but genevieve shaw brown explains. >> reporter: move over, soul cycle. there's a new decideio workout coming to town. group rowing studios are popping up all around the nation and enthusiasts say the trend is all about getting back to bakes. >> rowing used to be the most popular sport in the u.s. there's a resurgence coming back to that kind of things that really work, things that are authentic and true. we've tapped into that and we're riding that wave. >> reporter: no longer the dusty machine in the gym corner, rowing is having a major resurgence even among people like me who have never been on a machine before. >> we get new people all the time and consider that part of our job is to just really kind of get them familiar with the benefits of the rowing machine and get them acquainted with why it's the bestpiece of cardioequipment out there. >> the these new studios give seasoned rowers a place to practice the sport they love. >> all the camaraderie of rowing in an indoor setting. >. >> we've had gold medal winners. ocean rowers in here, people who ar

let's head right into the insomniac kitchen with abc's genevieve shaw-brown. >> sue mothers, we're alwaysun stuff, right? >> yes. i am here at butter with celebrity chef alex kornasheli. i see pears, i see bananas. i see sugar. what are we making today? >> this is a pear and almond tart. we're melting a little bit of sugar. a little sherry vinegar. >> you're saying even i could do this. >> you so could face it hp let's face, it we're dumping something in a pan and heating it up. >> it's true. when you break it down like that, it makes it sound more manageable. >> i'm taking half bosh and half d'anjou pears. >> they go in the oven to finish. >> the filling. cup of brown sugar right in the pan. ps a du this is a dumb. and stir recipe. my favorite kind. some butter. and then the fun stuff. rum. >> okay. >> a teaspoon of vanilla. >> delicious. >> molasses. and then dry ginger. basically, we're making a fake banana foster filling to go underneath our pears. we drop the bananas right in there. we're just going to cook this and let it kind of fall apart. easy recipe. even for people who are inti

nbc's genevieve shaw-brown is in our insomniac kitchen. >> reporter: it's everyone's favorite holidaytional chocolate day, and i'm here at the beautiful palm court at the plaza hotel. i'm about to make a super fancy bar. >> this is such a special place for me. i've been coming here with my mom every year. what are we making today? >> a sophisticated snickers bar. we're going to make the peanut butter from scratch. >> oh, great. >> roasting them helps to give a better flavor. so i'm going to put this in the oven right now. >> great. [ bell ] >> so the peanuts are warm. >> right in the food processor. >> right in the food processor. you've got to break up the peanuts first. what we're trying to achieve is a crumb-like texture. almost like couscous. we'll pulse it on and off. it will start to clump up even more and what will happen is it will form a thick peanut butter. you add the sweetener. we're going to add honey and a little bit of seasoning. we're going to add some salt. already there, the peanut butter. we'll add a little bit more. but you can see it's already starting to come tog

so abc news lifestyle editor genevieve shaw brown is here with us. what shocked you most? >> after the background check, the references, the nanny cams, parents are still living in fear. that something isoing to happen to one of their kids. even though the vast majority of the care taikers are good people. >> it does happen. what's the mosimportant thing that parents can take away? >> the experts tell , trust your gut. if you think something is wrong, 99% chance, something is wrong. don't ditch those nanny cams just yet. people forget they're there. after awhile, the true behavior >> trust you gut. every mom knows that feeling. thank you so much, genevieve. realal important informatiti. robin? >> all right, there. thank you, lara. >>> now to the young model who says she is here, alive today because she trusted her gut. her doctors misdiagnosed her. she says she knew sosothing was wrong. she kept going back. eventually was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. here's mara schiavocampo. >> reporter: she's a model. a runway diva. and now, a cancer survivor. >> you know, it's hard to