Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Information on growing pumpkins and gourds, weight loss and making custom designs with inks will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain).
Curt Jaynes owns and operates GardenSource Nursery & Landscaping in Portales, and he’s going to talk about how to grow pumpkins and gourds and share some usage tips. He’ll also tell how to identify the various products.
As a registered dietitian, Pat Baird says that people always ask her how they can feel better and lose weight. They’re often surprised by her answer. She’ll discuss her four top tips, and she says that real weight loss comes from a real plan. Baird lives in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Marisa Pawelko will give a rundown on what Vertigo is and how the optical effects are achieved. She’ll show samples of what it can be used for and show how to create custom designs with Vertigo and Tsukineko Inks. She is the spokesperson for Imagine Crafts & Tsukineko Inks and lives in San Miguel de Allendro, Mexico.
Information on cooking with sweet potatoes, doing power layouts in scrapbooking and candle gift giving will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” noon Tuesday and 2 p.m. Saturday.
Sue Langdon represents the North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission and will talk about how sweet potatoes fit into a healthy diet. She’s from Smithfield, North Carolina.
Debbie Sorenson is an independent consultant with Creative Memories, and she’s from Carlsbad. Sorenson will demonstrate “power layouts” for scrapbooks. Her techniques will work for a beginning or for a more experienced “scrapbooker.”
Beth Vesco-Smith is with PartyLite Gifts, Inc. in Plymouth, Massachusetts. She will share some gift giving ideas for birthdays, weddings, and other special occasions, and they all involve candles and candle accessories.
Roasted sweet potato salsa
2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic or red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 tomato, cored and chopped
1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded and chopped into 1/4-inch dices (about 1 cup)
2 jalapenos, seeded and diced
2 scallions, minced (green and white part)
2 tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro
Juice and zest of 1 large lime (about 2 tablespoons)
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 400° F. In a medium bowl, toss the sweet potatoes with the olive oil, vinegar, chili powder and cumin and spread in one layer on a large, rimmed, baking pan. Place in the oven and roast for 30 to 35 minutes, stirring a couple of times, until the potatoes are golden brown and soft. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool. In a medium bowl, place the tomato, red pepper, jalapeno, scallions, cilantro and lime juice and zest with the sweet potatoes; toss until combined. Season with salt and pepper and serve warm with eggs, tostadas, grilled steak or chicken. Makes approximately 3 1/4 cups.
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