this is the cinnamon and baking soda and baking powder. it at a biscuit feeling to it. even though it is a cookie i like to call it a biscuit. sean: scone? michelle: it is a cookie. sean: i could sell this to the kids as cookies for breakfast. michelle: exactly. the key here is we actually have avocados in it, which a lot of people are surprised to hear. sean: for breakfast. kind of strikes you. cookie. it replaces butter. buter is high in saturated fat saturated fat. it is a heart healthy fat. that is what is great about that could we will add the egg. and then plain yogurt. sean: plain yogurt. michelle: you have to have mix this up. olive oil is another ingredient in here that people are always surprised about. that is another heart healthy fat. sean: as you are making that up, let us go about the capture little hats, -- new hampshire little hats, big hearts campaign. michelle: the hospitals proud to partner with the american heart association and in february, heart health month, and these cute red hats, basically we want to give -- oh, ok -- we want to born in februa

in the mixing bowl, i have all purpose flour, baking soda, a tablespoon of sugar and salt. mix that together. then i have 1/2 cups of mango pees. i pureeed, egg, a little bit of lemon juice. a quarter cup of milk. in a food processor and blender. we'll put that into the dry of the pancacake batter. to make the batter. i have the griddle preheating to 350 degrees. fold the flour into the mangoes. then once all the flour gets moistened, it will still be lumpy, that's good. >> i have a half cup of diced mango, in chunks. we'll fold these in. these are mango pancakes. fold them in like that. you see the flour, keep folding. that looks good. >> you barely mix. >> the griddle is preheated to 350. you can use a non stick spray if you like, i'm a butter guy. always have been. but we'll put butter on there. we'll put the pancake batter on >> go to our website, click on the carolina kitchen link. you can check us out on pinterest. >> they are looking great. nice and golden brown, holly is going to put that bananana maple totoing on top. this smells good. >> it is great anything you w

the last time we saw elliot he had a mixture of baking soda and but ben has assured him. >> if he does this, i won't prank him for the next two months. like heck will i. >> so he's got one of those inflatable camping mattresses but pretty soon it's going to be a water bed. >> you've got to be sleeping pretty hard not to feel your bed being pulled. >> i saw this video a little bit ago and i thought the same thing at first, but then i do believe there are people that can sleep through a hurricane. >> what is on the side of his tent. beer bottles. he must have drank that much. he's dragged out, not a move from him and then his buddy chris just slowly pushes him out into the middle of the lake. [ screaming ] >> guess what makes it good? >> and i have to agree with you as well. it's gone crazy. over 5 million views. a quarter of a million likes. nearly 100,000 views just from these two. whether they set it up or not it's a great piece of video. >> you must have gone out with the tide. >> you stupid piece of [ bleep ]! >> later, everyone. thanks for watching right this

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the last time we saw elliot he had a mixture of baking soda and catchup fire up his nose at 200 miles per hour. but ben has assured him. >> if he does this, i won't prank him for the next two months. like heck will i. >> so he's got one of those inflatable camping mattresses but pretty soon it's going to be a water bed. >> you've got to be sleeping pretty hard not to feel your bed being pulled. >> i saw this video a little bit ago and i thought the same thing at first, but then i do believe there are people that can sleep through a hurricane. >> what is on the side of his tent. beer bottles. he must have drank that much. he's dragged out, not a move from him and then his buddy into the middle of the lake. [ screaming ] >> guess what makes it good? that right there. >> and i have to agree with you as well. it's gone crazy. over 5 million views. a quarter of a million likes. nearly 100,000 views just from these two. whether they set it up or not it's a great piece of video. >> you must have gone out with the tide. >> you stupid piece of [ bleep ]! >> later, everyone. thanks for watching

