Welcome to this issue.
Pour yourself a cup of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate and pull up a chair.
Get ready to spice up your life!

The Spice For This Issue

EDITOR’S COMMENTS
CUSTOMER REWARDS
MOTIVATIONAL WORDS
AUGUST SPECIALS
MOMENTS IN LIFE
MY WATKINS STORE
CONTEST - WIN COLESLAW SEASONING AND POTATO SALAD SEASONING
HEALTH TIP
COOKING TIP
RECIPES - FRESH VEGETABLE AND FRUIT RECIPES
GREAT AMERICAN BACKYARD CAMPOUT!
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Visit our web site for new offers and information. Watkins Visit our online catalog to see our complete product line and August's specials.

If you would like to receive a new Watkins catalog and product sample, send me an email with “new catalog and sample” in the subject line. Send to: eleisiawhitney@watkinsonline.com

August is halfway over and the kids are going back to school. Time sure does fly! We are enjoying cooler temperatures here in northern California.

This issue includes a variety of recipes made with fresh fruits and vegetables. Add a few healthy ingredients to those desserts!

If you are interested in starting your own Watkins Home Business get all the details at: Watkins Business Details

For a few highlights about the Watkins business Business Highlights

Build your own home business so you can stay home with your family, retire early, pay off bills, or save for retirement. With consistent effort you can build a thriving business! Let me help you.

Until next issue,

Make your house a Watkins home.

eleisiawhitney@watkinsonline.com

CUSTOMER REWARDS

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Double-Strength Imitation Clear Vanilla Flavor
For wedding cakes and other baked goods that need to be pure white, turn to the choice of professional bakers. Our crystal-clear Clear Vanilla has all the bake-proof, freeze-proof, double-strength flavor of our famous Original Vanilla but without the color.
01007 - (325 mL/11 fl oz) - Regularly $7.99 - Special $6.99

Pickling Spices
01978 - $4.59 - Limited Time!
Recipe for Sweet and Sour Refrigerator Pickles below

Farmer's Market Trio
04032 - Regularly $13.77 - Special $12.77 - Limited Time!
Includes a bottle of Pickling Spice, Salsa Seasoning, and Italian Seasoning

Gourmet Extracts and Flavors
Regularly $4.99 - Special $4.59 each

21380 Almond
21373 Butternut
21371 Butter Pecan
21383 Coconut
21365 Peanut Butter

21376 Vanilla Nut Extract
Regularly $5.49 - Special $4.99

Purest Ground Cinnamon
01115 - (170 g/6 oz) - Regularly $6.99 - Special $6.49

Flavored Salts
Regularly $4.29 - Special $3.79 each

01993 Butter Flavored Salt
01996 Celery Salt
01994 Cheese Flavored Salt
01998 Garlic Salt
01997 Onion Salt
01992 Seasoning Salt
01995 Sour Cream & Onion Flavored Salt

Fish Lovers' Seasonings
Regularly $4.59 - Special $4.29 each

01989 Fish & Seafood Seasoning
01990 Tartar Sauce Mix

Waterless Hand Cleaner
06715 - $4.99 - New low price

Outdoor Wash
06761 - $4.99 each or two for $7.48 - Save $2.50

Toilet Bowl Cleanser
06795 - Regularly $8.99 - Special $8.29

Pre-Wash Stain Remover
06698 - $6.99 - New low price

Fabric Softener
06696 - $5.19 - New low price

Laundry White
06697 - $6.49 - New low price

Reduce Plus
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Aloe & Green Tea Shampoo
03326 - $9.99

Aloe and Green Tea Daily Conditioner
03327 - $10.99 or $5.49 with purchase of Aloe and Green Tea Shampoo (#03326)

Pure Beauty Oil
03200 - Regularly $9.99 - Special $8.99

Pain Relief Spray
02350 - Regularly $8.99 - Special $7.99

Many other products are featured in the August Highlights Catalog and August Specials Online.

• There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real!

• When the door of happiness closes, another opens; but often times we look so long at the closed door that we don't see the one, which has been opened for us.

• Don't go for looks; they can deceive. Don't go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright. Find the one that makes your heart smile.

• Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.

• May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.

• The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

• The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

• When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.

As part of our new Brand Awareness program, Watkins is allowing Associates to sell a limited number of products on their personal web site. Some of you have expressed an interest in ordering one or two products and not having to pay the full shipping cost, so to save on shipping costs, you may order one, two, or more items for a shipping cost of only $4.00.

I'm offering 10% off any of the products listed in My Watkins Store. I have included some of the most popular products in my online store. Take a look! If you would like to order a particular product, just ask. I might have it in stock even though its not listed in my online store. My Online Store

Congratulations! Dana from California is July's winner. She wins the Watkins Summer Fun Basket!

DON'T FORGET TO ENTER AUGUST'S CONTEST

This month's free products are a bottle of Coleslaw Seasoning and a bottle of Potato Salad Seasoning, blended seasonings to make delicious salads.

To enter this month's contest tell us your favorite beverage - water, coffee, tea, soda, juice, etc.

So far only two subscribers have entered this month's contest!

Email your answer to: eleisiawhitney@watkinsonline.com with "August Contest" in the subject line. Please include your name and address.

ICE – IN CASE OF EMERGENCY

Paramedics will turn to a victim's cell phone for clues to that person's identity. You can make their job much easier with a simple idea that they are trying to get everyone to adopt: ICE.

ICE stands for In Case of Emergency. If you add an entry in the contacts list in your cell phone under ICE, with the name and phone number of the person that the emergency services should call on your behalf, you can save them a lot of time and have your loved ones contacted quickly. It only takes a few moments of your time to do.

Paramedics know what ICE means and they look for it immediately. ICE your cell phone NOW!

Bake several recipes of your family's favorite cookies; then freeze part of the cookies. They will stay fresh in freezer for 2 to 3 months.

• When making school lunches just take cookies from freezer, place in sandwich bag, and add to lunch box. The frozen cookies help keep lunch cool and are thawed and ready to eat when lunch rolls around.

• When suprise guests drop in for a visit remove a few cookies from the freezer and defrost in your microwave. They taste and smell like fresh baked and your house has that wonderful bakery aroma.

Fresh fruits and vegetables are at their peak this time of year. Eating them fresh picked from the garden provides vitamins and minerals for a healthy body. The following recipes use fresh fruits and vegetables as ingredients.

Zucchini Bars
Here's another baking classic that belongs in everyone's recipe box. A clove-scented homemade frosting makes a good thing even better!

2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 teaspoon Watkins Vanilla
1 egg
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon Watkins Ground Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Watkins Ground Cloves
1 cup shredded zucchini, drained
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Spice Frosting (See Below)

1. Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease bottom and sides of square pan, 9x9x2 or 8x8x2 inches.
2. Mix brown sugar, butter, vanilla and egg in large bowl. Stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon and cloves. Stir in zucchini and nuts. Spread in pan.
3. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Frost with Spice Frosting. For 24 bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.

Spice Frosting

3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon butter or margarine, softened
1/8 teaspoon Watkins Ground Cloves
3 to 4 teaspoons milk

Mix all ingredients until smooth and spreadable.

1 Serving: Calories 95 (Calories from Fat 35 ); Total Fat 4 g (Saturated Fat 2 g); Cholesterol 15 mg; Sodium 75 mg; Total Carbohydrate 14 g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 1 g % Daily Value: Vitamin A 2 %; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 2 % Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 1 Vegetable; 1 Fat

Zucchini Chocolate Cake
The zucchini keeps it moist and doesn't taste like a vegetable.

1/2 cup margarine
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 Cup white sugar
3 eggs
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp Watkins Vanilla
1/2 cup yogurt
1/2 cup Watkins Cocoa
2 tsps baking soda
1 tsp Watkins Cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
3 cups (350g - 11ozs) grated zucchini, drain on paper towel to remove excess moisture
1 cup small pieces of chocolate

Grease and flour 9 x 13 inch pan.

Beat the margarine with the sugars until light and creamy. Add the eggs one at a time, with a teaspoonful of the measured flour to prevent the mixture curdling. Add the vanilla and yogurt and mix well.

