Fig recipes featured on show

Information on innovative home products to save time and money, making a crocheted baby blanket, and recipes with California figs will be the featured topics on "Creative Living" 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday and noon on Thursday. (All times are Mountain.)

Laura Dellutri will share some innovative home products that can save you time and money. One is a haircutting product, another one monitors children on the internet, and one protects you from fires in the kitchen. Her company is The Healthy Housekeeper, Inc. and she's from Overland Park, Kan.

Drew Emborsky is known as The Crochet Dude, and he represents Simplicity Creative Group in Antioch, Tenn., and he will demonstrate making a crocheted baby blanket featuring one of his easy to use kits which includes the pattern, needles and instructions.

Karla Stockli represents the California Fig Advisory Board in Fresno, Calif., and she will talk about the many nutritional benefits of consuming fresh and dried figs. Ounce for ounce, figs provide a nutritional punch that is hard to match by any other fruit.

Information on making accessories for home décor, a quick and easy craft project, and Asian cooking will be the featured topics on "Creative Living" noon on Tuesday and 2 p.m. on Saturday. (All times are Mountain.)

Chris Thornton, a designer with Delta Technical Coatings, Inc., will show how to use a new craft product call Texture Magic to create some beautiful accessories for home décor. She's from Whittier, Calif.

Evelyn Langston, a designer with Ozark Crafts in Gilbert, Ariz., will show a quick and easy ice scraper project that can be made in minutes – and it makes a great gift item.

Kathy Moore, home economist for Williams Foods, Inc., will demonstrate how convenience mixes can help put the ease in Asian cooking. She's from Lenexa, Kan.

Turkey sliders with California pepper fig salsa

California pepper salsa:

• 2 1/2 cups diced fresh California figs
• 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
• 1/2 cup golden raisins
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 jalapeno pepper; stemmed, seeded and minced
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

Sliders:

• 1 package (20-ounce) fresh lean ground turkey
• 1 cup finely minced dried California figs
• 1/4 cup sliced green onions
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs, i.e., marjoram, thyme, rosemary and sage, to taste
• 3/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 cup baby arugula leaves
• 12 small dinner rolls, cut in half, horizontally

Combine salsa ingredients in medium bowl and stir together. Cover and chill for several hours to blend flavors. For sliders, combine turkey, minced dried figs, green onions, herbs and sea salt in medium bowl and mix to combine well. Divide and shape into 12 small, flat burgers. Generously oil grill or barbecue and cook over medium-high heat for 3 to 5 minutes on each side, until done (165°F).

Arrange a few arugula leaves on bottom half of each roll; top with turkey burger and spoon on salsa. Replace tops and secure with toothpicks, if desired. Serve with additional salsa for self-service. Serves: 12 slider appetizers or 4 main course

"Creative Living" is produced and hosted by Sheryl Borden. The show is carried by more than 118 PBS stations in the United States, Canada, Guam and Puerto Rico and is distributed by Westlink, Albuquerque.