cream of tar tarr and baking soda. you are going to add that to all the wet and they'll mix together in there. the key is what? >> make sure that you are adding the dry ingredients little by little? >> why? >> so it mixes even. >> the recipe is so good because there are some of the cookie swaps, that is icy to bring and everyone loves snicker doodles so that is mixed. going to put it on to the sheet with sar app wrap there. -- saran wrap. going to cool it in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes. that makes it easier to work with. you can see how sticky it is. cookie, we combined sinmore and sugar and in a is the best part. >> this makes the cookies. >> reporter: we're going to take chunks of the dough off there and drop it into the sinmore and sugar, roll it around in there. then put it right on the cookie sheet. the first batch is ready to go. going to pop them in the oven at 350 for about 10 minutes. here they are. they look and smell amazing. we hope you enjoy emthis and thank you so much for supporting project bre

mix baking soda with warm water until you your dough is ready to bake. now scoop them on to the baking sheet. christina likes to use an ice cream scoop to make perfect rounds. >>> that is handy dandy. >> reporter: then to the oven. >> reporter: at 350 degrees . >>> we have whoopey pies . >>> well, not quiet. we can't forget the filling. chef christina uses homemade butter cream with crushed candy canes and the part that you don't want to skip is the crushed candy canes at the edges. >>> you have to remember not to squeeze as you are turning . >>> and you are finished. >>> i think they look awesome . >> reporter: that's what's cooking. i am bri eggers, 7 news. >> anchor: now liz is really hungry . >> anchor: i was thinking how good that looks and how mad i am at brie for not bringing me one. meet a sixth grader going above and beyond to raise money for children's hospital. >> anchor: and very good evening, everybody. we have some breaking news coming up at 6:00. led to a run away train on the red line. the new information about the operator and the govern

and sugar and then a little bit of baking soda. can you mix that in for me? >> what gives this recipe the spice is a little bit of cinnamon, some nut meg and all spice. good job stirring. then we also have some cocoa as well. next step is you put in some apple sauce. this is my mother-in-law's homemade. >> next a couple of eggs. >> perfect. i'll stir. you pour. >> we're a good team, aren't we. the last step is you add some raisins to some water and get them nice and plumped up and you drain them and put them in the batter. you want to get a greased and floured pan. but the batter in and bake it at 350 for about a half hour. >> guys you're going to want to smell this when it is cooking. it will make your house smell good. >> so while the cake is baking, it's time to make the icing. can you put this in for me? we start with some confectioners sugar. then you add in a little bit of vanilla. this is the stuff that really kind of makes this icing special is you put a little bit of fresh lemon juice in it. we're adding the butter. make sure it softens and a little

and sugar and then a little bit of baking soda. can you mix that in for me? >> what gives this recipe the spice is a little bit of cinnamon, some nut meg, salt and all spice. so we're going to add that. good job stirring. and then we also have some cocoa as well. next step is you put in some apple sauce, this is my mother-in-law's homemade. we add in a couple of eggs next. >> let's beat them. >> perfect. i'll stir. you pour. how's that? >> yeah. >> we're a good team, aren't we. ins to some water to get them nice and plumped up then you drain them before you put them in the batter. i call this the fruit cake that you are going to want to eat for the holidays. >> you want to get this a good and floured pan. put it in and bike it at 350 for about a half hour. >> you're going to want to smell this when it's cooking. it will make your house smell good. >> while the cake is baking, it's time to make the icing. can you tell this many for me in we start with some confectioners' sugar. nice. then you add in a little bit of vanilla. this is the stuff that really kind o

and then a little bit which baking soda. can you mix that in for me. what gives this recipe the spice is a little bit of cinnamon, some nutmeg salt all spice. we'll add that. good job stirring then we also have coco as well. next up you put in apple sauce, this mice mother-in-law's homemade. i'll stir, you poor. how's that? we're a good team, aren't we in last step you add some raisins to some water. you get them nice and plumped up. then you drain them before you put them in the batter. i call this at fruit cake that you're going to want to eat for the holidays. you want to get a greased and floured pan and put batter in bake it at 350 for about half hour. it will make the house smell good. >> so while the cake is baking, it's time to make the icing. can you put this in for me? we start with confectioners sugar. nice. then you add in a little bit of vanilla. this is the step that really kind of makes this icing special is you put a little bit of fresh lemon juice in it. all give me the muscles. we're adding butter, make sure it is softened a little bi

