imagine where you would be with your career if you could actually speak english well. it would be amazing. another big day -- >> it was a big day for "the voice" last night. if you saw it, you're probably dehydrated because there were so many tears and both kind of joyful and sad. i think it was the best first season debut of "the voice" ever, i think. >> well, carson daly said so. sometimes you embellish things because you want to get viewers. but everybody's been saying that. it's just a really, really good show. >> it's like the nice blend of judges. that's new. it makes it kind of interesting. they opened up by singing a song together, which is the first time i've seen the four of them. let's watch a little bit of them singing together. ♪ we come together right now ♪ over me >> every single act, they do those really emotional backstories so you get to hear about them. some of them just really tug alt your heartstrings. they had a sweet story of these two twins. they were walking up on stage and you could hear their heels clicking.

so they realized there were more than just two. watch the reaction from the guys when these two very talented singers started singing together. ♪ i keep on falling in love ♪ in and out of love >> now you're talking. ♪ with you ♪ sometimes i love ya ♪ sometimes you make me blue ♪ sometimes i feel good >> got really good pitch. >> every judge turned around, by the way, at the end. come on. ♪ loving you, darlin', makes me so confused ♪ ♪ i keep on -- they ended up picking blake. and such -- >> competition for his affections?

>> i really am getting bad. what's wrong with me? >> hoda, people are starting to talk. >> i know he's married. i'm an idiot. i can't stop. >> you are a very bad girl. it's wrong on every level, hodi. >> i know. i know. i mean nothing against miranda. but i got to tell you watching him sing that song to me -- >> watching him burp -- whatever he does. >> he was singing that song to me. i don't know if you realized. oh, there he is. i was right in his eyeline. i was. i just made sure i got in -- >> i almost came downstairs to save you from embarrassing yourself. >> i don't even care. that's what's sad. really sad about the whole thing. last night there was another hit -- this is a woman who sang back-up for michael jackson named judith hill. she had everyone turning around. i'm wondering what you think. ♪ what a girl wants ♪ what a girl needs ♪ you've got to let me know ♪ how much you care ♪ you're the one

♪ whatever makes me happy >> she's amazing. she picked adam. she picked adam at the end. look at adam on his seat standing up. that is so cool. how was lovely shakira? is everybody liking her? >> she's adorable. she's like the new kid in school a little, and she's going to be fitting in soon. i think she's great. i like the blend. she's sassy. she's got a cool vibe. she dresses in a cool way. >> she also brings in an international audience because she's so huge around the world. long before we knew who shakira was and what those hips could do, the rest of the world knew. >> right, right. >> you know who we're really happy for today? this man won the powerball. a lot of people just go into hiding afterwards. i guess they want to lawyer up and hide from their family members and things like that.

but pedro quezada is now $338 million richer. but that's only $152 million after taxes. so -- >> we should point out that the jersey lottery hasn't 100% confirmed him. but he went in -- he has a bodega near this liquor store. and i guess he worked in a factory for more than 20 years. he finally opened his own bodega. they didn't sell lottery tickets at his. they never applied for the license. so every day, he'd go down and buy a couple of tickets. he said and a corona. >> and two beers. >> this is my favorite headline. look at this. pay-dro. come on. >> and paydro. >> they both did it. >> that happens once in a while. >> that one's obvious. we could have written that one. >> i wouldn't have thought of it. >> anyway, happy for him. five kids. he says he's going to take care of his family. >> by the way, today -- >> very big day for hoda. >> because i'm getting a dog. >> yes. >> i'm busting. i'm so excited. >> we're going to go later and

shoot a piece where hoda's going to meet the ten contestants for the dating game, the doggy dating game and hoda's going to have a very tough decision to make. >> and tomorrow i think we'll do it tomorrow on the show. i haven't seen one picture of the dogs. ali burger is producing it. she said, trust me, you're going to love the dogs. we're going to make sure each of the other dogs gets adopted. >> you get a chance to adopt them. you know who i want to adopt -- who knew it was right in my neighborhood. this giraffe was born in connecticut like on the street that my old house used to be. >> oh, my gosh. >> look at this baby giraffe. i think it should also be named bambino. >> how big is that? >> it is a rare breed. it is a baby girl. bambina. >> that's six feet tall. just to get perspective. the little guy is six feet tall. >> it's a she. >> the little girl is six feet. i hope they name her bambina.

