also ask about the latest on other insertable cooking pans and accessories. order your xpress redi set go now. >> this is the mini-food pan and it's probably my favorite because it'll just cook everything, like, for instance, cinnamon rolls. i love to make cinnamon rolls in the morning for the kids, but who wants to heat up that big old oven to 400 degrees and then bake 'em for 15 minutes? so in here, i just spray it with a little non-stick. i cut each cinnamon roll into three pieces, so now we're going to make cini-minis and these only take four minutes. remember, it's redi set, four minutes to go! o.k., now over here, i've got some little smokies sizzling in there, i'm gonna make some pigs in a blanket, my grandkids love these and while i do this, if you could go back to the refrigerator and bring me a pan you'll find in there. >> o.k. >> i've just got some pancake mix and i'm gonna pour it right over those little smokie links, and these are gonna make great finger food. i find that little kids really would rather eat with their fingers. o.k., and those'll b

bill brady and the gop see that being a cook county issue. ue of where the numbers are coming from. let's take you upstairs here at the hotel upstairs to a room that wgn camera crew has left just a short time ago where state senator bill brady and company are watching those returns coming in with nervous anticipation. he described it to me a while ago, big smile on his face, but said he was just cautiously optimistic about the way tonight would go. have a listen. >> hard work. great campaign team. great volunteer staff. people of illinois are energized and interested. it's a clean break from the past. the blagojevich era hasn't helped illinois. people need to feel good about illinois again. >> reporter: upstairs right now brady is watching those numbers come in with great interest as are folks here and pat brady who joins us live. thanks for making time for us. how are you feeling tonight? there's a lot of tension in this room given the way the numbers are unfolding. >> you know what? let's look at the bigger picture too. three or four congres

can you cook the bird with a little bit of beer? >> of course. probably with most anything you like. whether you like the flavor of that, then try that. >> yes! >> how long should you let it sit before you carve it? >> in order for the juices to set and not run out, don't carve immediately. wait about 20 to 30 minutes. and then carve. and then that gives you a little time to get some of the other dishes ready. and so it really works as a nice cushion for you. >> do you need to tent while it's sitting? or can you just pull the bird out and leave it on the counter? >> i would cover it. it will stay warm longer if you cover it with foil at that point. >> what is your favorite thing to do with all those turkey leftovers? >> well, there are so many wonderful things. lots of people like to do turkey soup. one of the things i really like is turkey barbecue. i make a barbecue sauce with my turkey. you can use commercial barbecue sauce with the turkey and have wonderful barbecue turkey sandwiches. >> is there anything we didn't ask you that you think is i

. >> and the cooke county medical examiner says christian died from carbon monoxide intoxication. the boy's uncle says the boy stayed by his grandmother's side, even though she told everyone to run out of the house. investigators do not suspect foul play. >>> two people were killed, another seriously injured in a crash on the city's northwest side. according to police, a driver drove through an intersection and hit another car near addison and springfield at about 11:00 last night. the three people hurt were taken to area hospitals in serious to critical condition and two of them died later. they have been identified as 51- year-old javier cisneros, and 51-year-old debra dugard. >>> members of the cooke county crime stoppers went door to door looking for new fleedz an unsolved double murder. a 17-year-old and 18-year-old were shot and killed while they sat in the car in the 1600 block of 55th court in cicero on october 20, 2009. cicero police say unknown gunmen approached their car and started shooting. no arrests have been made in the case. investigators passed out flyers in the a

the country. people are getting ready to cook their thanksgiving day turkey. ith your viewer questions. >>> tomorrow is black friday. you want to know where the biggest deals are. we'll give you some tips, coming up. >>> we have a surprising and candid interview with beyonce. a behind-the-scenes look at her tour. >>> first, let's go upstairs to sharyn alfonsi, who has the morning news headlines. >> happy thanksgiving, everyone. we begin overseas with the crisis on the korean peninsula. this morning, south korea's president is beefing up security, ordering more troops to the border islands, the site of north korea's deadly artillery attack on tuesday. the north is threatening for retaliation if the south carries out, quote, reckless military provocation. mr. obama is expected to call china's president and urge him to help calm tensions in the region. >>> turning to the economy now. a new move by ireland, whose debt crisis has threatened to derail the global economic recovery. the country has announced $20 billion in government spending cuts and tax increases to

