make any mistakes. two interceptions in the game. a controversial call on a turnover that went in seattle's favor because the play could not be reviewed. all kinds of onion layers as to why the 49ers lost this game, but, the end result, they lost. >

so am i right that you handle everything from artichokes to catfish? what do you handle in your bill? mr. pryor: we handle everything from artichokes to catfish and everything in between. in our bill, we take the entire department of agriculture, with the exception of forestry, forestry goes to another subcommittee, and we also do f.d.a. really, if you look at -- for example, i mentioned agriculture is one of the core strengths in the u.s. economy. it may not be very exciting to some people. we may take it for granted here because in this country we have always had productive agriculture, but if you look at the advantages that gives us as a nation in lots of different ways, we need to keep that core strength going just like with the pharmaceuticals and the food and drug administration is critically important as well. ms. mikulski: i want to thank you also, senator, for what you and the gentleman from missouri, senator blunt, did in terms of food safety. i believe when we did the continuing resolution, we were -- and also when we were facing shutdown, f

>> one of my favorites is spinach and artichoke dip. what does that pair well with? crisp, light refreshing beer. >> if you don't have these, can you use the fittest glass you have in your cupboard. >> the last thing, chili, i always make chili every super bowl party. that's the thing. >> a really big robust chili, dark chocolate, roasty flavor, it pours out the spicy complex flavors of the chili and it's great to give guests different options. >> where can we get these glasses? online? >> spiegel;e.com, bloom closedales. again, they're fabulous. spiegelau.com. >> that's great tips. great stuff. >> i feel like i will break these glasses. the reason i like the thick glass is it's in the freezer, i will knock it over, drop it. you have a few beers. >> there is a time and a place, for craft beer, if you want to enjoy the experience, the color the aroma, use the glass if you are slimming back, multiple or plain beer. >> do you want more tips people can ask for? >> a & e. twitter handle. >> thanks, guys. >> now we drink. there's a new way to buy a car. it's called truecar

everybody likes spinach and artichoke dip.eople who -- >> try that. >> what are we talking about, people? straight protein, lean. >> emeril. >> just did the piece. >> it's delicious. >> i got to tell you what, somebody has to win, tim, i love your filet. i got to go with the chicken wings. no, i got to go with the chicken. i got to go with the chicken wings, brother. >> i'm going to let the people try it. >> and still -- >> let's be honest. >> still undefeated. >> it's super bowl week. >> joe never loses during super bowl week. >> who are we kidding? >> we'll go with the people right now. >> tim's with the people. >> to get the recipes for tim and joe's and emeril's recipes, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! hey, guys, austin mahone, five blocks down. who is coming? let's go. >> i'm in. >> ginger zee with a final check of the weather. ging. >> god bless y'all. >> i would love to have emeril come join us, bring some of those wicks for the crowd because we do have austin coming up and all of super bowl boulevard and, of course, o

>> artichoke, mushroom, and roasted peppers. is that basil?a pizzeria. but there's also blaze pizza created by the wetzel pretzel folks and pizza rev started by buffalo wild wings. chipotle partners have no plan to franchise or grow fast. >> the nice thing about the relationship is that we get to run it the way we want to. help with real estate, stuff that we haven't been very good about. >> the peers in this stays are always like, okay, we want to have this done, this done, this done. it's always, to me, daunting race to say how many stores they're going to open. i think we're so different on that. we're like, okay, let's build a team. do that next space. >> i think they'll do great in pizza. >> rick rosenfield should know. they founded cpk. coming out of retirement now planning their own new pizza concept. >> it's a land grab. i think that's true. you know, as we look at it, because we're not the first into this game. and we won't be the last into it. >> woong i don't think we will one out of demand for pizza. i think it's growing. >> prices