i could go visit her. let's set up a thing, a shoot so i can meet bambina. we all live in the same neighborhood. i'll bring a casserole and i'll welcome her to the neighborhood. >> sara, you have a little dog story to tell us -- >> that's funny? >> another successful adoption -- rusty, i think it's a mix that i hiked up runyan canyon with. he got a new family. >> good for rusty. >> cute little dog. >> that's one you cannot have. >> i cannot wait till after the show. i mean i want the show to go on but i can't wait. >> all righty. i really hope that you are as happy with your choice as i was when i played the doggy game with reg all these years ago. we had three rescue dogs and i chose one. i named it regis. and regis was the sweetest dog for 14 years in my life. we adored that dog. and he still lives on my shelf in my library. >> in an urn? >> uh-huh. >> oh. >> never done that for another

dog but regis, going to do it the guy, too, when he goes, yes, i am. >> okay. anyway -- >> he's watching, hoda. made him throw up his coffee. >> karolina kurkova is going to show us how to strut her stuff. and sara makes a full-court press when she takes on the kids. >> was the supermodel eating? >> she was eating. >> supermodel. >> they eat on occasion. >> okay. >> and it is happy martini week, everybody. we know what it takes to look good on the outside but with 70% of our immune system located in our gut, the core of our health is truly on the inside. that's why i take new trubiotics. it's a daily probiotic that helps in two ways. one helps support digestive health, the other immune health. stay true to your health. new trubiotics. from the makers of one-a-day.

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aren't we looking uber modelish. >> very fancy. >> thank you. i just wanted to dress nice for you girls. but i like that we're kind of coordinated. little green, little blue. >> tell us about -- this show, there are a lot of these types of shows out there. but this one stands out a bit more. huh? >> well, what is great about this show, it's a real mentoring show. we call -- it's like "the voice" but for fashion. you get a lot of individual attention for these girls. they get one-on-one time with their coaches. we just have four girls that we work with. and we do everything from not just how to pose in front of a picture or how to walk, but how to also be creative, how to style, have a sense of style, how to do your hair and makeup -- >> it's not just about the runway. >> no. >> this is about literally the face being in photography mostly or just the whole deal? >> just like everything. just like everything. to be a successful model these days, we call it, you have to be 360. right? you have to be able to speak, you have to be a spokesperson for a brand. you got to understand clothes. you got to have a style.

you have to have a voice -- >> personality. >> personality. a lot of things. >> does a look have to be unique? i mean, sometimes there are models you look at and go, wow, i wouldn't have picked that person. but the more you look at them, you feel differently. >> i feel like everyone is beautiful. there are all different kinds of beauty. there are girls who are more perfect -- i didn't think i was beautiful, you know, when i got into the industry at age 15. i didn't think i was beautiful. i had these super long legs, i had these long arms. i had big teeth. i would never show my legs. i never wore dresses until i really started to model. >> oh, you poor, poor thing. >> no. but i come from a really small town. 50,000 people. >> where? >> in the czech republic. >> oh, okay. >> small town. >> they teased you for being gangly and gawky. >> look at her legs, how long they are -- >> what are they saying now? >> now, tight pants, short skirts. >> by the way, we wanted to show off a little bit to you that we walked the runway before. >> you're not the only model. >> i know.

i'm sure you guys are really good. >> we did it on "snl." take a look at this clip. >> all right. you need to work it. you need to twerk it and you need to tweak it. >> tweak it. hoda cut one, everyone! >> shake your butt. >> shake your butt. >> ooh. >> yes. we got a ho down. got a ho down. >> we only want to now, how the heck is it to work with naomi campbell? how are you two getting along? tell us the truth. >> well, i'm telling the truth. it's like anyone -- you know, this is the first time all three of us are working together at the same time. so it's like you're getting to know each other. you learn about your buttons and your personality. we're working 18 hours a day. there was a lot of pressure. we want these girls to win. we really care about these girls. we want them to be successful. we don't want them to leave the show.

you get attached to them. >> but a little tension is good for television viewers, a little tension -- >> there's tension there. i'm not going to lie. there's definitely tension. >> you're adorable. you really are. you have a lovely personality. >> thank you. >> great success on the show. >> catch the season finale tonight at 9:00, 8:00 central on our sister network, it is oxygen. it's a slam dunk, everybody. sara steps it up with the knicks city kids right after this. people have chosen it again and again for over eight years. s and bananas. it contains about as much caffeine as a cup of the leading premium coffee. zero sugar. four calories. 5-hour energy is like... coffee with vitamins and nutrients. simple. put them together and it's a great combination. try a sip... then decide.

