Time-saving products featured on show

Information on the power of the peanut, transferring an image on to fabric, and creating a photo display frame will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.)

Shelly Nutt is with the Texas Peanut Producers Board, and she’s going to talk about the “power of the peanut.” She emphasizes how important it is to pack protein-rich plant-based nutrients into our diets, especially when you’re working out hard. Nutt lives in Lubbock.

Shannon Brinkley is an author, designer and teacher, and she will explain the difficulties of transferring an image onto fabric and then having to reverse it or change it. She’ll demonstrate using step outs and then show some finishing options. She’s from Austin, Texas.

Bruce Johnson is in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey and he is going to show how to stain and create a photo display frame. Using an old empty picture frame, Johnson will turn it into a unique and easy way to display photographs, notes, lists, etc.

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” on Tuesday at noon and on Saturday at 2 p.m.

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. She’s from Overland Park, Kansas.

Drew Emborsky is known as The Crochet Dude, and he’s in Antioch, Tennessee. 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, California, 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.

Prosciutto, fig, mozzarella salad

• 2 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar

• 3 Tbsp. olive oil

• coarse salt and ground black pepper; to taste

• 1 1/4 lbs. arugula (2-3 bunches), stemmed and washed well

• 2 pints bocconcini, drained

• 8 slices prosciutto (about 4 ounces)

• 1 pkg. (8 oz.) dried California figs, stemmed and quartered

In small bowl, whisk vinegar and oil; season with salt and pepper. Reserve 1 tablespoon and combine 1/4 cup dressing with arugula in large bowl; toss to combine. Divide among 4 serving plates. Then, divide bocconcini, prosciutto and figs evenly among plates; drizzle all with reserved dressing. Serve at once.

Note: One pound fresh mozzarella cut into bite-size pieces may be substituted for the fresh mozzarella balls. 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.