. >> this is the field of fennel. and you'll notice it's got a nice white bulb and a beautiful fern. and, really, all the plant's useable in cooking. >> cooking with it is one thing, but just getting people to try it is the first thing farmers like the d'arrigos hope to do. recently, they teamed up with local chef todd fisher and together the farming team and the cooking whiz whipped up new recipes for some old favorites. and in the end, they came up with a whole new way to get people to eat their veggies. >> to see the realization on people's face when you prepare it properly and they go, wow, this is something that i--wow, i really like this now, as opposed to this astringent, bitter vegetable. so, i like working with it because it's a challenge for me as a chef, but it's also so gratifying to see a guest enjoy something that they may not have otherwise had the opportunity to try. well, this is our--the rapi-deparini, so, it's got the rapini and the caramelized fennel in there done in that low-fat yogurt, so it's re

hang out in this environment and you might see butterflies it, fennel, and then the lines. -- dandelions. is ada accessible. public transit is plentiful. we have conquered the steps, we have watched the dogs, and we have enjoyed a beautiful view. this is a place to take someone special on a romantic stroll and enjoyed a beautiful look out. welcome to corona heights located in the heart of this district. it offers a view of the downtown skyline, the bay bridge, and the east bay. it is one of the best kept secrets in the city. it is hardly ever crowded. on any given day, you will run into a few locals. , bought a 37 bus to get there without any parking worries. for legged friends can run freely. there is also a patch of grass for the small box. >> it is a great place. it is a wonderful place to have these kinds of parks. that dog owners appreciate it. >> take time to notice of the wildfires that are on the grassland and keep your head out on the lookout for hawks and other bird life. be sure to take your camera and be prepared to take a view of the city will not forget. it has a beautiful

we grind our spices, a beautiful spice blend right here, coriander, fennel, white peppercorn.put that together and season all of our fish with that. >> oh, this is smelling good. oh gosh! right from the potomac maybe? >> well, it comes from a couple areas, from the chesapeake, some of waterways, inlets into delaware, all in the air. >> you have a plated dish that looks absolutely delicious. jardenia is new, in the melrose hotel, the address is 2430 pennsylvania avenue. when you go, look for the new chef. chef lindsey has a young face but he told me he has an old body! he just looks young. i don't believe it. i'm so proud of him. congratulations! good luck with your restaurant. and thanks for coming here. that's going to be cooked in a few

we have sausage tomato and fennel.e have one of our best sellers is our smog which stands for steak, mushroom, onion and gruyere cheese. >> kind of felt like bubba there from "forrest gump." coming up tonight on the episode of the list, john waters is back with hair spray. it's performed with substantiates from the baltimore city orchestra. om that's the list at 7:00 right here on abc2. >>> it is 4:48 on this thursday morning and one fast food chain is making sure you don't go hungry this morning. coming up, what you need to say at chick-fil-a to get a free breakfast sandwich. details straight ahead. >> also, the unselfish act done by three teenage boys for a friend. we're going to have their remarkable story when "good morning maryland" continues. >>> it is ten minutes before the hour and five things on this thursday. it's free breakfast thursday at chick-fil-a restaurants. just say quote the early bird gets the chicken end quote and that's when you get the register. the give away runs from 6:30 in the morning until 1

hang out in this environment and you might see butterflies it, fennel, and then the lines. -- dandelionsis ada accessible. public transit is plentiful. we have conquered the steps, we have watched the dogs, and we have enjoyed a beautiful view. this is a place to take someone special on a romantic stroll and enjoyed a beautiful look out. welcome to corona heights located in the heart of this district. it offers a view of the downtown skyline, the bay bridge, and the east bay. it is one of the best kept secrets in the city. it is hardly ever crowded. on any given day, you will run into a few locals. , bought a 37 bus to get there without any parking worries. for legged friends can run freely. th