the oven for? how long do you cook it? can i get the dinner on the table in time? well, i got the secret for you.is gonna work out really slick. this is my, uh, 6-minute turkey. you can have this thing on the table in 6 minutes with a little preparation. what i've done is put a little--i have a precooked turkey breast that i've sliced into nice large eaks. i've oiled them lightly and put a little secret rub on that you can get through the website and through the magazine. and i have a little bit of a--a stew which we've made up. now, you're watchin', uh, the ballgame, and you're havin' a great time, and you're not sure when everybody wants to sit down, so this is the best way to time it out. have a nice hot grill, and we're gonna go ahead and mark the turkey right on the grill, and that's gonna be what warms it up and just makes it so tasty. the spice rub gets a nice little char to it and adds kind of a nice rustic kind of california elemeft to the dish which makes it really, really yummy. we're gonna mark these off. they take about 2 minutes a side, maybe 3 minutes a side, and then we're gonna g

i have apple side every and i'm encoming earn everyone -- i have a selection of recipes from the cook book for easy make ahead hors d'oeuvres. here, i have a warm apple tea and it goes with the hors d'oeuvres and the thanksgiving turkey and it's delicious. it will make everyone happy. and the happentizer thing, it's brilliant. everyone says when you're invited somewhere, what can i bring. and you would get it out of the ballpark. take it away. >> and it's a great idea. it can be made ahead and you can microwave it. >> i have am cider and i'm going to add lemon flavored gold teak iced tea. it smells incredible. and i have all spice and cinnamon. we'll stir it together. y'all look at how beautiful this is. and a couple other of the recipes that i'm serving today republican -- i have toasted ian cans and slip salad. and i have a gold peeked green tea lemonade and we have spiced puff pastry cheese straws and any of this, you could have for your guests and they're delicious and easy. and it's all about friends and family. >> and letting that simmer, it will make the house smell wonderful.

they have all the answers. >> when it's done cooking, you should let it sit before you carve into it? >> let it stand about 15 to 20 minutes to allow the juice to settle and it's easier to carve. >> can you tell who is doing the cooking in our house? >> i don't want to say. >> somebody has to watch the babies of yours. >> they know everything at butterball. that is is a mazing. you guys are goes. >> they will be there and as well through the entire month of december i understand. >> we are here through december 31st. >> can you give us your website. besides the 800 number, people can e-mail. >> our website is butterball.com and we are on facebook and twitter. you can get information anywhere. >> who is making the turkey at your house? >> my husband woke up to a thermometer next to his pillow so he is hopefully home roasting it. >> have a fantastic thanksgiving. >> you too. >> they're good. >> no kidding. 6:27 and three weeks since election day and a pair of races just ended. the final results are coming up. >> you won't find controversial drinks in the store much longer. >> serving up

might cook more. that was the impetus to get people to cook, why not do it all in one pot. dish is a chowman dish. i had this in water and salt and boiled the noodles. i--s in there is a good bit of prep time. >> this is -- chopped some vegetables. that's it. my point is you boil the noodles. dump the water out, here we have chicken stock so the chicken pieces, so this is just chicken breasts. and this is basically almost cooked all the way through. so then this we set aside. again, the same pot. >> is it okay to start with frozen maybe the day before and thank you it out in the fridge? >> it is okay. obviously it's best to cook everything as fresh as you can. and with chicken get natural orgonnic if you can. it tastes better. doesn't cost much more. little garlic and ginger. my father, he is kind of the iron chef of the family. he can open the fridge and within three or four minutes there will be a dish like this. >> your father is a distinguished professor -- >> at stanford. >> he is. >> and he is a great cook as is my mom. >> did you learn to cook from both of them? >> a