put that right in salt, cream tartar and baking soda. dry ingredients. so key here is what? >> you want to make sure you're adding dry ingredients little by little. why is that so it mixes even. this recipe is so good for this time of year so many of cookie swaps this easy to bring along and everyone loves snicker doodles. so now all mixed together we will put it on to this cookie sheet with saran wrap there. then cool it in refrigerator for about 15 minutes that makes much easier to work you see how sticky it can to get out fwoul now time to make cookies. what did here combine cinnamon and shoe sugar. this is really best part. this what is makes the cookies. we will take about little chunks of dough off there about one inch like this drop into cinnamon sugar. roll it all around in there. put it right on cookie sheet. first patches ready to go pop it in oven at 350 degrees for about ten minutes. so here they are. they look and smell amazing. we hope you enjoy them thank you bread and from our home to yours, happen holidays. let's dig in here. i got to say those look better t

. >> i was yelling at my mom's name and she ran out with some baking soda because i didn't know what to put on that type of fire, you know. >> reporter: that manmade the ames even worse, his mom went to get water while he debated moving it but it was heavy. now looking at this, it looks light but it feels pretty heavy on the packaging, it says it is 27-pound. >> reporter: cade is trying to to get a refund. he bought it the from a seller on amazon and e-mails to both parties have ended in frustration. >> i sent this lady numerous and numerous messages. >> reporter: but he is actually planning to buy a replacement from another manufacturer. >> they are so much fun. would i take one precautions, with looking at it because honestly i think the battery, it was the battery that blew up. >> reporter: while he is not the afraid to try it again he is warning other people. >> if a kid was to have that happen or imagine if it was in your house, and it caught on fire like that. >> um, that was jacqueline quinn reporting. cade said he followed instructions keeping the whoever board unplugged when

>> a 12-pack of baking soda and a 24-inch metal ruler. >> reporter: not even the grinch could do muchh that. joe friar, nbc news, los angeles. >>> we're back in a moment with a long-time member of the nbc news family ready to say good-bye after 65 years. woman: it's been a journey to get where i am. and i didn't get here alone. there were people who listened along the way. people who gave me options. kept me on track. and through it all, my retirement never got left behind. so today, i'm prepared for anything we may want tomorrow to be. every someday needs a plan. let's talk about your old 401(k) today. the kids went to nana's house... for the whole weekend. zzzquil. the non-habit forming sleep aid that helps you sleep easily, and wake refreshed. because sleep is a beautiful thing. so you don't have to stop., tylenol® 8hr arthritis pain has two layers of pain relief. the first is fast. the second lasts all day. we give you your day back. what you do with it is up to you. tylenol®. ugh! heartburn! no one burns on my watch! try alka-seltzer heartburn reliefchews. they work fast and don'

we'll combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and some salt. it's time to add everything together and then you get to add your chocolate chips. you can use butter scotch chips, peanut butter chips, white chocolate chips, anything you want. pour the batter into a buttered and flower loaf pan. now the banana bread is ready to go. all you do, bake it in the oven at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes. the bread is done, we've let it cool. one time touch, powdered sugar. oh here you have the time product, thank you so much for joining us at our home today and thank you for supporting project bread. from our home to yours, happy holidays. >> anchor: if you want any of our holiday helping recipes just log on to our web site and click on project bread. that's where you will find more information on how to donate to >> anchor: next up is my partner this crime here elizabeth making a savory sausage dish with spin ash and beans. looks delicious. tune in at 1:00 tonight to check it out. >> anchor: and good evening, everybody. i'm kim khazei we're following b

