>> "CREATIVE LIVING," UTILIZING TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY WITH THE BEST OF THE PAST, TO BRING YOU INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION FOR CREATIVE LIFESTYLES IN TODAY'S ACTIVE WORLD WITH YOUR HOST SHERYL BORDEN. >> I'M SO GLAD YOU JOINED ME TODAY FOR "CREATIVE LIVING." WE'RE GOING TO LEARN HOW TO PREPARE SOME ONE-POT MEALS ON A BUDGET, DEMONSTRATE SOME BLENDING TECHNIQUES FOR NO-BAKE POLYMER CLAY, AND SHARE SOME RECIPES USING GRAPEFRUIT SECTIONS. ONE OF MY GUESTS IS BONNIE MATTHEWS, AND SHE'S THE CO-FOUNDER OF FREEKEH FOODS. BONNIE SAYS THAT ALL-NATURAL FREEKEH IS A GREAT WAY FOR BUSY AMERICANS TO EAT A NUTRITIOUS MEAL WITHOUT SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME COOKING OR WASHING DISHES. SHE'S FROM MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. ANOTHER GUEST IS ANN BUTLER, AND SHE'S A DESIGNER AND CRAFTER, AND SHE'S GOING TO SHOW HOW TO USE A NO-BAKE POLYMER CLAY IN ASSORTED COLORS TO CREATE VARIEGATED CLAY SHEETS. THEN SHE'LL SHOW HOW TO CREATE POSTCARDS, BRACELETS, FRAMES, AND MUCH MORE. HER COMPANY IS ANN BUTLER DESIGNS, AND SHE LIVES IN VILLARD, MINNESOTA. AND WE'LL BEGIN THE SHOW TODAY WITH ELEISHA ENSIGN, WHO REPRESENTS TEXAS SWEET CITRUS MARKETING. ELEISHA WILL SHOW LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN USE A GRAPEFRUIT SECTION. SHE'S FROM MISSION, TEXAS. ELEISHA, IT'S REALLY NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE, AND I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT GRAPEFRUIT SINCE YOU'VE BEEN COMING. I JUST CUT IT AND EAT IT AND DON'T THINK TOO MUCH ABOUT IT, BUT I DO KNOW THAT WE NEED LOTS OF SERVINGS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES EVERY DAY, AND THIS IS SUCH A GOOD WAY TO GET IT. >> ABSOLUTELY. IN ONE GRAPEFRUIT, YOU GET ALL OF YOUR VITAMIN "C" THAT YOU NEED FOR THE ENTIRE DAY. ACTUALLY THAT'S IN A HALF A GRAPEFRUIT. >> OH, A HALF. >> YES. SO YOU GET YOUR DOUBLE VITAMIN "C" IF YOU EAT THE WHOLE THING. AND ALSO IT HAS VITAMIN "A." IT HAS DIETARY FIBER. AND THIS GRAPEFRUIT IS THE RIO STAR GRAPEFRUIT FROM TEXAS, AND IT HAS LYCOPENE BECAUSE IT'S A VERY RED GRAPEFRUIT. YOU KNOW, LYCOPENE IS FOUND IN RED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES LIKE TOMATOES AND WATERMELON AND RED GRAPEFRUIT. >> OH, SO LYCOPENE, AND THAT'S GOOD FOR US, TOO. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> I NOTICED THE ONE YOU'RE HOLDING, AND I WAS KIND OF SURPRISED 'CAUSE YOU USUALLY BRING THE PRETTIEST ONES I'VE EVER SEEN. THIS ONE HAS A LITTLE SCARRING ON IT. >> YEAH, AND I ACTUALLY SPECIFICALLY PICKED THIS ONE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT. >> OH, UH-HUH. >> YEAH, WHENEVER YOU'RE PICKING A GRAPEFRUIT AND YOU SEE THIS SCARRING ON THE OUTSIDE, YOU MAY THINK, "OH, I DON'T WANT THAT SPECIFIC ONE," BUT ACTUALLY THIS SCARRING IS CAUSED BY JUST WIND DURING THE GROWING TIME WHEN LITTLE LEAVES AND TWIGS WILL SCRATCH UP AGAINST THAT BABY GRAPEFRUIT. >> THAT'S NOTHING. >> YEAH, IT'S CAUSED BY WIND, SO WE CALL THEM TROPICAL BEAUTY MARKS. >> I SAY. >> IT DOESN'T HURT THE GRAPEFRUIT INSIDE. IT JUST CAUSES A LITTLE EXTERIOR BLEMISH ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT IT'S JUST PERFECT. SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO TODAY IS TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW TO USE GRAPEFRUIT SECTIONS BECAUSE ONCE YOU CUT THEM OUT OF THE FRUIT, THEY BECOME SO VERSATILE AND YOU CAN