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my grandma used to make this in the philippines. >> what's on the ingredient grid? >> mango, papaya, garlics, onion, shrimp, cabbage, carrot, celery, eggs, tumeric and all sorts of wonderful things, especially fish sauce that we're using today and it's new. first we have to make the crepes is my favorite part. >> i feel a little intimidated by it. >> mix up the flour, salt, and a little corn starch. i'll put in the sparkling water. >> why sparkling water. >> it makes it a little fluffier. use regular water by the way but that's kind of like a little some eggs. you're doing really well. >> i've whisked before sfla. >> a little pinch of tumeric and it will end up like this. a lot lighter thanou usual kind of batter. >> we have all the freaks downstairs at the tasting table. >> what, what? >> and brooke shields is there, too. >> look who is here, brooke shields. >> hi, brooke. >> of course brooke shields is there, that's amazing. >> are we going to eat them with a knife and new york. >> knife and fork or fingers. >> well, fingers traditionally but you can always use a

we found grandma. we're all adopting you as our grandma. >> i love you. i love you. >> where are you visiting from? >> minnesota. >> cold out there today, for sure. >> still cold here. >> i know. it's true. the wind is making everything feel so much colder here in new york. take a look at how cold it's going to be today, as the high pressure system sags down. in minneapolis, feels like 33 degrees below zero. in chicago, it feels like it is well below zero when you factor in the wind. it won't warm up much this afternoon. highs of 3 in minneapolis. des moines, 8 degrees. chicago will top out around 7 for a high temperature. making its way on shore from the pacific. we are going to see about a couple inches of rain. it won't be as heavy as the storms we've seen recently, but we could see two to six inches of rainfall through northern california. the mountains, 6 to 12 inches possible. florida, the storms will exit the area andsunday morning, look for a few peaks of sunshine, however another arctic front will bring a few snow bursts to the area sunday aftern