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time now for "sara in the city." and for this adventure she is hitting the court. >> but she's not playing hoops. instead she's teaming up with some small dancers with big moves and dreams. >> oh, really. >> that is right. i met up with the knicks city kids right here in new york city and they showed me their fancy footwork. ♪ they spin, they flip, they break it down. they're the knicks city kids, the original nba kids dance team.

and i'm their newest member. what should i expect from this group? >> you're going to have to bring the energy. it's going to be very athletic. >> i'm going to be a knicks city kid. do you think i'm going to fit in? >> yes. >> as long as you focus and have hip moves like this. >> armed with advice, i'm ready to learn some moves. this is our first day. but we're going to go through the routine right away. come on, let's learn. ♪ ♪ spin on your back and spin on your knees ♪ ♪ spin on your hands and then freeze ♪ >> it's game day and i'm actually on the court at madison square garden for my a.m. rehearsal and i've been practicing my moves. ready? oops. after a few more run-throughs,

the kids show me my spot for the performance. right here? are you sure? right here? i'm good. can you see me? >> yes, we can. perfect. >> then there's only one more thing to do. hey, guys, do you think you could help me with my hair? >> yeah. >> this is going to be great. how do i look? >> perfect. ♪ >> and with our big routine only moments away, it was time to hit the court, at least for the kids. ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm bad, i'm bad you know it whoo ♪ ♪ whoo whoo

[ cheers and applause ] >> that was amazing, you guys. so see you at the next one. >> no! >> i love you. you guys are great! >> yes! >> how cool. >> it was so amazing, the orange is still in my hair. but we have a special performance from our friends, the knicks city kids. take it away. >> all right! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ hip hip hip-hop you don't stop rocking to the bang bang rhythm up jump the boogie ♪ ♪ bang bang the boogie say up jump the boogie it's rock you don't stop ♪

♪ lots of rhythm and make your body rock. i'm 6'1" and i guess you're a -- got more moves than muhammad ali ♪ ♪ ♪ sing on and on and on and the beat don't stop singing on and on and on and on ♪ ♪ pop pop you don't stop come alive y'all give me what you got ♪ ♪ i guess by now you can take a hunch ♪ ♪ your bebehind >> yeah! wow! >> awesome. >> wow. wow. i can take a hunch and find that you are the baby of the bunch. you are awesome. you guys were great. >> that was fantastic, you guys. >> all right. coming up, something we found ourselves wishing for, how to sound smarter. >> speak for yourself. how's your love life, hoda?

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we are back on this boozeday tuesday and a lesson on how to sound smarter in this world of omg and auto correct. did grammar even stand a chance? >> well, here to tell us how we can get our point across while still sounding like ourselves is reader's digest editor courtney smith and terry shodine. hello, ladies. >> i'm dreading this series -- >> a tiny bit. >> people do judge you, i think, if you use a word that's grammatically incorrect or something, sometimes you can tell people are keeping scores. >> you can see the cringe they're trying to hide. >> right.

>> how important is it ultimately? because sometimes, you'll say something and you know it's the wrong way but it's for emphasis. >> yes. >> and people might not know the difference. you're saying it to be funny. and they're thinking idiot. so how do you do that? what do you do? >> well, it's not about speaking perfectly because then you might sound snobby. and you do want to connect with your audience. >> right. >> casual is okay. you do want to avoid obvious errors because that affects your credibility. >> okay. >> so the goal going forward is attention, what is your goal? trying to get a job? promotion? trying to sell a product or service or philosophy or idea? and the goal is to enhance your messaging so that you can move your intention forward. >> you said get your message down to what you call elevator message. between 30 seconds and 3 minutes. >> right. clear, concise messaging really does help you in today's market. >> i think there are people that use big words. an act of kindness is that you use words that everybody in the group understands.