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we're going to combine the flour baking soda, cinnamon and salt. time to add everything together and then you add to add your chocolate chips. you can use butter scotch, peanut butter chips, white chocolate chips, anything you want put night a buttered and flowrd lf of loaf pan. then bake it in the oven at 350 degrees for abouty 35 minutes. bread is done. we've let it cool. product. thank you so much for joining us at our home today, and thank you for supporting project bread. from our home to yours, happy holiday. >> adorable dog. sorry. i know it's the obvious thing to say there but it's true. >> sebastian yawning. >> and danielle is not too bad, either. welcome, danielle and nice recipe. if you want any of our holiday helping recipes just rog ton whdh.com. click on project bread and find out how to donate to the of charity. >> alex corddry up next with the ok, we're here. here's dad. mom. the twins. aunt alice... you didn't tell me aunt alice was coming. of course. don't forget grandpa. can the test drive be over now? maybe just head back to the

dousing the gizmo with baking soda didn't seem to help. haydenenorne was grinning whwh he got this fiturbo scooter for his birthday last saturday, but just a day later? >> it was like a firework and i seen sparks just flying, and the middle part went poof into flames. >> reporter: his mother says the flames consumed their home. we reached out to the companies, but haven't heard back. even if your scooter is riding perfectly well, you can't ride these things everywhere. to ride them on the sidewalks and the streets and starting january 1st here in california, it will be legal only to ride them on bike lanes and pathways. the documented injuries? falling off the machines, landing few of them in emergency rooms. it's why experts urge children to wear helmets while riding them and parents to read the directions carefully before charging those lithium ion batteries. david? >> thank you, matt. >>> and there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this tuesday. the image of a pet doghat'ss sparking outrage across america tonight. the dog

we're going to combine the flour baking soda, cinnamon and some salt. it's time to add everything together and then you get to add your chocolate chips. you can use butter scoff chips, chocolate chips, really anything you want. pour the batter into a buttered and flower loaf pan. now the with a in a in a bread is ready to go. all you do is bake it in the oven at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes. the bread is done, we've let it cool one final touch, powdered sugar. oh here you have the final product, thank you so much for joining us at our home today and thank you for supporting project bread. from our home to yours, happy holidays . >> anchor: what a good time of day to make with a in a in a bread right now . >> anchor: if her dog wasn't blinking i would think he is a stuffed animal. . >>> he is cute. he has a good social media presence too . >> anchor: does he? does he have his own page? >> anchor: yes. twitter, everything, yeah. if you want any of our holiday helping recipes just log on to whdh.com and click on project bread. that's where you will fin

. >> put two cups of flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and baking powder and you've also got the maltd milk powder. you'll whisk this all together. >> i'll help you out. >> please, please whisk. >> and this can store for a little while? in the fridge or freezer and keep it in air-tight containers and that's the beauty. >> now the bacon. when you're making a lot of bacon, i like to actually do it in the oven, so you line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. like out your bacon and put it the in. >> does the fat store on the tray. >> the fat will storm. i like to make this -- have the can take it out halfway and drain off the at. >> do we have any in the oven right now. i don't remember. let's check it out. >> i'll look in this one. >> no, there's no bacon in there. >> it's already done. >> thankfully it's right there. >> okay. >> now you'll take three eggs. >> before you take the eggs want to whisk them with a little sugar because it aero irates them. >> can you use an electric mixer? >> can you but it won't help you. >> pour in milk, whole milk and the eggs and a stick of melted butter

. >> we got flour to start things off and sugar and a little bit of baking soda. can you mix that in for me? what gives this recipe the spice is a little bit of cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and allspice. we'll add that and cocoa as well. you put in some applesauce. this is my mother-in-law's homemade. we add in a couple eggs. perfect. i'll stir, you pour, how's that? we're a good team, aren't we? raisins to some water, get them nice and plum and up. then put them in the batter. i call this the fruitcake you want to eat for the holidays. bake it at 350 for a half hour. >> when this is cooking, it will make the house smell good. >> while the cake is baking, it's time to make the icing. we start with confectioner's sugar, then you add in a little bit of vanilla. this is the stuff that really kind of makes this icing special. you put a little bit of fresh lemon juice in it. oh, give me the muscles. we're adding the butter, make sure it softens and a little bit of cream cheese. if you use low fat cream cheese, you don't need as much milk. >> shall we mix together? that's sof

