Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Information on customizing gift baskets and using Octi-Hoops to embroider on a wide variety of items will be the featured topics on "Creative Living" 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday.
Ava Green is a designer, and she will show how to decorate and customize gift baskets, which are great for any occasion. Her company is Terri's Yarns and Crafts in Sevierville, Tenn.
If you've wished you had an embroidery machine, you'll enjoy learning how to embroider on any sewing machine as Clare Rowley shows how to use a straight stitch and Octi-Hoops to embroider on a wide variety of items. Rowley is an inventor and owner of Creative Feet presser feet and lives in Prescott Valley, Ariz.
Information on making pillowcases, home decorating and recipes featuring pecans will be the featured topics on "Creative Living" at noon Tuesday and 2 p.m. Saturday.
Nancy Lovett, sewing instructor with Ann Silva's Bernina Sewing Center in Albuquerque will show different styles of pillowcases and then demonstrate how to cut the fabric and construct your own pillowcase sets for a fraction of the cost of purchased pillowcases.
Decorating expert, Deborah Durham will demonstrate using a computer, scanner, digital camera and printer to create some interesting decorating projects to use both inside and outside the home. Durham represents Hewlett-Packard in Los Angeles.
Ann Cox, a food specialist with the Western Pecan Growers Assn., will talk about the nutritive value of pecans and share some delicious and unusual recipes that call for pecans, including vegetable side dishes. The association is located in College Station, Texas.
Broccoli with lemon sauce and pecans sauce:
Combine cornstarch, chicken broth and lemon juice in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. Stir in sugar, lemon zest and pepper. Heat thoroughly. Melt butter or margarine in a small skillet; add pecans and saut until golden brown. To serve: Arrange broccoli on a serving platter. Spoon sauce over broccoli and sprinkle with pecans.
YIELD: 6 servings.
"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 in Albuquerque.
