katie lee, this cake is amazing. your mama's cranberry recipe? mm. everyone, if you have this available to make today, you should. oh, my gosh! >> if you don't have real cranberries at home and just have dried cranberries zp. they would just be a little too sweet and g stuck together. you could mix some dried cranberries into it, if you like. >> i love the way you correct us without insulting us. >> use your dried cranberries in place of the sun dried tomatoes in the green beans. >> solutions. that's why we love you. happy thanksgiving. to get these recipes, head to today.com/food. >> announcer:smucker's leatess by smucker's. with a name like mucker's, it has to be good. thanksgiving in a special way around here. dylan is in the orange room with more. >> we certainly are. our viewers are sharing photos of the friends and family they are thankful for who also happen to be celebrating birthdays this month. around here, of course we are thkf jenna and barbaraush who have a birthday tomorrow. happy early birthday to them. amanda just celebrated her husba

we've got three delicious last-minute recipes. >>> and katie lee is here. she's a life saver. she's g last-minute thanksgiving meal questions. so send them in. >>> we're lucky to have katie with us. >>> but first let's check in with matt and savannah about 15 blocks south of here down in herald square getting ready for the 90th macy's thanksgiving day parade. >> hey, guys. this is the time of the morning where we just run off our facts and figures of the 90th macy's parade. i'll start. >> we want to just show off our knowledge. >> 16 giant balloons. >> that's right. 16 marching bands, including the great valley marching eagles who came through our studio yesterday. sara mclaughlin, tony bennett. >> we're hearing rehearsal from a broadway show, "paramore." which is a cirque de soleil show. more than 1,000 cheerleaders. >> they i on night. takes about 90 minutes on average to inflate them. the parade route today, 2 1/2 miles. that's a long way if you are marching in a parade. think back to the very first parade, it was a six-mile route. that was a commitment back then. >> what wa

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we got wet weather in the western third of the be cooking with katie lee. ooh, mac and cheese, baby. ooh. >> come to mama. all right, al, thank you so much. >>> he first captivated audiences back in 2008 as the 18-year-old star of the oscar-winning movie "slumdog millionaire." well, his latest movie is called "lion." take a look. >> it's like knowing my real brother and mother spent every day of their lives looking for me? huh? how every day my real brother screams my name? can you imagine the pain they must be in not knowing where i am? 25 years. 25! >> why didn't you tell me that was happening for you? >> good morning. >> good morning. premise of this story, it grips your heart. >> yes. >> and it's a true story. tell people about your character. >> it's an incredible story about triumph, really. this young boys starts in tragedy. scavenging for food on a train with his older brother. they get separated. he's in a part of the country that he doesn't know. he doesn't even know his mother's name. he goes through a horrendous ordeal before he's adopted by an

okay. >> and, say hello to katie lee. and cheese. your husband's name mac. that's not a coincidence. >> okay. this is crazy. okay. >> you want to kill me right now? >> are you shocked? is your heart beating fast? >> have you seen the "today" turkey trot segments? >> i have. >> so you had no idea. >> no. i'm going to kill you. >> i lie very well. >> you are good. you are good. >> so she thought tha >> well, actually, we got up and -- she couldn't watch the "today" show. the keys got lost. so this was going all downhill. >> you thought you were having a bad day. >> i did. >> has it gotten a little better. >> why is al roker here? >> now you know. guys, another successful turkey trot surprise. >> oh, my god. i love you, too. >> sorry i lied to you. >> why didn't you tell me to put on makeup or something? >> bonnie's like -- you don't even have lipstick on. >> we're going to be cooking with katie lee a little bit later in our "today" show turkey trot bus. mac and cheese. >> this is your moment to make mac and cheese. >> wait a minute. okay. this is crazy. oh, my

it's katie lee!ight. >> good morning. >> we've got matching "today" turkey trot outfits. >> do those come in maternity sizes? they're good looking. >> they do. >> it is very comfortable and warm. it is cold here. >> i'm thinking using those for our thanksgiving day parade broadcast. >> now you're talking. >> absolutely. they are very stylish. >> and they're free. >> thank you so much. >>> coming up, we're going to change subjects. google versus isis? ♪ [ laughter ] ♪ [ male announcer ] for tim and richard smucker, giving a gift of their family's delicious jam always made the holidays just a little bit sweeter. we forgot to put our names on them! richard, i think they'll know who it's from. ♪ thank you boys. you're welcome. you're welcome. [ male announcer ] happy holidays from our family to yours. i love christmas! from our family to yours. i just bought a book. and while i was telling you about the book, i downloaded a song. oh, and full disclosure, when we were just chatting about that song thing,

