Borden: Refinishing furniture on upcoming show

Information on zentangles and food truck cookery will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday and at noon on Thursday. (All times are Mountain.)

Deborah Pace is an artist and designer, and she’s going to explain what a zentangle is, how it got started and what supplies are needed. She’ll also talk about all the different surfaces you can use to create this art form. Deborah lives in Rancho Cucamonga, California.

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Cookbook author, chef and teacher, John Vollertsen (known as Chef Johnny Vee) is going to talk about the latest craze in fast food — it’s called food truck cookery. He’ll even demonstrate some of the food items that are the most popular to make and sell. He’s the owner of a cooking school in Santa Fe.

Information on using table runners, scratch cooking, and furniture refinishing will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at noon on Tuesday and at 2 p.m. on Saturday. (All times are Mountain).

Kimberly Jolly will show how to use two different table runners and create pre-cut charm squares to make an interesting quilt or wallhanging.

Cookbook author, Linda Eckhardt will show how to “almost” cook from scratch, based on her popular book titled “Half Scratch Magic.” These recipes focus on meals for families. She is from Maplewood, New Jersey.

Furniture refinishing expert and author Bruce Johnson will talk about sprucing up your flea market finds in order to turn them into faux antiques and collectibles. Johnson is from Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.

Beer Batter for Shrimp Po-Boys

• 3/4 cup flour plus 2 tablespoons

• 1/4 cup corn starch

• 1 cup beer

• 1/2 tsp. salt

• 1/4 tsp. cumin

• 1/4 tsp. cayenne

For 2 lbs. peeled shrimp

Combine flour and corn starch in medium bowl. Stir in salt, cumin and cayenne. Measure beer into tilted measuring cup and insure that you have 1 cup liquid. Stir in beer and foam and whisk batter until smooth. Allow batter to rest for 20 minutes before using. If a thinner batter is desired, add a small amount of beer. Lightly season fish pieces with salt and pepper. Dip fish, shrimp or oysters into batter and allow to drain briefly. Fry in 350º F. vegetable oil until golden brown. Drain fish on paper towels and serve warm. Serves 6.

“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.