you're saying big words aren't always the smart way go anyway? >> no, it's a beautiful thing. you don't need to use a $10 word when a two cent one will do. a group of millennials in the morning and maybe a group of faculty members in the afternoon. you want to have that range. >> listen, in a thousand years -- >> if i knew that -- >> all right. let's correct everyone, including us. here are some commonly misused words and phrase that is are out there that people -- very common. are you guys going to quiz us? >> i'm going to quiz you. >> oh, lord. >> let's see how you do. >> do you take preventative steps to protect your health or vepreventive preventive? >> preventive? >> you are correct. it's always preventive, the shorter word. a hundred years ago, grammar experts banned the longer word. said the extra syllable is

unnecessary. >> short for memorandum. >> if you don't want to read sheryl sandberg's new book, are you uninterested or disinterested? >> disinterested. >> uninterested. >> you're uninterested. >> uninterested. that means you're uninterested in reading it. disinterested means you're unbiased or impartial and that actually applies to debate that's unleashed. >> we're both right. anyway, go ahead. >> do you denounce or renounce your gym membership? >> you renounce it. you denounce an idea or something. but you renounce a thing. >> correct. you give up a gym membership. >> was i right? >> you were right! why do you have to give a speech? stop. >> i was making up my mind cognitively as i was saying it. >> it was already over. >> cease and dest, hoda, i'm having a good time. >> i want to see if you guys can correct a couple of song titles that are famous for being grammatically incorrect.

>> which i probably like the way they are. go on. >> i feel good. >> i feel fine. >> well -- >> better. >> nobody would say i feel well unless they're talking about their health. ♪ no, i feel good, la, la, la >> because they just had a movement. and that goes with -- >> one last one. what's love got to do with it? ♪ what's love -- >> what does love have to do with it? tina turner. >> excellent. you are smart, kathie lee. >> so boring. this is so boring. >> did you study this? >> yeah, before i started a blog. >> we've got to run. thanks for the quiz and the information, ladies. thanks for making us all feel really smart. >> just one of us ordinary people doing extraordinary things. >> coming up a great, great book by a great writer here at nbc named bob dotson. he's genius. he's got a new book out called "american story" coming up right after this. >> i've been training all year for the big race in chicago,

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we're about to tell you about a book you are going to want to buy. for 40 years, nbc news correspondent bob dotson has been bringing us stories about everyday americans. >> truly remarkable people whose life lessons have quietly but profoundly changed our lives and our country. much for the better. watch. >> 1,000 miles on the back roads out here and you won't find one pair of designer jeans. i have spent a lifetime criss-crossing this country listening to your stories. >> it's like this old country, it's rocky as hell. but it's mine. >> listening to ordinary people with thoughtful solutions to challenges we all face. >> never underestimate a small amount of money. >> a chorus of voices that sang america's dreams. how long did it take to sink in that you'd done the impossible? >> probably when we were sitting in the oval office with president bush talking about bone fishing. >> not just our quest for money

or fame, the story of us. >> start crying already. >> he's out with a new book. it's called "the american story: a lifetime search for ordinary people doing extraordinary things." talk about extraordinary. bob's been at nbc for 40 years. >> you look good. you look good. well-preserved. >> you want to see what i looked like when i was 25? >> we saw. let me get it. no, please. let the old one get it. >> i was dropping my phone. i had to get the phone. >> hoda woman. i'll hold it the entire time. and you're welcome. >> thank you. >> this book ipretty incredible. you really did find people in the smallest little map dot places around the country who have extraordinary stories. >> well, i think our focus is in the wrong place. we're looking at congress and celebrities and pop culture for solutions. and, in fact, great grandma had the solution or grandpa had the solution. >> and they still do.

>> they still do. so fortunately nbc has let me travel the world on their nickel for many, many years poking into the dark colors, shining a light and saying, okay, what can you teach us? >> what kind of life lessons did you learn in this book? >> wisdom doesn't always wear a suit. that was the biggest lesson. >> overalls. >> yeah. and you don't wait to be dealt a good hand. you play a bad hand well over and over and over again. until you succeed. >> most of us only get bad hands. >> exactly. >> who did that in your book? who had a bad hand and played it well? >> oh, well, you name it. for instance, there's a lady who i found 50 years after the great depression. her name was florence thompson. now, no one will probably remember her name but they remember the picture, the image of her. she was known as the migrant mona lisa. she was 29 years old, had five children, was pregnant with another and her husband just died when that photograph was taken. there she was. she'd never talked to a reporter before i got there because she was mad because she never got a picture. >> oh. >> and so i asked her, i said,

listen, what did you do? she said, i dragged 100-pound sacks of cotton. i worked tending bar. i cleaned hospital floors and i raised ten kids. >> she did what she had to do? >> yeah. and i asked her, i said, did you ever lose hope? and she leaned back, and she said, honey, if i had lost hope, america wouldn't be here. >> oh, my gosh. >> wow. >> and so when someone says that, did it take a few years of being a professional person to realize, oh, my gosh, that's gold? or did you just know the minute somebody grins, because it's ugly, it's got rocks all over it, but it's mine? >> well, all of my in-laws are cops, and they say whoever speaks in an interrogation room first loses, because they tell you things that you haven't asked for. so i took that technique and i said, you know, mostly in television we ate dead air. so, question, question, question. me, if somebody said a cliche, i just lean back, and they figure i don't know, so they go, dummy, that's why i killed my wife.