the bag. when it juices up, they cook nicely in the bag. you can use potatoes. i think red potatoes slow cook with the turkey and they are a good vegetable to have with the turkey. >> we put this in the bag and preheat it for 350. we will be cooking all morning long. mike is up next. he will make our stuffing. if you want to try any of the recipes at home, you can go to wusa9.com. you can click on the morning show tab. if you do make the recipes, take a picture of them and send them to us on facebook. we would love to hear how they turn out. >> put a couple of slits in the bag so it breathes a little. >>> a late night fire breaks out near a memorial on the national mall. >>> do you want some holiday shopping done, but you want a deal? turn to your smart phone. >>> it is time for the question of the morning. >> for every dollar you spend at the supermarket for produce, how much money goes back to the farmer selling the produce? add your answer to our facebook page and we will answer that question coming up. switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your

she is at the big cooking show this weekend. ing ideas to make the holiday season stand out from the rest.  >>> 8:23 right now. gary condit has been in the news a lot lately with the chandra levy trial. he is now writing a book. he has been linked to the murdered intern of chandra levy. he testified in the ingmar guandique trial. condit was a suspect initially in the murder, but was cleared of wrongdoing. the book will tell gary condit's side of the story. >>> virginians who like the tea party will soon have an option of a new license plate. it will show a rattlesnake on the yellow background. to make a specialty plate, the dmv must receive 350 prepaid applications. so far, 600 have expressed interest. >>> 8:24 right now on this friday morning. in six minutes, we will be joined by dr. oz. >>> we will check out the other stories making headlines this morning. including word of a recall involving 500,000 vehicles. if you live for performance, upgrade to castrol edge advanced synthetic oil. with eight

, people out in the county radio you met -- when cooks were conflicted about which recipe to offer to the project, i often said which recipe embodies nur life and times and your own personal america. that's a lot of people >> it is, and sometimes it would stump people. and i'd say look here. if you could only give your daughter one recipe, what would it be? or if your grandchild only learned one thing in the kitchen from you, what would that be? that would bring people closer and closer to the one recipe that really expressed their lives. >> speaking of recipes, what about thanksgiving. what does molly o'neill do for thanksgiving? >> i do something different every year. last year i deep fried by first turkey. and i was so afraid of all of the reports i read about everything that could go wrong, i looked like i was in a hoffbraize uniform. i had on a coat and a hat and it was snowing, and a big apron and huge gloves. it was the greatest turkey. i couldn't believe how delicious it was. i tend to get my turkeys from frank reece out in kansas who has been saving hearsta

is it the cooking or the in-laws that are the problem?eff, alease and kelly. 68% of people expecting family drama. >> exactly. >> we are all eating too much. >> that causes drama too. thanksgiving is that perfect mix, for family drama. family members that don't often spend a lot of time together spending hours at the family table, the hostess with all this pressure. who is to blame? 57% of the women who aren't hosting said the in-laws would be getting on their nerves. 50% of women said their own family members, their mother and brother and their own children. >> jeff johnson, tell the truth. does anyone ever storm out of your holidays? >> the only thing we will have drama with is unemployment. any family member that is unemployed, we are working helping them to get employed. we don't have time for any of the other drama. we are so glad to see each other there is a spirit, if there is drama, take it outside. >> how about you alise? >> are you cooking? >> i unfortunately didn't gain the cooking skills of the other women in my family. i unde