DO SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS WITH THEM. >> OK, LET'S SEE HOW. >> YEAH. SO FIRST I WANT TO CUT A GRAPEFRUIT. YOU WANT TO CUT-- PUT BOTH ENDS ON THE OUTSIDE. YOU CUT OFF EACH END. AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE LOSING A LITTLE BIT OF YOUR FRUIT, BUT IT'S JUST A SMALL AMOUNT TO BE ABLE TO GET TO WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND TASTY INSIDE. AND THEN I WANT TO TAKE THE KNIFE AND CUT OFF ALL THIS RIND, AND YOU WANT TO INCLUDE THAT WHITE MEMBRANE. YOU DON'T WANT TO LEAVE THAT ON THERE BECAUSE THAT PART IS TART AND A LITTLE BITTER. SO WE'RE GETTING DOWN TO THE SWEETNESS RIGHT HERE. AND SO YOU'LL JUST TAKE YOUR KNIFE AND RUN IT RIGHT-- >> VERY JUICY. >> I KNOW. THEY'RE SO JUICY. AND THE GRAPEFRUIT SECTIONS JUST SLIDE RIGHT OUT. >> SO YOU'RE GOING ON EACH SIDE OF THE MEMBRANE. >> YEAH. WHAT I DO IS ACTUALLY CUT DOWN, SEE? WHEN YOU GET TO THE BOTTOM, I USE MY THUMB, AND IT PULLS RIGHT OUT. SO YOU'RE NOT LOSING ANY OF THE FRUIT BY DOING THAT. AND SO I LOVE TO DO THIS, LIKE, ON SUNDAYS. I'LL BUY A BIG BAG OF GRAPEFRUIT, AND THEN I CUT THEM UP SO THAT I CAN HAVE SNACKS DURING THE WEEK, AND I PUT THEM IN ZIPLOC BAGGIES. SO IT'S 120 CALORIES IN A LITTLE ZIPLOC BAG. >> OH, WE CAN MAKE OUR OWN 100-CALORIE SNACKS. >> EXACTLY. AND THAT WAY YOUR KIDS ARE GETTING FRESH FRUIT, AND BUT IT'S IN A CONTAINED PORTION, CONTROLLED AMOUNT. >> YEAH, BECAUSE THE CUTTING IT UP IS THE TIME-CONSUMING PART. >> YEAH. IT TAKES ABOUT TWO MINUTES IF YOU'RE PROFICIENT AT IT. SO I DO IT PRETTY QUICKLY, BUT ONCE YOU GET USED TO IT, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY EASY TO DO. >> BUT CUT 'EM UP AT ONE TIME. >> EXACTLY. AND ANOTHER THING I'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU IS JUST AN EASY SALAD THAT YOU CAN THROW TOGETHER REALLY QUICKLY USING GRAPEFRUIT. WOULD YOU MIND GIVING ME THAT BIG BOWL? >> OK. >> THANK YOU. SO WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH--THIS IS ACTUALLY BUTTER LETTUCE, BUT YOU CAN USE ANY TYPE OF LETTUCE THAT YOU'D LIKE, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO ADD IN, OF COURSE, OUR GRAPEFRUIT SECTIONS HERE. YOU JUST KIND OF ADD YOUR SECTIONS. >> YOU DON'T EVEN NEED TO GO BACK AND CUT THOSE IN HALF. >> NO. YOU CAN DO IT WITH A FORK. AND THEN WE JUST ROASTED SOME PECANS. >> OH, ROASTED. >> YOU JUST PUT IT IN THE SKILLET, AND YOU DON'T ADD ANYTHING TO IT. IT JUST KIND OF BRINGS OUT A-- >> JUST THE HEAT. >> YEAH, THE HEAT, AND IT BRINGS OUT A REALLY GREAT FLAVOR. SO LET ME ALSO ADD IN SOME DRIED CRANBERRIES. >> OH. THIS IS PRETTY. >> JUST A LITTLE BIT, AND IT'S SO COLORFUL AND FLAVORFUL, AND ALSO I LIKE TO ADD IN SOME AVOCADO CHUNKS. AND THEN A LITTLE BIT OF SALT AND PEPPER JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT OF FLAVOR THERE. AND THEN ANY DRESSING THAT YOU LIKE. THIS IS A SESAME SEED DRESSING. AND I, YOU KNOW, DON'T LIKE A LOT OF DRESSING. I THINK IT OVERPOWERS THE FLAVORS A BIT. >> SO YOU CAN SERVE IT ON THE SIDE. >> YEAH, PUT IT ON THE SIDE. >> LET PEOPLE JUST ADD IT. >> JUST PUT A LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW, THERE, AND SO THAT IS SUCH-- >> THAT IS SO FAST. >> AND IT'S SO FLAVORFUL AND COLORFUL AND VERY TASTY. AND YOU'RE GETTING LOTS OF, YOU KNOW, FRESHNESS. >> LOOK, THE AVOCADOES ARE SO GOOD FOR US. >> YEAH. >> AND TOASTED PECANS GIVES US SOME PROTEIN. >> EXACTLY. >> WHICH SALADS DON'T NORMALLY HAVE. >> AND THEN YOU HAVE