boom, it's gold. >> trying to help you out. >> yeah, exactly. >> that is great. there was a picture of -- we had a little bit of the video of the paraplegic who climbed the mountain. just give us a quick nutshell on that story. it's beautiful. >> mark wellman was a park ranger and he broke his back in a fall from a climb. several years later he came back and along with his friend mike corbett did 7,000 chin-ups to go from the bottom to the top of el capitan, which is the largest single thing in the world to climb. he did it in one week. and we went out there just to do this funny little feature on him and we were there for a week because it just kept getting better and better. he made it up and eventually he's the reason -- he's the inspiration for the americans with disabilities act. >> that's why he was in president bush's office? >> absolutely. >> wow. well, this book is full of beautiful anecdotes. >> i just happen to have it sitting right here. >> it's an awesome book. it will restore your hope in this great country we live in. thank you so much. >> bob, thanks. good luck with it. >> i appreciate it. do you need a help with your love life?

>> maybe somebody does. >> i'm not saying anything. >> okay. >> from frazzle to focus right after this. good morning, i'm chris warren with your seven-day forecast. looking across the country for today, still a few leftover snow showers around the eastern great lakes and northeast. not a big hit of snow just more of flurries flying flew the air. few showers in the pacific northwest and coldest from the northern plains down into the ohio valley and up to the northeast. still relatively mild throughout parts of the southern plains, and then 50s from atlanta and 60s to orlando, so still a little bit cooler than what you might expect this time of year. showers in the intermountain west and pacific northwest. still showers around parts of the eastern lakes and the northeast. and then that cool air once again hanging around for thursday, we're going to see milder air slowly working back

into the southeast. a few showers starting to kick in here into the picture for the southern plains into parts of central and northern arkansas, southern missouri and then get nothing mississippi and northern alabama. bigger threat of severe weather comes on saturday and sunday and you're going to see here that in a moment. temperatures right around 50 degrees in the northeast for your daytime highs. still chilly mornings to start the day. still the threat of severe weather from parts of texas over into arkansas into mississippi, that threat shifts farther to the east on sunday so right in here is what you're looking at best chance for severe weather. while temperatures are starting to come up into the upper 60s and 70s in the southeast it comes with cloud, showers and at times even a chance for some thunderstorms but that threat really pushes off on monday, moves out. milder air now in place, orlando, you're back into the mid-80s, 80 degrees in new orleans and look at washington, d.c., also much milder, back

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do you have friends, family, no time. >> it's no surprise romance doesn't make it to the top of your list. but here to help us out, dr. janet taylor and dr. rankel. "scream free marriage," the author of. >> funny book. >> it's a work of fiction. it's not possible. >> you do sort of see where romance gets bumped down the list. because certain things have to happen. you have to pay bills, you have to pick the children up. you have to have to have to have to. >> you have to feed children. >> and stress and love and sex begin and end in the brain. and when you are stressed, the last thing you're thinking about is romance or how to create some

specific ambience. >> i'm glad you use the word romance. too often in our culture we confuse sex with love, right? >> there's plenty of people who say, well, me and the wife got intimate last night? i'm like, what does that mean? you shared deep feelings with each other? it's a euphemism for sex. as if just because we have sex we're actually connecting. >> that's not the case. >> no, plenty of people connect with their genitals to avoid each other with their eyes. >> hey, enough of that kind of talk but you're right. >> especially for women, desire and passion, you have to be loved by your partner, supported by your partner. if you don't have that, you're not interested. >> so in a busy, busy day with a lot going on, how do you prioritize that and move that up the list? >> you understand that support is important, romance is important. connecting is important. so for some people, it may be including getting intimate and finding time for each other on your to-do list, scheduling time together. >> seems unromantic, though, doesn't it? >> yes. >> i'm going to put you on my to do list. >> it does and yet if you're talking about prioritization, we prioritize