the comanche says, the cook is comanche. he has a baseball bat. second, that bouncer by the door is comanche. third, there is a six-foot five- inch, 275-pound comanche man over there with a black belt in karate. that man next to you is a professional wrestler, a comanche. the comanche on the other side of you, he's a professional weight lifter. after hearing these five things, my friend, but you still want to tell that comanche joke? the man pauses for a second, shakes his head, no. not if i will have to explain at five times. [laughter] all right. getting ready to close this up, i want to send out a special shout out to kqed, public broadcasting. the native american health center. native american aids project. the mayor's office right here in san francisco, neighborhood services. i would like to mention that the native american aids project, very close. the two spirits. my cousin, probably one of the first native americans to pass away with aids. from my family to you, thank you. thank you, thank you. [applause] an appropriate flag song, and a qui

tell us what you do to get the children interested in cooking to trucks, one of the best place to yourested in cooking is to cope with your child. vegetables can be a difficult food to get them interested. but cooking decibels, they are more likely to eat them. >> we will make some baked apples. >> we have the apples and people will be adding some long odds and raisins. then some brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg. >> you can start on that. basically, the classes this sunday are when? >> the classic this sunday are sunday afternoon. the first one is a parent-child class. the second one is just for children between the ages of 9 and 12. they are more independent. you can go to the website and register. they are a benefit end of the profits will be donated to the pantry. is located here and serves the community, people in need. >> it is a win-win in all areas. is nourished new space families -- nourishfamilies.com. it is everything that smells good and feels warm and nurturing. it is a good for the fall and the thanksgiving season. website, go to our wbaltv.com. we will have the recipe for th

these people are not doing the cooking. somebody must be doing the meal for them. >> they are not standing. they are actually laying down. there a couple of tents that are set up out here. one group here and another in there. wait a minute. anyone in here? there you guys are. i want to catch you real quick. these two guys and another lady have been hanging out since 9:00 and they tell us they want to get here because they did this last year. they said it was worth their while and want to see if it's the case again. i need you to help me do the math. how much money do you think you will save by being the first in line to get the door buster deals on the laptops and the tvs? >> about $1,000 probably. >> you are making a little bit on the side to help out friends? >> yeah. >> what's the final number. how much are you going to make or save? >> i haven't calculated. >> i'm making something, but i don't know how much. >> what are caught your attention? >> the 50-inch plasma. >> the one that is $1,000 going for $700. >> they're hav

one of the magics of being on tv. you cooke risotto is you saute' some onions and -- you put your italian risotto and dry white wine. and keep stirring it and adding water slowly. chicken stock. six ounces. >> calm that down. so then how much longer on this stove for all of the ingredients that come together. >> come together. few more minutes left. >> okay. let's take a look at the final product over here. >> so what we have in here is -- we added the chicken stock. we finished it up with butter. salt and pepper to taste. and a little pinch of nutmeg. and then keep mixing it in and mixing it in until it gets the perfect consistency and then plate it. here we have a little parmesan. >> i know. i like that. you are at 1227 west 18th street in chicago. for more information on the chef's recipe today, check out our website, wgntv.com/midday. chef, thank you. >>> let's start with the answer to our trivia question today. the risotto is delicious. what year was the first woman elected to the united states senate? was it 1929? 1932?

the bread. i toasted my pine nuts. i cooked my vegetables. >> how smart is that? eak and the sweat is starting to pour down their brows because they're trying to accomplish all of this. >> calling in reinforcements. i was told that as many people may need to do on this thanksgiving when they realize they've got a lot on their plates, so that bring in some help. i'm here to work. >> i'm glad because i had to fall -- >> rally the troops. >> you want to add stuffing into our bowls. >> you did this ahead of time so you have to pour it together in the a bowl? >> putting it into a casserole and pong it into the oven. if you want to use this warm chicken stock. chicken stock on the stovetop somewhere is always helpful. >> you know what, when that doubt, throw in some chicken stock. that's right. seriously. >> now, moving to the next thing, stovetop management. for example, i'm making the mashed potatoes. i've done them ahead of time. i've got them in a double boiler which keeps it moist -- >> the other problem because if the potatoes are right on the fire -- >> yes. >> ev