YOUR GRAPEFRUIT FOR THAT ACIDIC KIND OF POP. AND THEN I HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER LITTLE RECIPES I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT. ANOTHER WAY TO USE GRAPEFRUIT-- >> AND THIS IS THE ONE THAT'S ALREADY PREPARED. >> YES. EXACTLY. >> IT'S READY FOR US TO EAT. >> READY TO EAT. NOW, THIS IS ACTUALLY MY FAVORITE LITTLE RECIPE. I NEVER THOUGHT CHOCOLATE AND GRAPEFRUIT REALLY WERE A GOOD COMBINATION. THEY'RE AMAZING TOGETHER. I HAD NO IDEA. YOU KNOW HOW YOU DIP STRAWBERRIES IN CHOCOLATE? WELL, YOU BUY THAT SAME EXACT CHOCOLATE, HEAT IT UP IN THE MICROWAVE, AND YOU CUT YOUR SECTIONS, AND I ACTUALLY DRY THESE ON A PAPER TOWEL BECAUSE YOU SAW HOW JUICY THEY WERE. >> THEY WERE JUICY. >> YOU WANT TO GET ALL THAT EXTRA JUICE OFF, AND THEN YOU JUST KIND OF TAKE YOUR SPOON AND DRIZZLE THE CHOCOLATE ON THERE AND THEN TOP IT WITH SOME COCONUT. >> OH, MY GOSH. >> THESE ARE RIO STAR POPPERS. >> I AM READY TO TRY THOSE. >> SO GO. AND THEN A SIMPLE FRUIT SALAD WITH JUST GRAPEFRUIT, TEXAS ORANGES, FRESH-CUT PINEAPPLE... >> OH, UH-HUH, AND GRAPES. >> AND GRAPES, YEAH. SO YOU THROW THAT TOGETHER, A SIMPLE LITTLE FRUIT SALAD WITH CITRUS. >> AND YOU KNOW SOMETIMES I THINK IT'S JUST PUT ANYTHING IN A PRE-SERVING CONTAINER JUST REALLY MAKES IT EVEN THAT MUCH BETTER. >> SOMETIMES IT'S ABOUT THE PRESENTATION. >> REALLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M READY TO TRY YOUR FAVORITE POPPERS. >> ALL RIGHT. AND YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THEM. >> ANN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US TODAY. I JUST LOVE LOOKING OVER YOUR SAMPLES, AND THOUGHT YOU WERE BRINGING PIECES OF PAPER TO--LIKE FOR SCRAPBOOKING, BUT THIS IS REALLY CLAY. >> YEAH. >> HOW DID YOU GET STARTED DOING THIS? >> WELL, I WANTED TO TRY POLYMER CLAY, BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THE BAKING AND EVERYTHING, SO I FOUND A NO-BAKE POLYMER CLAY, AND IT'S EASY BECAUSE YOU DO IT, YOU LET IT DRY, IT'S DONE. >> SO NO BAKING? >> NO BAKING. >> AND NOW YOU HAVE A CLAY MACHINE, A ROLLER, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO, SO YOU-- >> YOU DON'T HAVE TO. I'M GONNA SHOW YOU HOW YOU CAN USE JUST A ROLLER ALSO. THIS JUST SPEEDS IT UP. >> UH-HUH. WELL, LET'S SHOW SOME SAMPLES BECAUSE WHEN I SAW THIS, I THOUGHT IT WAS SCRAPBOOK PAPER, I REALLY DID. >> THANK YOU. YEAH, IT'S CLAY, AND IT'S BLENDED. I JUST TOOK THE COLORS AND BLENDED THEM TOGETHER, ROLLED IT TO MAKE IT REALLY THIN. THESE ONES UP HERE ARE DIE CUT, AND THESE ONES I CUT OUT. THESE ARE POSTCARDS. THEY ACTUALLY GO THROUGH THE MAIL. AND THEY DON'T RIP. THEY DON'T TEAR. >> I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT. THAT'S AMAZING. AND LOOK HOW TINY. YOU CUT LITTLE TEENY TINY PIECES. >> YEP, I USED A PUNCH FOR THOSE. >> UH-HUH. WOW. THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. OK, LET'S SHOW SOMETHING ELSE THAT WOULD BE FUN TO DO. LETTERING. >> YEAH, THIS IS MY GRANDDAUGHTER, AND SO THAT'S HER NAME, AND I JUST USED A DIE CUT AGAIN, AND FRAMED HER WITH THE CLAY. >> HOW CUTE. I GUESS THERE'S NOT MUCH YOU CAN'T DO. IF YOU CAN DO IT WITH PAPER, YOU CAN DO IT WITH THE CLAY. >> DEFINITELY. >> THIS IS A LITTLE BOOK THAT YOU MADE THE COVER... >> YEP. >> USING CLAY. >> I STAMPED ON IT. I STAMPED AN IMAGE AND GLUED IT ON AND PUNCHED SOME STARS. >> OK. AND HEADBANDS? >> HEADBANDS. >> GREAT IDEA. I BET YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER WILL