and i use fennel seed, as well. >> how long does that stay in there?. >> about 45 minutes and it's done. 45 minutes after that, then, we add apples to this. i used some granny smith apples. this is sort of what the dish looks like after that. now -- >> oh, my gosh. >> yeah. now, the slow cooker works great. we take it out of the slow cooker. look at that. it's falling right off the bone. >> wow. >> i'll take that. >> you take that. >> i'll take that one. >> and here you go. >> thank you. you have some chicken and dumplings, too. >> we have a lucky audience member. how is the soup? >> it's delicious. it's amazing. >> is it good? >> it's really good. the dumplings are in the soup? >> we make the dumpling mixture. basically flour. and what we do is cut them. >> yeah. >> we have to try this here. >> i will. >> after you cook the chicken, yeah. after you cook the chicken, then, we have the broth. and we shred the chicken. then, peas, carrots, celery, onions. >> and that's the favorite part. >> it's almost like you want to be sick so it will cure it. >> what

. >> fennel good for you. >> very good for you, al. >> sausage? >> roast the fennel. if you like licorice, you're going to love this. >> al isn't a big fennel fan. >> with sausage, you will be. >> obviously. >> that's why i put them together. >> with savannah and al, picky eaters, seriously. >> wow! >> already cooked. >> parmesan cheese, parsley. you are done. >> that's it. >> three different dishes. >> smells terrific. >> back to your peppers. >> i throw this in here and then what, bake it? >> no. top it with almonds and parmesan cheese, sprinkle on top. under the broiler. >> that's beautiful except for the tofu, giada. give me a break on that one. >> it tastes good in this. >> taste it, please. >> i will. >> thank you, giada. >>> up next, if you like -- frilly and dark, what can you do? decor that couples can agree on. first this is "today" on nbc. [ female announcer ] back to school means back to busy mornings. that's why i got them pillsbury toaster strudel. warm flaky pastry with delicious sweet filling my kids will love. plus i get two boxto

. >> and secelery, and fennel, ana little bit of garlic. we brown it, brown it, brown it.just be sweet or -- all right. they're excited about the sausage. if you wanted to go sweet or all spicy. we have wine and tomato paste. >> you can do this for just about anything. >> in achos or pasta or whatever you want. we have this all cooked together. we add a bunch of water. you can do a big pot, do it ahead. >> even better on the next day, right? >> yes. or last week and put it in the freezer. >> that looks good. >> you want to give it a taste? >> yeah, i'll give you a taste right now. >> am i congress to good? >> they're amazing. >> the turkey burgers, because we have supersecret flavor weapons in there. we add a little water. the moisture comes from the water. right? >> turkey burgers. >> before we get to the finish. tell me about the south beach food and wine festival. >> it's an event i look forward to every year. you know, it goes for no kid hungry. it's a great charity event. it's superfun. you see all people if the food network. chefs from all over the country. it's like

. >> first course grilled artichoke on frisee served with fennel tomato lemon mousse, kabocha pumpkining. i am mindy basara. happy friday. >> that spring up to date on a problem on anne arundel county hospital. a shutdown at crain highway. you can still see delays due to an earlier accident. those delays continue down to 295. this is an a pretty good shape northbound and southbound. oold liberty to bartholow road, we still of an accident blocking those lines. 50 on the northeast side. delay towards the towson region. accident at ebenezer and fieldcrest. white marsh, smooth ride to the fort mchenry. >> a lot of clouds this morning. a few sprinkles, the evaporating before it hits the ground. this afternoon and evening, a bigger piece of this weather disturbance comes our way. any rain this morning is in significant. winds are calm. forecast for today, mostly cloudy skies, afternoon showers. it looks like it will be a lot of rain. 45 to 54 the high. tomorrow, closer to 60. sunday, most of the day will be fine and dry. 64 on sunday. rain chances will be increasing on monday and tuesday. >

