Homestyle menus ahead on show

Information on the fig industry and preparing homestyle menus will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain).

Karla Stockli is the CEO for the California Fig Advisory Board, and she’s going to discuss the historic significance of the fig, talk about the fig industry and explain why fig consumption is on the rise. She’s from Fresno, California.

Former Extension Home Economist, Connie Moyers will demonstrate “Homestyle in a Hurry.” She explains that homestyle means cooking like your mother or grandmother used to do, but with new shortcuts, it can be done much quicker and easier. Moyers lives in Clovis.

Information on making pillowcases, home decorating and recipes featuring pecans will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” noon Tuesday and 2 p.m. Saturday.

Nancy Siler is the former Director of Consumer Affairs with Wilton Enterprises in Woodridge, Illinois. She will show how to work with candy melts to make numbers, letters, and other candy treats.

Designer, author and sewing instructor Linda McGehee will show a sewing technique called spiral piecing. Her business is Ghee’s, and she’s from Shreveport, Louisiana.

Kathy Moore is a home economist with Williams Foods., Inc. in Lenexa, Kansas and she will discuss how to “think outside the box” as she demonstrates Asian cooking using convenience foods.

Oriental chicken salad

Dressing:

1 package (3/4 ounce) Sun-Bird Fried Rice Authentic Oriental Seasoning Mix

3 tablespoons sugar

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1/2 cup white or cider vinegar

1/4 cup sesame oil

Salad:

1 bag (10 ounces) romaine, cabbage and carrot salad blend (or 6 cups torn lettuce greens)

3 green onions, sliced

1 1/3 cups diced, cooked chicken

1 cup chow mein noodles

Combine dressing ingredients in a small bowl and whisk to blend. Allow dressing to stand for 10 minutes for flavors to blend. Place all salad ingredients in a large salad bowl. Pour dressing over salad and toss. Makes 6 servings.

“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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