LOVE WEARING ALL THESE. >> YEAH. >> ANOTHER ONE, AND THIS ONE HAS THE BLENDED FLOWERS CUT OUT JUST TO KIND OF FURTHER ENHANCE IT. THIS IS A LITTLE NOTEPAD, AND THE ENTIRE COVER HAS BEEN MADE OUT OF THE CLAY SHEET. >> YEAH. THE ENTIRE THING IS THE CLAY. >> AND I WANTED TO PICK THIS UP SO YOU COULD SHOW US. THIS IS A BRACELET. >> YES, IT'S A WOODEN BANGLE. >> OH, UH-HUH. >> AND I WRAPPED THE CLAY AROUND IT, AND THEN I DICE UP FLOWERS, AND I SCRUNCHED 'EM UP TO GIVE 'EM THAT TEXTURE AND PUT 'EM TOGETHER AND GLUED 'EM ON. >> SO IT DIDN'T CRACK. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT WOULD CRACK. >> NO. IT'S AMAZING. >> IT REALLY IS. THAT'S PRETTY. NOW, YOU WERE TALKING A BIT AGO ABOUT STAMPING. HERE'S JUST AN EXAMPLE. SO WE CAN USE OUR SCRAPBOOKING STAMPS. IT DOESN'T TAKE ANYTHING SPECIAL. >> NOPE. YOU NEED A SPECIAL INK. >> OH, THE INK. >> A SOLVENT INK SO IT DOESN'T SMEAR. >> A SOLVENT INK, SO BE SURE WE USE THE RIGHT THING BECAUSE, YEAH, THE SMEARING. YOU HATE TO MAKE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL AND THEN HAVE IT... >> I KNOW. >> MESS UP. HOPEFULLY WE CAN SHOW THIS. THESE ARE JUST SOME EXAMPLES OF LETTERS, BUT AGAIN, I WAS AMAZED THAT YOU COULD DIE CUT SOMETHING AS SMALL AS THOSE LITTLE TINY STARS. >> YEAH, HOW INTRICATE YOU CAN GET. AND THIS IS THE CLAY. YOU CAN SEE HOW FLEXIBLE IT IS. >> UH-HUH. BUT YOU CAN TEAR IT, LIKE IF WE WANTED TO HAVE THAT ROUGH EDGE. >> YEP, YOU CAN TEAR IT. >> OH, THAT'S AMAZING. BUT YET IT MAKES A NICE... YOU COULD USE YOUR DIES ON THAT, TOO, COULDN'T YOU, ON YOUR EDGES? >> YEP. YOU COULD DO IT. >> OK, THESE--IT'S CALLED A MA-- >> MACON'S CLAY. >> UH-HUH. AND IT'S A POLYMER CLAY YOU SAID. >> IT'S A NO-BAKE POLYMER CLAY. >> OK, THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO LOOK FOR. >> SO, RIGHT. AND IT COMES IN A PACKAGE. IT COMES DOUBLE-WRAPPED BECAUSE IT'S AIR-DRY, YOU KNOW. YOU DON'T WANT IT TO DRY. >> AND THERE'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT COLORS. WE'RE JUST SHOWING A FEW. >> YEAH. IT COMES IN SOLID COLOR PACKAGES AND MULTI-COLOR PACKS. >> OK. >> SO TO DO THE TECHNIQUE, I LIKE TO USE NO-STICK SCISSORS, AND I JUST CUT THE CLAY RIGHT OPEN AND PEEL...SO PEEL THAT OFF. >> OH, OK. >> AND THEN WHEN YOU'RE NOT USING THE CLAY, LIKE WHEN YOU'RE WORKING IN YOUR STUDIO, YOU WANT TO TAKE THE EXTRA CLAY AND PLACE IT IN A BAGGIE WITH A BABY WIPE. >> FOR THE MOISTURE. >> RIGHT. >> TO ADD MOISTURE TO IT. >> OR YOU CAN JUST THROW A TOWEL OVER IT, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING TO KEEP IT MOIST. BUT I CAN KEEP IT IN A BAGGIE FOR--I'VE HAD IT UP TO 6 MONTHS. >> IT WILL LAST THAT LONG? >> YEP, WITH A BABY WIPE IN IT, IT JUST HELPS IT. >> GOOD IDEA. AND I GUESS THERE'S NO LIMIT. HERE YOU MOSTLY USE TWO COLORS...OR 3. >> THAT WAS TWO COLORS. >> TWO COLORS. >> THAT WAS PINK AND YELLOW. >> UH-HUH. WHAT'S THE MOST YOU'VE EVER MADE? >> I USUALLY USE, LIKE, 5. >> 5. OH, OK. >> YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHERE-- I DON'T EVEN HAVE A SAMPLE OF IT RIGHT HERE. BUT I'VE USED UP TO 5. TODAY WE'LL USE 3. >> OK. >> BUT YEAH, JUST ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOU PUT THE EXTRA INTO... >> I ALWAYS THINK THIS IS SORT OF MEDICINAL, YOU KNOW, THERAPY, WHEN YOU NEED TO KNEAD THESE THINGS TOGETHER. >> YOU DON'T. TOUCH IT. >> OH, IT'S ALREADY KNEADED. >> IT IS SO--THAT'S HOW IT COMES OUT OF THE PACKAGE. >> UH-HUH. >> THERE IS NO CONDITIONING. >> SO HOW DO YOU