>> cocoa powder, and baking soda, and to that we will add some almond extract. >> he found it! >> keep pulsing, i figured it out. >> keep pulsing, and i'm mixing, and what is different about the recipe is that it has a little bit of the cocoa powder in it, so it is a darker cookie, and so we want to get this to a coarse sand level. >> this is amazing. >> did you practice this before? >> yes, we did, but not on this particular machine, though. any way. we are now going to be and the almond mixture. >> why? >> otherwise it's out of the bowl. you will get more almond flower on yourself. >> and so alternate. mix. we have the dough coming together like this. >> okay. >> chill this dough for an hour or more. you can even freeze it up for a and then we have rolled it out or somebody did. did you roll this out? >> no, it is santa's elves. >> yes, aka bianca. >> and you can make the cookie cutters any size or shape, and what you want to do if you want to help out is to go for it like that. >> okay. come on, kathie lee. >> and now, the center there. >> oh. >> perfect. >> and you put it i

>> a 12-pack of baking soda and a 24-inch metal ruler. >> reporter: not even the grinch could do muchthat. joe fryer, nbc news los angeles. >>> several mosques under attack across the country. what we just confirmed is behind the burning of a mosque in california. >> a fire fight but not how you think. the story behind the video witnesses say shows firefighters in maryland shoving each other at the time of an emergency. >> tom is using the "s" word to describe the forecast. shame on him. not snow, though, folks. >>> at 9:00, the top stories we are following. dive teams are following possible evidence from a lake in san bernardino. they won't see what was found so far. they are looking for a hard drive. there was a tip the shooters went by that lake on the day of the attack. >> the ntsb is digging through the rubble of a small plane crash in rural pennsylvania. numbers tell us that the plane is owned about i someone in montgomery county in maryland. we don't know who was on board. two people are dead and one person is at a pittsburgh burn center. >> thousands of volunteers laying wreat

. >> shouldn't bill nye stick to making the volcanos out of baking soda? >> this man is making fun of him. >> he is a fake muslim. >> bill nye is not the man anymore. he is a whack science dude now. he has to find a way -- this is kind of smart on him. he said let me say something crazy and let me use some science and then maybe -- i can figure something out in a scientific way the reason these guys are snapping. he used to be the man back in the day. now my man from cos mow, he is the main dude and he does president get invited. he said how can i get back in the meed you media is doing something stupid and making up a theory. >> it is all about publicity. >> the thing is the kids who grew up with him trust him. he was bill nye the science guy. >> they are gonna shut him down. >> tom shillue shutting them down. coming up, if my calculations are correct it is time for half time with andy levy. don't go anywhere. "red eye." >>> welcome back. time to find out what we got wrong and what we missed from andy levy in the "red eye" news desk. not over there with y

flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. important to whisk them together so everything is incorporated. do you want to add half of that to the mixer? >> yes, i do, siri. >> this is a mixer, savannah, which we couldn't find in her home. >> i'm a mess. >> you were looking in the closet for your mixer. >> i know. oh, boy. >> now, we'll add the sour cream and the rest of the dry ingredients. >> baking, you have to do things in a certain order. why is that? >> it's scientific. it's important that you really follow the directions properly. >> you can't wing it, apparently. >> the ex- next thing i do is chill it so solidify the butter so it doesn't spread. >> how long? >> at least 30 minutes, but overnight if you can. it deepens the flavors of the cookies. use this little scooper. >> cute. >> scoop them out. they'll spread a little. over here, we have our sugar, which we thought the babies would do well. >> didn't go well. >> we'll roll them in sugar all around. then bake them 12 to 15 minutes in a 350 degree oven. >> great. we ha

mix baking soda with warm water until the dough is better to bake. >> done. sheet. and christina likes to use an ice cream scoop to make perfect rounds. attitude 30 go degrees -- at 350 degrees, a few minutes later, you have cookies. she uses the crushed candy cane, and the part you don't want to skip is the crushed candy cane at the edges. and they're finished. >> they look great. i think they look awesome. >> whoopi! that is what is cooking. i'm brieeth ert. >>> bring those to any holiday party. they're going to be a hit. >>> up next on the buzz, find >>> topping the buzz will ferrell taking to the streets of new york, spreading some christmas cheer. he teamed up with the comedian and surprising people with random questions. >> what is a better christmas movie elf or scrooge. >> elf. >> scrooge. >> elf. >> some people loved the impromptu game, and others were terrified by the comedians running loose in the city this their onesies pajamas. >>> let's move on to the star wars. the cast traveling to japan before the movie launches internationally. of the star wars ser