Sift the dry ingredients together. Stir in with the grated zucchini. Turn into the prepared pan. Sprinkle surface with the small pieces of chocolate.

Bake at 180C (350F) for 45 - 60 minutes, or until center feels firm and a tooth pick comes out clean.

Peach Streusel Cobbler
When you don't have time to mix up a pie crust this quick streusel-topped dessert will delight your family or guests!

6 to 8 peaches, peeled and sliced
1/2 cup to 3/4 cup sugar depending on ripeness and flavor of peaches
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Watkins Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Watkins Vanilla or Almond Extract

1. Mix sugar, flour, and cinnamon and gently stir into sliced peaches. Add flavoring.
2. Pour peaches into 9 inch pie plate or 9 x 13 inch baking dish.

Streusel Topping

1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar or granulated sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
1 teaspoon Watkins Cinnamon

Mix sugar, flour, oats, and cinnamon. Blend in butter or margarine until crumbly with pastry cutter or fork. Sprinkle over peaches. Bake in preheated 400 degree F oven for 40 minutes until bubbly and streusel top is browned.

Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Old Fashioned Cole Slaw

1/2 c. mayonnaise
2 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tbsp. water
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. Watkins Paprika
1/2 sm. head cabbage, finely chopped
1/4 c. chopped celery
1/4 c. chopped green pepper
1/4 c. grated carrots
2 green onions,thinly sliced

In a large bowl, combine mayonnaise, lemon juice, water, salt, sugar and paprika. Add cabbage and remaining ingredients; toss well. Refrigerate to blend flavors.

Creamy Cole Slaw (Diabetic Recipe)

1-1/2 cups low fat mayonnaise
3 tablespoons onion, chopped fine
1 tablespoon white vinegar
3/4 teaspoon salt
8 cups chopped or thinly sliced cabbage
1/3 cup Splenda sweetener
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon Watkins Celery Seed
1/4 teaspoon Watkins Black Pepper
1/2 cup carrots, grated

In a large bowl whisk all of the ingredients except for the cole slaw mix and carrots.
Add the slaw mix and the carrots, coating all of the ingredients well. Refrigerate for
at least 2 hours. Mix and serve cold. Serves 8.

Nutrition Information: (per serving)
70 calories, 1 g protein, 13 g carbohydrates,2.5 g fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 480 mg sodium

Sweet and Sour Refrigerator Pickles

Syrup
2 cups/500 mL sugar
2 cups/500 mL white vinegar

4 to 6 cucumbers
2 medium onions, thinly sliced
1 medium green pepper, thinly sliced
1/4 cup/60 mL pickling salt or kosher salt
1 tbsp/15 mL Watkins Pickling Spice (Limited Time)
1-1/2 tsp/7.5 mL Watkins Celery Seed
1-1/2 tsp/7.5 mL Watkins Garlic Flakes

Combine syrup ingredients; let stand for 2 hours or until sugar is dissolved. Warming syrup slightly will dissolve sugar.

Wash cucumbers with Watkins Fresh Wash and thinly slice. Place with remaining ingredients in a large bowl; mix well and let stand for 2 hours. Drain carefully, retaining as much of the spice blend as possible. Pack loosely into sterilized glass jars. Pour syrup over top. Turn jars over occasionally to mix spices. Ready to eat in 3 days. Keep refrigerated. Makes 4 pints.

Vegetable Stuffed Potatoes

4 medium baking potatoes
2 tbsp/30 mL Watkins Garlic and Parsley Grapeseed Oil
1 medium zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch/1-cm pieces
1 cup/250 mL fresh sliced mushrooms
1 large red or yellow bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch/1-cm pieces
1 can (14.5 oz/411 g ) Italian-style stewed tomatoes
2 tsp/10 mL balsamic vinegar
To taste, Watkins Onion and Garlic Pepper
To taste, freshly ground Watkins Sea Salt

Prick potatoes with a fork and bake at 350ºF/180ºC for 50 to 60 minutes or until tender. In medium skillet, heat grapeseed oil and sauté the zucchini, mushrooms, and peppers for 5 to 10 minutes. Add stewed tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, pepper, and salt; heat through. Cut open potatoes and press gently to fluff potato. Spoon over potatoes. Makes 4 servings.