BLEND THEM? HOW DO YOU MIX THEM TOGETHER? >> ALL I DO... >> THAT'S FUN. >> I TAKE THEM AND I PUSH THESE TOGETHER. >> OH. >> LIKE A... >> UH-HUH. >> AND I JUST FORM A LITTLE LOG, AND THEN I KIND OF... >> FLATTEN IT A LITTLE. >> FLATTEN IT A LITTLE BIT TO PUT IT INTO THE CLAY MACHINE. AND ON THIS CLAY MACHINE, ONE IS THE WIDEST. >> OK. AND SO YOU WANT TO START WIDE AND GRADUALLY FLATTEN IT MORE. >> YEP. >> LIKE A WRINGER WASHING MACHINES. >> AND THEY HAVE NON-STICK ROLLERS SO, YOU KNOW, YOUR CLAY IS NOT GONNA STICK AND GUM UP IN THERE, BUT I JUST TAKE IT... >> AND FOLD IT EACH TIME. >> AND THEN I GO DOWN INSIDE. >> UH-HUH. >> AND IT STARTS TO BLEND. >> UH-HUH, AND I CAN SEE IT'S GETTING A LITTLE THINNER EACH TIME. >> YEP. AND YOU CAN DO IT-- LIKE I SAID, YOU CAN DO IT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A CLAY MACHINE. YOU CAN DO IT WITH A ROLLER ALSO. >> JUST CAN'T GET IT QUITE AS THIN. >> RIGHT, AND THERE YOU WOULD JUST ROLL IT. >> UH-HUH. IT'S LIKE MAKING PIE DOUGH, ISN'T IT? >> YEAH, IT IS. AND YOU CAN GET IT AS THIN AS YOU NEED TO. THE COOL THING ABOUT THIS IS IF YOU GO THE OPPOSITE WAY, IT MAKES IT LONGER. >> OH, SO KIND OF THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE, LIKE THAT BRACELET. THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT YOU DID WITH IT, WASN'T IT? >> YEP. BUT I ALSO--I WANT IT BLENDED MORE, SO THEN I JUST FOLD THE CLAY UP ONTO ITSELF. >> I GUESS YOU JUST KIND OF LEARN THIS WITH PRACTICE. >> YEAH, JUST PLAYING AROUND. PLAYING AROUND IS THE BEST WAY TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT NEW THINGS. AND YOU JUST CONTINUE TO BLEND IT UNTIL YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT, AND WHEN YOU'RE WORKING WITH IT, BECAUSE IT IS A NO-BAKE CLAY, YOU WANT TO LET IT DRY... >> JUST LAY IT OUT ON-- >> COMPLETELY BECAUSE THERE IS SOME SHRINKAGE. >> MM-HMM. AND THERE'S SOME-- I CAN FEEL THE MOISTURE. IT'S A VERY NICE FEELING. >> SO BECAUSE THERE'S SOME SHRINK TO IT, I LET IT DRY A FEW HOURS DEPENDING UPON HOW THICK UP TO OVERNIGHT. >> OK, AND TO SHOW HOW THIN THIS IS, I CAN ACTUALLY SEE THROUGH TO YOUR CUTTING BOARD. THAT IS VERY THIN, JUST LIKE PAPER. >> AND THIS IS A PIECE THAT ISN'T QUITE AS THIN. THIS ONE I DID WITH THE CLAY ROLLER. >> OH, MM-HMM. >> SO BUT YOU CAN SEE HOW FLEXIBLE IT IS. >> AND WE CAN CUT IT, LIKE YOU SAY, WITH THE NON-STICK SCISSORS. >> YEAH. >> THOSE WORK WELL. >> AND BECAUSE YOU WAIT UNTIL IT'S DONE SHRINKING, YOU CAN USE A MAT TO... AND A SHARPIE OR A PEN TO MARK YOUR LINES AND CUT JUST INSIDE. >> INSIDE THAT. SO THAT'S A GOOD TIP BECAUSE IF WE DIDN'T REALIZE IT WOULD SHRINK, THEN WE MIGHT MAKE OUR DESIGN AND IT WOULDN'T FIT WHATEVER WE WERE GOING ON. >> RIGHT. I MEAN, BECAUSE IF YOU'RE GOING FOR, LIKE, THIS IS AN A-T-C. CARD. IF YOU'RE GOING FOR-- >> ARTIST TRADING CARD. >> YES. >> I LEARNED WHAT THAT MEANT. >> 2 1/2 BY 3 1/2. >> THEY HAVE TO BE THAT SIZE. >> YEP, AND IF YOU CUT IT... BEFORE IT'S DONE DRYING, IT MIGHT BE 2 1/4, YOU KNOW, SO... >> OK. >> YOU WAIT UNTIL IT DRIES. BUT IT CUTS LIKE BUTTER. SOMETIMES WHEN IT DRIES, THE EDGES CURL UP, BUT THAT'S KIND OF A COOL LOOK, BUT IF IT CURLS UP TOO MUCH, I THROW A BOOK ON IT. FLATTEN IT RIGHT OUT. >> AND SET IT OVERNIGHT OR SOMETHING. >> MM-HMM. >> GOOD IDEA. WELL, THIS IS SUCH A FUN PROJECT, I THINK EVERYBODY WILL WANT TO TRY IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE, ANN. >> THANKS. >> BONNIE, IT'S REALLY NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE, AND EVERYTHING SMELLS SO GOOD. YOU WORK WITH A STRANGE SOUNDING PRODUCT. IT'S A GRAIN. IT'S CALLED FREEKEH. AND HOW IN THE WORLD DID YOU GET ASSOCIATED WITH THIS? >> YOU KNOW, I DISCOVERED IT A WHILE BACK WHEN I WAS DOING FOOD DEMO AT TRADER JOE'S. AND I LEARNED ABOUT THIS LITTLE GRAIN THAT'S REALLY HIGH IN FIBER AND PROTEIN, AND NOT MANY PEOPLE HAD HEARD ABOUT IT IN THIS COUNTRY, AND I STARTED EATING IT, AND I LOVE IT 'CAUSE IT'S GOT SO MUCH FIBER, AND IT'S A GREAT ALTERNATIVE TO RICE. >> UH-HUH. AND IN FACT IT'S PREPARED JUST LIKE YOU WOULD RICE, ISN'T IT? >> YEAH, YEAH. YOU JUST PUT IN 2 1/2 CUPS OF WATER PER ONE BAG... >> THIS IS THE SIZE BAG. >> YEAH, AND IT COOKS UP TO-- MAKES 4 SERVINGS PER BAG, SO IT'S GREAT. >> AND CAN IT BE COOKED UP AHEAD OF TIME AND THEN FROZEN OR KEPT IN THE REFRIGERATOR FOR A WHILE? >> SURE, ABSOLUTELY, YEAH. YOU CAN KEEP IT ON HAND, AND IF YOU'VE GOT, LIKE, LEFTOVER-- A LITTLE BIT OF LEFTOVER CHICKEN OR VEGETABLES, JUST THROW IT IN WITH WHATEVER SPICES, AND YOU'VE GOT YOURSELF ANOTHER LUNCH FOR THE NEXT DAY. >> AND I NOTICED IN READING YOUR COOKBOOK YOU CAN MAKE EVERYTHING FROM SALADS TO SWEET RECIPES TO COOKING WITH CHICKEN OR BEEF OR WHATEVER, SO JUST SUBSTITUTE IT ANYWAY WE WANT TO FOR RICE. >> AND YOU CAN PUT IT IN SOUPS AND STUFF, AND IT'S GREAT IN CROCKPOT COOKING. >> UH-HUH. >> IT'S PERFECT. >> YOU MENTIONED THAT IT HAS A LOT OF FIBER IN IT, BUT IT'S ALSO A GOOD SOURCE OF PROTEIN, ISN'T IT? >> YEAH, IT HAS 8 GRAMS OF PROTEIN, EQUAL TO QUINOA, SO IF YOU'RE HOOKED ON QUINOA, YOU MIGHT WANT TO TRY THIS AS ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE. IT HAS A DIFFERENT TEXTURE. >> IT'S A LITTLE CHEWIER, ISN'T IT? >> IT IS. >> IT KIND OF HOLDS UP, WELL, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, THE CROCKPOT COOKING. IT HOLDS ITS TEXTURE. >> YEAH, AND IT ABSORBS A LOT OF FLAVOR, SO LIKE A LOT OF THE COOKING I DO HAS A LOT OF SPICES AND YOU THROW IT IN THERE, BUT WHAT ELSE IS COOL IS THE FREEKEH COMES IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT FLAVORS AS WELL, SO FOLKS WHO WANT A QUICK, FAST MEAL LIKE FOR A LITTLE SIDE DISH, YOU CAN JUST COOK IT UP STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BAG BECAUSE IT HAS SOME SEASONING IN IT AND IT'S LOW SODIUM. >> WELL, AND YOU MENTIONED IT CAN BE USED AS A SIDE DISH OR ADD THE MEAT TO IT AND, LIKE, THIS IS A ONE-DISH MEAL, ISN'T IT? >> YEAH. >> NO CLEAN UP. >> RIGHT. IT'S SUPER EASY, LIKE SUPER FAST. BASICALLY THIS ONE, IT'S LIKE ONE OF MY ONE-POT MEALS. IT'S LEMON DILL CHICKEN. AND YOU THROW IN SOME CARROTS AND SAUTEE THOSE UP. I'VE ALREADY KIND OF GOT IT STARTED FOR YOU, AND THEN YOU PUT IN A BAG OF THE DRY FREEKEH WITH 2 1/2 CUPS OF CHICKEN BROTH OR WATER, EITHER WAY. AND LET THE FREEKEH JUST START COOKING. >> IT JUST SORT OF ABSORBS JUST LIKE RICE DOES, IT ABSORBS THE LIQUID. >> AND THEN YOU ADD A LITTLE BIT OF PEPPER, A LITTLE PEPPER AND JUST A LITTLE BIT OF SALT. YOU EVER USE THAT HIMALAYAN PINK SALT? >> NO, I HAVEN'T TRIED IT. >> OH, THIS STUFF'S GREAT. IT'S GOT LOTS OF-- >> OH, THAT'S WHAT THIS IS. >> IT HAS TONS OF MINERALS, AND IT'S REALLY PURE. IT'S FOUND IN THESE CAVES IN THE HIMALAYAS. >> UH-HUH. OH, I'LL HAVE TO LOOK FOR THAT. >> AND THEN ALL YOU DO IS JUST PUT THIS ON SIMMER... >> AND THE SMALLER THE PIECES, THE FASTER IT COOKS. >> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. IF YOU'RE IN A LITTLE BIT OF A RUSH AND YOU WANT TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT GO A LITTLE BIT FASTER, JUST LET THAT COOK THAT WAY. TURN IT UP JUST A FRACTION. AND A LITTLE BIT OF GARLIC. >> TO TASTE. >> YEAH. I LOVE GARLIC. >> GARLIC HAS LOTS OF USES. IT JUST MAKES YOUR KITCHEN SMELL SO GOOD. EVERYBODY'S GOING TO HAVE A GREAT APPETITE. >> OH, ABSOLUTELY. AND SO THEN THIS ONE'S PRETTY MUCH DONE EXCEPT FOR WE'LL JUST COVER THIS AND LET THIS SIMMER FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES, AND IT KIND OF POACHES THE CHICKEN, SO IT'S SUPER TENDER AND VELVETY. >> BUT NOT OVERCOOKED BECAUSE OF THE MOISTURE. >> RIGHT. AND RIGHT TOWARDS THE END OF THE COOKING, YOU CAN ADD SOME--A LITTLE BIT OF FRESH DILL. >> MM-HMM. >> AND A LITTLE BIT OF LEMON. AND THEN YOU'RE GOOD TO GO. AND SO IF WE WERE TO COME BACK TO THIS IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES, ALL THE VEGETABLE BROTH WILL HAVE BEEN ABSORBED, AND EVERYTHING WILL BE ALL FLAVORED UP, AND THEN YOU JUST-- >> OH, THAT DILL SMELLS GOOD. >> I KNOW. PUT A LITTLE BIT OF LEMON RIGHT THERE AT THE END, AND IT'S JUST-- >> IT'S READY. >> THERE YOU GO. AND SERVE IT WITH A LITTLE ASPARAGUS. >> AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE ORIGINAL FREEKEH, BUT IT ALSO COMES, AND YOU USED THE ROASTED GREEN IN THIS ONE, SO IT GIVES IT--IT COMES WITH ITS OWN FLAVOR. >> YEAH, THAT ONE'S GOT ROSEMARY, SAGE IN IT, SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO ADD A LOT OF OTHER SPICES. SO THAT MAKES IT NICE AND FAST. >> BUT IF YOU ONLY HAD THE ORIGINAL ON HAND, YOU COULD JUST ADD WHATEVER SPICES YOU WANT TO IT. >> ABSOLUTELY, YEP. >> OK, THAT'S A ONE-DISH MEAL. I NOTICED YOU ADDED A FEW OTHER VEGGIES, WHICH WE REALLY NEED TO ENCOURAGE ALL OF US TO GET OUR 5 OR MORE SERVINGS IN EVERY DAY. >> AND YOU CAN HAVE LOTS OF CARROTS. I MEAN, YOU CAN USE THIS SORT OF AS A BASE RECIPE TO ADD OTHER THINGS TO, YOU KNOW? >> UH-HUH. AND IF YOU WANTED TO CUT THE CHICKEN LIKE IN CUBES, THEN IT WOULD ALMOST BECOME A STEW. >> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY, YEAH. >> AND MAKE THAT LIQUID. AND THEN JAMBALAYA IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO AND THOSE OF US WHO LIKE SPICY FOOD REALLY LIKE TO SPICE IT UP, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO. THAT'S THE GOOD THING ABOUT COOKING AT HOME. >> WELL, AND THAT'S ANOTHER GREAT ONE FOR IF YOU HAVE SOME LEFTOVER VEGETABLES IN YOUR CRISPER, YOU CAN JUST THROW WHATEVER IN THERE, AND FOR THAT ONE, WHAT I DO IS I COOK UP THE FREEKEH AHEAD OF TIME IN A SAUCE PAN. >> UH-HUH. AND FOR THIS ONE, YOU USE THE... >> TAMARI. >> TAMARI. AND SURPRISINGLY... >> IT'S GOT ROSEMARY IN IT. >> IT'S ACTUALLY AN ASIAN ORGANIC SOY SAUCE IS WHAT IT IS. >> OH. >> LOW-SODIUM SOY SAUCE, WHICH I KNOW SOUNDS WEIRD WITH JAMBALAYA, BUT IT'S DELICIOUS. >> OH, I WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT-- >> IT'S REALLY GOOD. IT JUST ADDS ANOTHER LAYER OF FLAVOR. SO I POUR THAT IN WITH 2 1/2 CUPS OF WATER OR BROTH, EITHER WAY. AND THEN BRING THAT TO BOIL AND LET IT SIMMER, AND IT ENDS UP LOOKING LIKE THIS ONE. >> ABOUT 20 MINUTES IS ALL IT TAKES, UH-HUH. >> AND THEN WHILE THAT'S COOKING, IN THE SKILLET YOU CAN JUST SAUTEE UP SOME CHOPPED-UP GARLIC AND SOME ONION AND SOME SWEET PEPPERS, AND FOR THIS ONE, DON'T LAUGH NOW, I USE 10 CLOVES OF GARLIC FOR THIS. >> OH, SO YOU LIKE THAT GARLIC FLAVOR. >> YEAH, KEEP THE VAMPIRES AWAY. >> HA HA! >> BUT IT'S REALLY DELICIOUS, AND I ALSO