Wonton wrappers ahead on show

Information on preparing wonton wrappers and making a 90-minute quilt will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain).

Chef Johnny Vee (John Vollertsen) will demonstrate how to use store bought wonton wrappers to make salmon dumplings as well as a dessert. He is the director of Las Cosas Cooking School in Santa Fe.

Author, designer, and quilter, Meryl Ann Butler will show step-by-step instructions for making a 90-minute quilt which incorporates piecing and quilting done at the same time. She lives in Norfolk, Virginia.

Information on sewing machine software, candle trends and air quality will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” noon Tuesday and 2 p.m. Saturday.

Lisa Shanley, owner and President of Wild Ginger Software in Kingston Springs, Tennessee. will show how to make a jewelry travel bag with a silver polishing cloth lining and embroidery embellishments. She’ll also demonstrate how to place embroidery designs using a CAD software program for the sewing machine.

Rita Fuentes represents PartyLite Gifts, Inc. in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and she will demonstrate the new trend of creating multiple points of light by grouping candles and candle holders of different heights and sizes.

Kathryn Sellers is with the Carpet and Rug Institute in Dalton, Georgia, and she will talk about carpet and allergies as well as other home air quality issues.

Wonton Napoleons with lemon curd

For the curd:

Juice and zest of 3 large lemons

1 cup sugar

3 large eggs

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup whipped cream

Combine lemon juice, zest, and sugar in a medium metal bowl. Place bowl over simmering water on stove and stir until sugar dissolves. Beat the eggs in a small bowl and then whisk into lemon mixture, making sure water is only simmering. Whisk constantly until the mixture thickens. Remove from heat and chill over ice. Once the mixture is completely cooled, fold in salt and the whipped cream.

For the wontons:

18 wonton wrappers

Spray vegetable oil (like Pam)

Powdered sugar

Separate wonton wrappers and place on cookie sheet. Spray lightly with vegetable oil and place another cookie sheet of the same size over wontons. Bake in preheated 400°F oven until golden brown. Remove top cookie sheet and place wontons on cooling rack. When cool, dust lightly with powdered sugar.

“Creative Living” is produced and hosted by Sheryl Borden. The show is carried by more than 118 PBS stations. Contact her at:

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