it could be a few more weeks before we have the official totals. cook county resumed counting at 8:00 this morning. it's in the process of counting 10 how to ballots. on the city side they resumed at 10 with 11,700 ballots to gsm late yesterday quinn led brady by 19,000 votes so it appears pat quinn may have avoided fate of other democratic governors nationwide and won his first full term. quinn has stopped short of calling on his opponent to concede but sure talked like a winner when he showed up at manny's deli at lunchtime. he said it was time to put the bitter campaign behind and he has a lot of work to dosm he re- iterated his support for an income tax hike to help deal with budget deficit that could top $15 billion. bill brady told reporters in springfield yesterday his campaign was still collecting data and evaluating that data. election results don't have to be certified until december 3. spokesman for the chicago board of election commissioners tells us this time there are a lot more absentee ballots to count. >> both republicans and democrats

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the spinach. i have one of them that is cooked. >> sure. >> that looks more like it. we will get to the oysters.ery important that when you open an oyster you protect yourself. >> i love it. your oyster shucking -- >> yes. because sometimes it might break and then you poke your hand with it. >> sure. >> and you have to use something to protect it. sometimes the oysters can be a little hard. especially an oyster this big. >> look. yeah. now let me ask you, do you serve frieded oyster? >> we don't have it on menu but someone comes into the restaurant. >> call ahead. >> love fried oyster. >> make sure we cut the oiser from the muscle. >> rocks of salt. >> little rocks of salt so then they aren't moving around. and have been -- make sure the spinach over the oyster. >> if you never had oysters before, oyster rockefeller is a good place to start. because they are cooked and you have all of 9 other ingredients that kind of distract your taste buds and then eventually over time you will get to the point where you will take that raw oyster and knock it back. >> some people are a little afraid of eating

. >> reporter: the cooks were busy preparing 500 turkeys and 400 pies. the organization says it's seen an increase in need this year. >> we're seeing a lot more seniors coming through our line for food. their dollars just aren't stretching. >> reporter: organizations such as glide and st. anthony's receive most of their donations in november and december. with donations are down, getting through the rest of the year could prove a challenge. ken pritchett. >>> if you want to see some of the fastest most expensive or the greenest cars around you might want to head over to the auto show in san francisco. this year if you go, you will be able to do something they've never allowed before. >> reporter: auto show organizers say they are giving thanks for an up tick in the auto industry which might help these new models move quicker from showroom floor to the streets. range rovers ran an artificial hillside this morning. it's the first time consumers have ever been allowed to drive the vehicles at the city's international auto show. show officials say it's a show

doctors say the norovirus can live on a surface for up to 12 days. >>> cook county board president todd stroger giving his side of the story as to why his meeting with incoming board president fell apart. stroger and toni preckwinkle met last week. stroger says meeting collapsed when he asked her to keep certain people in their jobs. he claims she refused to discuss that. preckwinkle complained stroger wasn't helping to ensure a smooth transition but stroger says he will provide all of the cooperation necessary. up next on the midday news, found guilty of violating congressional ethics rules, the judge handed -- the judgment against charles rangel. >> wedding bells will ring at windsor palace. prince william announces his ae -- engagement. >>> play ball, the message from cubs owner to state leaders. zthtjthththtjtjtjt@tjtjtjtjtétjt >>> house ethics panel has found democratic congressman charles rangel of new york guilty of breaking house rules. rangel was charged with 13 counts of financial and fundraising wrong doing. he was found guilty of 11 of those counts. rangel walked out of the

