chef amanda freitag welcome to the dish. >> happy new year. this is so exciting. >> i love this table. >> it looks great. tell us what we've got. >> it is a feast. first. >> you call this sky high pie. >> i did but it is a deep dish apple pie. there are cranberries. you can use ruehubarb in the spring. and a beet salad withpy shash py pistachioss. and we have a cocktail i made up that is an apple cider margarita. it is all very seasonal too. the book is meant for the home cook who i'm basically writing a love letter to. >> i have a tiny new york city galli kitchen. i grew up in restaurant kitchens. piles of pots and eight foot stainless steel tables. to cook at home is tough. you chop, prep do it all dishes. so these are recipes i love to make at home and. don't be afraid. here is what everyone thinks is hard. easy. >> i start with the basic and there is a chapter called scary stuff because i know sometimes it is scary to cook in your own kitchen. once you feel comfortable, then you can go ahead and make it. >> when you were taking your big te

. >> and you may know chef amanda freitag. she'll join us in the dish. >> and she held her own with stevie wonder in this holiday ad from apple. now the spotlight is even brighter for andrea day. two grammy nominations and she'll perform later in our saturday session. >> the mississippi river is small town of st. mary missouri. >> where residents are still recovering from damage of record high water. overall 22 deaths and five people missing. >> reporter: vinita, good morning. it is not only flooding but freezing. nearly 29 degrees in cape girardeau just south of cape mary. and the new year has brought a new record and it is nothing worth celebrating. the mississippi river is nearing 49 feet this morning. and tomorrow it is expected to crest at 50 feet. already this morning along main street is flooding is system. but we're told most of the 78 thousand people who live in this city will be protected. >> as the mississippi river rises this morning, cape girardeau's greatest tool is working. a flood wall. but the remaining 5% are