. >>> over here, spinach artichoke dip. >> a scoop of the original, 200 calories. 25 minutes, 35 calories. >> you did it! >> look how many servings you get. >> back in a moment. >>> joy, you did well. you really did. >> fantastic. >> saving us calories. >>> coming up, kathie lee and >>> you're watching "today in the bay". >> good morning, everyone. two people are dead, police searching for the gunman after a double shootliing in east oakla. happened yesterday afternoon. two men found shot to death inside a car in the 100th avenue at long fellow avenue intersection just across the freeway from oakland zoo. witnesses say at least one person drove away after the shooting. in san francisco, meanwhile, a suspect in custody. two others recovering after a double shooting there in the tenderloin. that happened around 9:00 last night just off market. one person shot in the arm, the other in the leg. police arrested a suspect less than a block if the scene. both victims should be okay. >>> let's check the weather this morning with christina. >> good morning to you, scott mcg

a, a plate of chicken wings with blue cheese dip, or artichoke dip or two small slices of pizza?nly 650 calories and honestly, the other things you keep eating and eating and eating and the calories are through the roof. >> i think ralph's our winner. >> oh. >> workout gadgets for you. >> lots of great workout stuff. >> everybody wants that. >> keep it going. looking great. couple more weeks to go. thank you. >> congrats, guys. >> well done. and we posted, by the way, three recipes on today.com. >>> coming up next, rolling stone calls her one of hollywood's most talented and promising actresses. film, tv, stage star sarah paulson right after this. that's a man interviewing for a job. no. not that one. that one. the one who seems like he's already got the job 'cause he studied all the right courses from the get-go. and that's an accountant, a mom, a university of phoenix scholarship recipient, who used our unique --scratch that-- awesome career-planning tool. and that's a student, working late, with a day job, taking courses aligned with the industry he's aiming to be in. ready to

this in the grocery stores, but if for some reason you can't, you can substitute carrots, regular artichokesreally good. >> eat them right out of the pan. >> did i hear butter? >> you've got a crispy side to this, as well. and you're also going to add a little bit of wine to this. >> yes, we are. >> and after that cooks for a second, we'll add a little bit of water. and let those simmer for a few minutes until they oil down. >> go ahead. >> thank you. we've got toasted bread that we tossed in olive oil just before the sunchokes. and we're going to mix up a little side salad. we've got the sunchokes on the side. we've already braised. you can leave the rosemary in. >> we're going to move ahead and show people what that's going to look like at the end there. >> we're going to have the bread salad, mix in the radish, parsley. when we get to the chicken, what we want to do is carve this up into pieces. >> all right. >> so you can really see how moist >>> good morning, everyone, 8:56, tickets to see the dali lama go on sale today. tickets are $130. let's check in with christina. >>> good morning

the most popular of the artichokes is the globe artichoke. the globe artichoke has the thorns, so be careful of the thorns, because when you pick these up, they can be lethal. how do you pick the perfect artichoke? you want the leaves to be tight around the globe, you want the stem to be large, and you want the artichoke to be definitely dark green. here in front of us, we have the asparagus that was picked before it comes out of the earth. therefore, we have the asparagus that have--doesn't have the nice purple-green color. and then we go into, when it comes out, 9-inch shoots. we have the asparagus, a large size and the standard size. lot of people wanna know how to pick the perfect asparagus spear. what i tell the customers and my wife and all my family is always look fcr the green spears, solid green spears all the way from tip to endtry to stay away from the lighter, whiter ends and bottoms and purple bottoms. last of the triple as is the avocado. the best way to pick these avocados is to find the dark color, nice, big size. but you know

. >> artichokes are so good for helping with premature aging of skin, and the reason is they're packed with antioxidants and "b" vitamins. so they're also going to be a good, healthy skin booster. >> ok. so next up--still in the produce section--we're going to be talking about avocados. what do we like about avocados for our skin? >> well, we like avocados because of the lutein that you're going to find in there. and so, we think of lutein as another one of those skin nutrients. >> oh, ok. >> and a neat thing about avocado is not only is it good for internally, but if you have, you know, blotchy skin or kind of irritated skin, it's very good for calming. so you can also apply it it onto your face. >> really? so it's topical, too? >> it's topical, too. >> yeah. this is the wonder veggie right here, basically. >> yeah. it makes a great mask. >> ok. ok. so we've moved out of the produce area, and now, where are we, earline? >> we're heading to the california olive oils. >> oh, good. ok. >> now, extra virgin olive oil is a great source of your monounsaturated fatty acids. >> ok. want that