it is outrageous. >> reporter: the alleged vandalism happened saturday night. a cookice officer pulled over the fan and he was the passenger. police say signs for opponent, jeff tobolski was ripped up and witnesses told police see saw peraica doing it. based on that claim, officers arrested tony peraica and charged him with criminal damage to property. >> he should accept responsibility to that and move out. >> reporter: jeff tobolski is mayor of cook where he was arrested. he says it's up to the voters. >> we believe not in the craziantics of tony peraica but the good works of tobolski on election day. >> reporter: he says he was out that night investigating the destruction of his own signs that night, and was followed and harassed by the mccook police officer, which is why he says he filed the lawsuit. >> the mayor tobolski has responsibility, as any person does, not to damage someone's professional, business and political reputation by using knowingly false information manufactured to cause political harm and embarrassment. and that's what they've done in this case

the one and only, rachael ray, cooks up easy, simple food, to keep us all warm, all winter long. holiday season is time to open up your heart to those in need. what is there's not much to spare? people want to give to charities around the holiday season. mellody hobson is here to give tips. the best way to give, how to check out the charities before you give. >> people really want to do that. make sure that the money is going to the right place and the best use. >>> also, speaking of the holidays. we're having such fun with "your three words." we love the videos you've been sending us, summing up how you feel about your lives in three words. tell us how you feel about the holidays. go to abcnews.com/gma. upload your three-word video. who knows? you might see it right here on "gma." love it. >>> time for five of our favorite words. sam champion and the weather. >> i was just doing the math, george. good morning, new jersey. >> good morning. >> we are so glad to have you. who is this one? >> this is elizabeth. >> hi, elizabeth. elizabeth's like, yeah, i'm kind of awake. i put my bo

the narrowest of margins. bean picking up votes in cook and lake county this afternoon. more than 200 ballots were cast and walsh wins it by 290 votes. >>> the issue of who to keep and who to let go creates an argument with the county presidents. they met briefly last week. the meeting fell apart whin he asked preckwinkle to keep certain people on the payroll. preckwinkle had said stroger wasn't helping a smooth transition. he says he'll provide all the cooperation she needs. >>> columbia college chicago. sold this headquarters building to the college today. which is convenient enough since it is in the heart of the campus. another step in advancing its business plan and reducing costs. the building was home to companies iconic magazines like ebony, jet for more than 40 years. the lease ends in 18 months. >>> after a swing and a missing with the cubs owners try again. >>> plus changing of the guard in london. prince william picks the lady to follow him to the thrown. >>> tom skilling has our chilly and possibly wet forecast coming up i hear. i love my curves. but the love

>> this is the only cooking involved. one. pumpkin filling, not pumpkin pie filling. you're going to mix that in. this is about a cup and a half. so you're going to incorporate that. what you do is, you put it in a bowl, you put it in the refrigerator so it's cool, very simply done. so you've got the pumpkin pie. >> this is pumpkin mousse or the pumpkin chiffon pie. there's three eggs and three egg yokes. you're going to take a little bit of this from here and fold it in. so it's going to incorporate that, until it just starts to incorporate. and then, as we say, you're going to fold, you don't want to overbeat it. you don't want to beat it up, you just want to nice and gently working without it necessarily -- you want it to be airy and moussy and foamy. >> and you put this back in the fridge? >> i'm trying to incorporate it. you get the idea. you're going to pour it in the graham cracker crust which has come out of the oven and is cooled. so that's it, you give it a little swirl. you can freeze it the night before and you

to want, onn the eve of midterm elections, charlie cook of the cook political report. >> the preside was just single minded in wanting to go for being systemic health care reform when the public was screaming for more of a focus on the economy. so i think that's where he... that's where i think he personally should take some blame is the resistance to going to incremental change or going to plan "b" and going back on to the economy sooner. >> rose: and al hunt of bloomberg news. >> people don't like republicans. that nbc/"wall street journal" poll today showed that by about eight points they had a negative rating, even more unfavorable than democrats. and secondly there are great divisions within the republican party. john boehner and mitch mcconnell want to mold some kind of conservative agenda. some of the tea party types coming to washington want to blow up government and that tension and how it's reconcile willed really be fascinating to watch. >> rose: and we conclude with the lessons from the yemen story from david ignatius and mark mazzetti. >> what this plot and its discovery