>> a 12-pack of baking soda and a 24-inch metal ruler. >> reporter: not even the grinch could do muchh that. joe fryer, nbc news >>> several mosques under attack across the country. what we just learned and the concern is behind a fire here at a mosque in california. >> a fire fight but not how you think. the story behind the video witnesses say shows firefighters in maryland shoving each other at the time of an emergency. >> tom is using the "s" word to describe the forecast. look how beautiful it is. he is not talking about snow here, people. we'll be music: "thunder clatter" by wild cub ♪ ♪ ♪ most weekends only last a couple of days. some last a lifetime. hampton. we go together. always get the lowest price, only when you book direct at hampton.com >>> dive teams are pulling possible evidence from a lake in san bernardino. they are looking for a hard drive. there was a tip the shooters went by the lake on the day of that attack. >>> the ntsb is digging through the rubble of a small plane crash in rural pennsylvania. the tail number tells us the plane is owned by someone in montgome

. >> if the powder is baking soda, which we have seen in the past, i wonder if authorities might charge the person responsible because they're intended fear. >> almost like threatening somebody. >> right. remains to be seen but still, these threats unfortunately i fear are going to be coming more and more often until we figure out what's going on. >>> coming up, a special treat for the youngest victims of the valley fire. up next, the co-owner who gave up the prize of a lifetime to give back to the community. >> and we'll check in with rosemary on how the rest of the day is looking. >>> back in may, jacob garcia was pulled on to the stage at the u2 concert. last month people voted to bring someone back again and this time u2 flew the family to paris on november 13th. >> we were on the plane and the doors were closed, in our seats. taxiing for takeoff and we get this last minute phone call from my mother-in-law, letting us know what was happening and to get off the plane. at that point we thought it was too late. >> the family traveled 11 hours to paris only to come right back. however,

you're going to brush it with baking soda and hot water, what kids it the really shiny exterior. that crunch. >> right on top of the egg wash, go ahead. >> all right. >> and there we go, and you need that coarse, of course, you need coarse salt. >> and i love to serve of this with mustard, marina, ranch dressing. take a look at this. >> it's a beauty. >> why it's so perfect for tailgating because everybody can taste a piece and dip it in there. >> my last one is amazing. these are actually chocolate chip cookie dough footballs. so take a look at that. one has to worry about the egg. shaped them in fooblts, dipped them in chocolate and added the laces. hello. >> where do you come up with this stuff? >> bacon crack pizza over here. adult. >> here's the pizza. i'm hungry. got the bacon crack and the victory pretzel and the chocolate chip footballs and what's great you can make everything ahead of time and pack it up and set up your tailgate and have your flags ready and paint your face. >> and drive right to the emergency room after you eat all this stuff, yeah. >> guys, do you love

we have flour to start things off and sugar and a little bit of baking soda. what gives this recipe the spice is a little bit of cinnamon. some nutmeg and all-spice. we will add that. good job stirring. we have cocoa as well. next up you put apple sauce. this is my mother-in-law's homemade. i will stir. you pour. how is that? we're a good team; aren't we? >> last step you add raisins to water. up. i call this the fruit cake you want to eat. put the batter in then bake at 350 for a half an hour. >>> you want this cooking. good. >>> while the cake is baking it's time to make the icing. can you put this in for me. we start with confectioners sugar. then you add in a little bit of vanilla. this makes this icing special. you put a little bit of fresh lemon juice in it. oh, give me the muscles. we're adding the butter make sure it softens then a little bit of softened cream cheese. if you use low fat you don't need as much milk. shall we mix together? the cake is cooled you put on a platter. make sure to get the soareds. it's time to kick in. we've already started.