USE THIS REALLY SPICY ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE. AND YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE ALL THESE GREAT CHICKEN SAUSAGE NOW, ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE. >> TURKEY. >> YEAH, BUT FOR THIS ONE I USED THIS VEGETARIAN ONE. IT'S REALLY DELICIOUS. IT'S MADE FROM-- >> IT LOOKS LIKE MEAT, DOESN'T IT? >> I KNOW, YEAH. AND SOME CHILE POWDER. LOTS OF CHILE POWDER IN THAT. PRETTY SPICY. >> BUT YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE JUST MAKING IT FIRST TIME, YOU MIGHT WANT TO ADD A LESSER AMOUNT AND KEEP TASTING. >> YEAH. AND THEN RIGHT AT THE LAST MINUTE, JUST THROW IT ALL IN THE SKILLET AND PUT IN SOME SHRIMP, AND YOU'RE DONE. IT'S SUPER EASY. ONLY TAKES ABOUT 25 MINUTES. >> WELL, AND THE GOOD THING ABOUT IT IS LIKE YOU MENTIONED, WHATEVER--IF YOU DON'T HAVE A WHOLE HEAD OF BROCCOLI, YOU CERTAINLY COULDN'T MAKE THE BROCCOLI AS A SIDE DISH, BUT IF YOU'VE GOT JUST TWO OR 3 OF THE LITTLE FLOWERET'S, YOU CAN ADD THAT OR WHATEVER. >> ABSOLUTELY. LIKE IT'S ALSO REALLY GOOD WITH DICED UP SQUASH AND ZUCCHINI, YOU KNOW, LIKE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE A GARDEN, BUT YOU KNOW, THEY JUST GROW SO CRAZY. YOU KNOW, LIKE, OH, MY GOSH, YOU'RE GIVING THEM TO ALL THE NEIGHBORS. >> WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH IT? >> YEAH, SO YOU CAN JUST DICE THAT UP IN LITTLE SMALL PIECES AND SAUTEE THAT UP IN THERE, WHICH IS GREAT. AND IT ALSO, LIKE IF YOU ADD A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH SPICE TO IT, THAT'S A REALLY GREAT VEHICLE TO ADD TO IT TO CUT THE SPICE A LITTLE BIT IF YOU HAVE SOME GUESTS. YOU HAVEN'T RUINED THE MEAL IF YOU'VE PUT WAY TOO MUCH CAYENNE PEPPER IN OR SOMETHING. >> YEAH, AND SOMETIMES WE DO OVERDO IT. WHERE DO YOU FIND FREEKEH? IS IT THERE BY RICES AND COUSCOUS? >> YEAH, IT'S IN THAT SAME GROCERY AISLE NEXT TO QUINOA AND RICE AND STUFF. AND IT'S IN A LOT OF LITTLE HEALTH FOOD STORES AND WHOLE FOODS. >> SO MOSTLY JUST START LOOKING FOR IT OR ASKING FOR IT. >> YEAH, IT'S A FAIRLY NEW PRODUCT, SO IT'S MAKING ITS WAY NATIONWIDE, BUT YEAH, IT'S DEFINITELY AVAILABLE. >> IS IT INEXPENSIVE TO BUY? >> YEAH, IT'S ABOUT 3.99... ABOUT A BUCK A SERVING. IT'S ABOUT 3.99 PER BAG. SO IT'S ABOUT THE PRICE OF QUINOA. >> AND JUST KEEP IT IN THE PANTRY. YOU'VE GOT IT READY. AND LIKE WE WERE TALKING EARLIER, IF YOU CAN MAKE UP QUANTITIES OF THIS LIKE ON THE WEEKEND, FREEZE IT IN MAYBE, YOU KNOW, ONE-OUNCE BAGS OR WHATEVER. >> OR EVEN LIKE THESE KIND OF ONE-POT MEALS, WHAT I LOVE TO DO IS I'LL MAKE--I'M SINGLE-- AND I'LL MAKE A WHOLE SKILLET OF IT AND PORTION IT OUT AND PUT IT IN ZIPLOC BAGS AND PUT IT IN THE FREEZER. >> RIGHT. >> AND THEN I'M GOOD LIKE TO JUST HAVE A QUICK LUNCH, YOU KNOW, READY TO GO. >> THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. ANYTIME WE CAN COOK AHEAD, IT REALLY DOES--THERE'S NO EXCUSES FOR NOT EATING HEALTHY, IS THERE? >> EXACTLY. >> WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH, BONNIE. I'VE REALLY LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THIS. I'M ANXIOUS TO TRY IT AND SEE HOW IT TASTES. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE SHOW TODAY. NEXT TIME ON "CREATIVE LIVING," WE'LL LEARN HOW TO MAKE A FRAME USING FLOWERS AND DRAGONFLIES; WE'LL SHOW HOW TO MAKE SNACK CAKES, AND ALSO HOW TO USE PHOTO-REALISTIC STAMPS WHEN MAKING CARDS OR SCRAPBOOKING. 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