things when we put them on a to-do list or on a calendar. and ir -- i always ask couples what relationship is first place? is it your kids? >> depending on their age. >> true. but you can't complain about, you can't squeeze in time for your romance. there's no squeezing time. >> what advice do you give to a couple who says, our kids are important, we just don't have time? >> i say you haven't prioritized your relationship. it ain't in first place. show me first place and say, okay, are you putting your date night on the calendar before anything else? >> that's what they should do? >> absolutely. >> what if you're about to get a dog. >> but here's the thing -- >> this is going to complicate everything, including your love life. >> spending time with your partner, husband, yourself, doesn't have to be in the bedroom. if you're getting a dog, go for a walk together. >> see! >> include each other. >> the dog is going to help me, not hurt me. >> i think the dog's going to be wonderful for you. i just know you're not going to believe how it changes the dynamic of your everyday life, right? >> the question i always ask couples is, okay, is this romantic relationship your number one priority? or is it -- >> what if somebody says, no, my relationship with god is?

>> well, i would say and that's going to help you prioritize -- reprioritize all your other relationships. that's great. what does god want you to do in terms of your other relationships? which does he want to come first? your kids? i've told my kids their whole lives, i love your mother a little bit more than i love you. >> are they all in rehab? >> one time, my son -- he was angry at me, whatever and -- he was yelling at his mother. and i do not make the mistake of saying, don't talk to your mother that way. what i said was, hey, don't talk to my wife that way. well, she's my mom -- before she was your mom and long after you're gone, no one talks to her like that. >> wow! >> i like how you talk like that. >> it ended up being a good night. >> all right! >> well, yes! >> this is a good segment. thank you both. that was great. >> come back and see us. >> like him. >> i do too. >> he's taken, hoda. how to make easter ham and lamb. >> but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪

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♪ now in "today's kitchen," easter delights. >> easter dinner is always a feast. but should you make ham or should you make lamb? >> here to show you an easy and delicious way to impress your guests by making both dishes is chef seamus mullen. from tortulla. >> you got it. >> in new york city. >> nice to see you guys. >> you're making one of my favorite things. >> we're making lambchops. i know we like lamb chops around here. we're going to stop with a very simple spice rub. if you can just help me out. >> what do we have here? >> orange zest, lemon zest, kosher salt, cumin, coriander -- fennel, all of that, we're going

to mix it up together. sprinkle it on top of these chops -- >> okay. >. i'm going to get my hands dirty. you can stay nice and clean. >> that's look good. >> yes. and this is easy. one of the easiest ways to do lamb. we're going to serve it with an herb risotto. and we'll do a ham. hot pan. perfect. get these guys seared. >> a little bit of olive oil on the bottom of that pan. >> takes about a minute and a half on each side, they're so small. if you could grab those. we're going to go -- >> put them on here? >> is that risotto? >> yes. what we did is we took classic risotto. i made a puree with herbs, i've got basil and oregano and thyme. mint. mixed it all in with some cheese and that gives it nice greenness to it. these go right on top. you can see these go super, super fast. >> so good. >> we've got our lamb done. grab a little bit there.

>> look at how we've got -- we leave a couple of minutes for the ham. thank you, hodi. >> let me hook you up with a little bit of rice here. >> okay. >> got to have some rice. i know you just want the lamb chop but you got to have a little rice. >> that's delicious. >> we've got our hands -- >> sara, we'll save you some. >> this is our spiraled ham that we've slowly roasted in the oven. and now what we're going to do is we're going to glaze it. >> delicious. >> i have some apple cider that i'm reducing with maple syrup and spices. cinnamon, clove and nutmeg. i'm from vermont so i can't go without having maple syrup. >> save the wine! where did hoda go? >> right here. >> look at that. you're hired. >> stop picking on me. >> thank you. we'll drink and let hoda work. >> she missed the opportunity. >> sookay.

ha salut. >> cheers! so then what? >> we've got our glaze. because it's ham, we need to have some mustard, a little dijon mustard, add it into the glaze, a little bit of garlic. just a little bit. and then we're going to take this glaze and brush it right onto our ham and then go back into the oven. and we're going to raise the temperature in the oven and the recipe for this is all online. >> get that crunchy top to it. >> that nice glaze, goes back into the oven. and then what we're looking for is right here. this is what we have. our final deal here. a little carving knife. >> i can't stop eating the lamb chops is the problem. >> wait till you get some of this ham. you'll love this. so here we have ham and lamb, the best of both on easter. >> you're not serving it -- one or the other, it's both? >> both. >> all the recipes are on our website. >> hoda gets a dog tomorrow. [captioning made possible by cbs television distribution] captioned by the

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