Nutritional Information Per Serving
Calories 330 Protein 7 g Carbohydrates 64 g Sodium 280 mg Fat 7 g Saturated Fat 0 g Cholesterol 0 mg Dietary Fiber 8 g

Grilled Chicken Salad

1 tbsp/15 mL Watkins Fajita Seasoning (1 teaspoon Watkins Cumin, 1 teaspoon Watkins Chili Powder, 1 teaspoon Watkins Garlic Granules may be substituted for Fajita Seasoning)
3 tbsp/45 mL lime juice
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
8 cups/2 L torn Bibb lettuce
1 medium red bell pepper, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup/60 mL sliced pitted ripe olives
3/4 cup/180 mL salsa
2 tbsp/30 mL reduced-fat sour cream
2 tsp/10 mL Watkins Cilantro

Heat grill. In medium bowl, combine Fajita Seasoning and lime juice; mix well. Add chicken; turn to coat. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes at room temperature to marinate. When ready to grill, remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Grill chicken 10 to 12 minutes or until fork-tender and juices run clear, turning once.

Meanwhile, in large bowl, combine lettuce, bell pepper and olives; toss gently. In small bowl, combine salsa, sour cream and cilantro; mix well. Pour salsa mixture over salad; toss to combine. Divide salad evenly onto 4 plates.

Slice each chicken breast half crosswise into slices; do not separate slices. Fan chicken slices; arrange 1 breast half on lettuce mixture on each plate. Makes 4 servings.

Nutritional Information Per Serving
Calories 180 Protein 29 g Carbohydrates 8 g Sodium 340 mg Fat 4 g Saturated Fat 1 g Cholesterol 75 mg Dietary Fiber 2 g

Grilled Vegetable Pasta Salad

4 cups/1 L uncooked radiatore pasta nuggets
2 cups/500 mL chopped tomato
3 tbsp/45 mL red wine vinegar
1 tbsp/15 mL Watkins Italian Seasoning
2 tsp/10 mL Watkins Garlic Liquid Spice
1 tsp/5 mL sugar
1/2 tsp/2.5 mL freshly-ground Watkins Sea Salt
1/4 tsp/1.2 mL (or more if desired) Watkins Onion & Garlic Pepper
1 green bell pepper, quartered and seeded
1 red bell pepper, quartered and seeded
1 medium yellow summer squash, halved lengthwise
1 onion, sliced 1/4-inch/0.6-cm thick
Watkins Cooking Spray
1/4 cup/60 mL crumbled feta cheese

Begin to heat grill. Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in large bowl, combine tomatoes, vinegar, Italian seasoning, liquid Spice, sugar, salt and pepper; toss lightly. Spray vegetables lightly with cooking spray and place on grill. Cook 5 to 6 minutes or until vegetables are tender, turning once or twice. Remove from grill and cut into bite-size pieces. Drain pasta and mix into tomato mixture along with grilled vegetables. Serve warm with feta cheese. Makes 6 servings.

Nutritional Information Per Serving
Calories 330 Protein 11 g Carbohydrates 61 g Sodium 240 mg Fat 4 g Saturated Fat 1 g Cholesterol 4 mg Dietary Fiber 5 g

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

2 butternut squash, halved and seeded
1 jumbo yellow onion, peeled and quartered
Watkins Ginger-Garlic Liquid Spice
6 cups/1.5 liters water
1/4 cup/60 mL Watkins Chicken Soup Base
1 Watkins Bay Leaves
1 teaspoon brown sugar
3/4 tsp/4 mL Watkins Soup and Vegetable Seasoning
3/4 tsp/4 mL Watkins Pumpkin Pie Spice
3/4 tsp/4 mL Watkins Fire Pepper
Watkins Black Pepper and freshly-ground Watkins Sea Salt
1 cup/250 mL whipping cream

Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Brush onion and cut sides of squash with liquid spice, set on prepared baking sheet and roast for 45 to 60 minutes or until squash is tender. Remove from oven and set aside until cool enough to handle. Bring water to a boil in saucepan and add soup base to make broth.