. >> and celery, and fennel, and a little bit of garlic. we pureed it. ooh.eet and spicy sausage. or if you wanted to just be sweet or -- all right. they're excited about the sausage. if you wanted to go sweet or all spicy. you can do that. we have wine and tomato paste. we get that in there. and just put this all together. >> you can do this for just about anything. >> right? right? nachos or pasta or whatever you want. we have this all cooked together. we add a bunch of water. you can do a big pot, do it ahead. >> even better on the next day, right? >> yes. exactly. you can even make it last week and put it in the freezer. something like that. >> that's steaming up over here. that looks good. >> you want to give it a taste? >> yeah, i'll give you a taste right now. >> did i do all right? >> how are you? >> the nachos are amazing. >> the turkey burgers, because we have supersecret flavor weapons in there. we add a little water. the moisture comes from the water. right? >> turkey burgers. >> me, too. >> that's not the way i roll anymore. >> before we get to t

now we have economic-we have carrots, fennel, we have a little bit of salad dressing with shall lotse and half over -- this is two oranges worth of orange segments, okay? then going to mix this up, mix this up. to so we will make a bed of these vegetables here. >> the crunchier ones on the bottom right? >> take a little of those, put them in there. >> sure, you got t okay. >> okay. >> then we will take, four chicken breast, about six ounces. >> what is the lay berg, chris, why do you layer them? >> you have the oranges on top, respect going to need cook, underneath, the juices and chicken go down. >> oranges on top, salt and pepper? >> salt, person. >> how long in the oven? >> 25 minutes, 450 oven. >> 450, 25 minutes. stay nice and juicy. chris kimball, thanks so much. >>> up ahead, instant ambush makeovers kathie lee and hoda. >> after your local news. >> thanks, woody. >> yeah, chow down. >>> 9:57 is your time on this thursday, january 17th. 2013. good morning. we learned that charles county schools in maryland will dismiss two hours early today so will orange county schools in vir

. >> first course grilled artichoke on frisee served with fennel tomato lemon mousse, >>> good morning some wet weather to get through before the weekend warmup. tom kierein is here with the forecast. right now you're looking at a picture over the nation's capital and some cloudy skies still to deal with this morning but, tom, that's going to clear up a little bit, right? >> just a little. make a little peek of sun over the next hour otherwise a lot of cloudiness moving over much of the region and we have a few sprinkles trying to reach the ground. those areas in green, shenandoah valley in northeast of washington. and a greater chance, though, of any rain arriving into the metro area not until later this afternoon. and right now a chill in the air and we're in the 30s to near 40. warmer this weekend and maybe more rain first part of next week. aaron? >> thank you, a road check after this >> not too bad on 66 outside the beltway and a live look at gallos road and eastbound traffic heading away. 13-minute ride from fairfax county parkway to 295 at 15 miles an hour. >>> tune >>> 8:30 now

. >> first course, grilled artichoke on frisee served with fennell tomato lemon mouse.to you. 8:26 now, i'm laura garcia canyon. one of the men who participated in the brutal rape of a teenager in 2009 will be sentenced. ari morales faces up to 27 years in prison after pleading guilty in november. morales is one of a group of men accused of raping the 16-year-old, last october manuel ortega was sentenced to 32 years for prison for the vicious act. four other defendants await trial. >>> we want to check the morning commute. >> a couple of bad slowdowns, 101 north at 60 still slow, originating here 280 at seventh, the off-ramp now open with a crash had that closed. 87 to 280 recovering but folks taking 101 through the area as an alternate backing up 880 north to the area because that connector is jammed as well. those should clear over the next half hour. meanwhile we're looking at south 880 the off-ramp at alvarado is closed because of a car crash rolled over a few times on the surface street just off of the off-ramp so the freeway is affected by the closure and activity

fennel from a local farm over in yolo. >> but the bulk of this produce doesn't stax here very long. within a few hours, much of it is trucked out to restaurants and businesses in northern california, some delivered by mills himself. he spends hours on the road, visiting farmers and chefs, taking produce from one to the other, and educating both parties along the way. >> may need a look at the progress of a particular crop or report back, maybe some feedback, to the farmer about how the chefs are using it or what they might be looking for in the near future. >> in many ways, produce express and people like jim mills are the link between 1,300 different restaurants in northern california and produce from all over the golden state. today's visit took us to del rio botanical farm in yolo county, where suzanne peabody ashworth was keen to get reaurants to start trying the fresh fava beans and greens she's growing. >> so we'll take some of these greens into a couple of restaurants this morning and see what the chefs want to do with them. in sacramento, there's been an explosion of restaur