. >> of course katie lee was here. >> we had a blast. >> thanks so much for coming down. all right, guys. we got one more. one more. i'll give you a hint. we're going to be somewhere in new york state. >> i can't wait to watch. of mind. thank you, tony. i wish -- i wish i was there with you. you know how much i love you. >> i love you, too, al. >> he's got a fruit of the loom sweatsuit for you. >> oh, boy. oh, boy. >> thanks, al. we can't wait until tomorrow. >>> up next, how many pounds of turkey should you prepare for each of your guests? >> that's a good question. >> we're going to help you figure out the perfect portion so you don't overspend -- >> or overeat. ? ? get up for black friday. starts thursday, 6pm. walmart. [sighs] that's why we make them for you. why are you deleting these photos? because my teeth are yellow. why don't you use a whitening toothpaste? i'm afraid it's bad for my teeth. try crest 3d white. crest 3d white diamond strong toothpaste and rinse... ...gently whiten... ...and fortify weak spots. use together for 2 times stronger enamel. crest 3d wh

and katie lee, what you need to do on thanksgiving. >> you are the queen of thanksgiving now. >> announcer: a philadelphia room for a patty melt! and now are you ready for .... rachael! >> rachael: all righty, welcome everybody! to get today's show going i got 5 words for you: how about: come on down drew carey! [ crowd cheering ] [ applause ]

best part, we are bringing celebrity chefs like bobby flay, katie lee and sunny anderson along for the ride. we have two more faous chefs use. guys, good to see you. >> thanks for having us. >> what is it about chestnuts that say the holidays? >> the smell. you go christmas shopping, holiday shopping, you want the smell of roasted chestnuts. >> right after the harvest, thanksgiving comes. >> we've got it two different ways. marcus, you are making kind of a cool soup. >> we have the ingredients. onions, leek, apples, celery root. i also celery root because it is also very fall and wintry. >> how do you prep them? >> i have pre-cooked chestnuts. fantastic. add some fried chestnuts. little bit on each side. then you fry them. then you peel them. or you roast them. you just roast them also in a wood fire that is even better. here i'm sweating all the vegetables and putting the chicken stock so everything sweats together. chicken stock, very simple. then i put some heavy cream in it, seasoning. salt and pepper. here i have the soup. once the soup has cooked -- >> how long would you cook tha

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. >> katie lee, very good. number two, lydia, what do you have? >> the most asked question is how do you get t skin on the turkey nice and crispy. you want your turkey to look good and the secret is you glaze it with balsamic vinegar. glaze your turkey in the last you have a mahogany finish, nice and chris -- crisp. great italian way for turkey splendor. >> that's a good one. >> okay. let's go to number three, duke. >> dry brian is ten times better. essentially it's salting your chicken one to two days before roasting it. it's really easy. no clunky containers that don't fit in your fridge. just salt it two days before and let it g you're ready to roast. >> it can i ask a question on that. are you supposed to rinse that dry brine off? >> no. whenever it's ready or turkey day, just put it right in the oven. >> someone just gave hoda that question. she doesn't even know where the kitchen is. >> she doesn't have an oven. >> she's like what is that? >> anyone can do it. come on. white. >> good morning. when roasting for large groups i like to do two t

katie lee is a co-host of the food network's the kitchen, alex guarnaschelli judges the food network's chopped beat bobby flay finale. good morning to both of you. >> i love it. this is a classic. >> i never had it growing up ever. so as an adult i'm really digging my heels in with this one. i love it. >> let's make sure we understand you are going to make the traditional green bean casserole. >> yes, i'm going traditional. >> you're going with a little twist. >> a little pinache. >> we will start with katie and talk about the ingredients. >> we will start with all those usual classics, green beans, mushrooms, onions, freed onions. green beans, i have boiling salted water and the green beans go in for four minutes until they're tender and submerge them in an ice water batting. keeps them green and stops them from cooking. >> i haveome onions sauteing in butter, that takes seven or eight minutes, then you add mushrooms. >> what kind of mushrooms are you using? mushrooms or any kind that you like. >> perfect. >> then you add flour. this is a thickener, cook it for a minute or two to get

katie lee is co-host of "the kitchen." alex judges the network's "beat bobby flay finale." >> how much do you love green bean casserole? >> i never had it growing up, ever. so as an adult i'm really digging my heels in with this one. i love it. >> you're going to make the traditional green bean casserole. you're going with a little twist. >> a little panache. >> so you head to your area and we'll start with katie. we'll talk about the ingredients. >> all right. so we're going to start with all those usual classics. green beans, mushrooms, onions, fried onions, all that good stuff. the first step is to cook the green beans. i've got boiling here. the green beans just go in for about four minutes until they're tender. then you want to submerge them in an ice water bath. >> keeps them looking nice and green. >> and it stops the cooking. then just let those drain while you make your cream sauce. i've got onions here, sauteing those in butter. that takes seven or 80s minutes. then you add to it some mushrooms. >> what kind are

have our culinary experts, this morning, the ever popular green bean casserole, two different ways, katie lee is a co-host of food network the kitchen and alice judges the beat bobby flay finale. good morning. how much do you love green bean >> i never had it as an adult and i'm digging my heels in it. i love it. >> you're going to make the traditional green bean casserole and you're going with a little twist. >> a little pinache. >> you go to your area. >> we have green beans, mushroom, onions, fried onions, all that great stuff. the first step water and they go in 4 four minutes until they're tender and submerge them in an ice water bath and -- >> keeps them looking green. >> and stops them from cooking. i have onions, sauteing them in butter. that takes about 7 or 8 minutes and add to it mushrooms. >> what kind of mushrooms are use white button mushrooms if you want. we took this about a minute or two minutes to get the flour taste out of it and helps thicken it up. you pour in the half and half. >> if you don't want to go this heavy, could you put milk in there? >> you could totally put m