Scrape flesh from squash and place in food processor along with the roasted onion. Purée until smooth, adding chicken broth if needed. Transfer puréed mixture to stockpot and stir in broth. Add bay leaf, brown sugar and seasonings; bring to a boil and simmer gently 10 minutes. Remove from heat, remove bay leaf and stir in cream. Serve hot. Makes 8 servings.

Fresh Tomato Salsa
Wonderful fresh taste made with tomatoes straight from the garden.

4 tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 fresh or pickled jalapena pepper, chopped (If using fresh pepper remove seeds)
1 teaspoon Watkins Garlic Salt
1 teaspoon Watkins Cilantro or fresh cilantro, chopped

Mix all ingredients and chill in refrigerator to blend flavors. Serve with tortilla chips.

Join thousands of campers nationwide to discover a wild new world in your own backyard.

Who: You and your family, friends and neighbors

What: Great American Backyard Campout

Where: In your backyard, local park or camp!

When: Saturday August 20th, 2005

Why: To celebrate nature by joining together in this nation-wide event

How: Add your campsite today at www.backyardcampout.org

Make the most of your event with:

- packing lists
- recipes
- nocturnal wildlife guides
- exploration activities
- night sky-guide
- local weather
- e-mail invitations

Don't wait! Start your campsite now!

After the campout, return to the website to share your photographs and stories for a chance to win a Backyard Weather station from WeatherBug and be profiled in Ranger Rick magazine!

Visit Project FeederWatch for more bird watching facts. Project FeederWatch

The Watkins Business Opportunity

• The ability for you to take control of your personal and financial future and earn in direct relation to your effort.
• Equal Opportunity: Whether you have a Harvard degree or a GED, you possess the key to take charge and make a difference in your personal development and financial well being.
• Everyone, regardless of life's challenges, has the opportunity, in accordance to your willingness and commitment to work, to learn and earn in accordance to your dreams and aspirations.
• The time and money to achieve your dreams.
• Opportunity for you to live and work as you choose according to your personal values and vision.
• A system of learning that is founded on successful people teaching and inspiring others based on their experience.
• Opportunity to develop skills that you will use in every walk of life: communication, money management, time management, goal setting, and leadership.
• The privilege of identifying people that you want to help and empower by opening the door to endless opportunities.
• Turnkey opportunity for you to learn and realize your goals and aspirations. Learning curve, motivation and inspiration increase with your belief and conviction to make it happen.

Start your own home-based business with Watkins. We offer several assortments to join Watkins and the Summit Group.

1 – The Basic Business Starter Kit - $200.00 US; $279.00 Canada (plus tax and shipping)
2 – The Good Tastings Starter Kit - $99.00 US; $145.00 Canada (plus tax and shipping)
3- The Business Introduction Package - $59.95; $69.00 Canada (plus tax and shipping)
Assortment details, pdf file Assortments

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The Watkins Company is beginning its 137th year of providing outstanding products that people use every day. What other company has such a history of experience, success, and integrity?

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DID YOU KNOW THAT WATKINS:

• Offered the first known money-back guarantee?
  
• Had two leaders presented in Success Magazine’s “We Create Millionaires” article on MLM?
  
• Is 137 years old?
  
• Was rated as one of 5 Hot Home Based Companies in Executive Female Magazine?
  
• Was listed in the “A” list of Top Network Marketing Companies in Downline News Magazine?

“Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway. We might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.” - Earl Nightingale

The packing pellets that Watkins uses to ship their products are made of cornstarch and are biodegradable. Use them to protect your own packages when mailing to family and friends. If you like to recycle, take them to your local packaging and shipping company. They will recycle them for you.

If you would like to receive a Watkins Monthly Highlights catalog, our Watkins Mainline catalog, and a FREE sample please send your request to eleisiawhitney@watkinsonline.com

Hope to see you next month!
Eleisia Whitney
Independent Watkins Associate, ID# 335001
23 Oak Ridge Lane
Danville, CA 94506

Watkinize Your Life

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