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AROUND THE KITCHEN TABLE

Watkins Newsletter
Editor: Eleisia Whitney
Email: eleisiawhitney@watkinsonline.com
Shop: http://www.watkinsonline.com/eleisiawhitney
Make Your House a Watkins Home

August 1, 2009
Volume 8, Issue 109
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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
Motivational Words
August Specials
August Contest
Cooking Tip
Recipes - Caramelized Beef Skewers, Tomato Zucchini Casserole, Summer Ice Cream Cake, and Gingersnap Ice Cream Sandwiches
Bird Watching
Customer Rewards
Shipping Rates
Join Our Team

Visit our web site for new offers and information. Watkins Visit our online catalog to see our complete product line and August specials.

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

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EDITORS COMMENTS

Welcome to another issue of Around the Kitchen Table!

It's difficult for me to believe that August has arrived but that's what my calendar says, Saturday August 1, 2009.

The new 2009 Watkins Midyear Catalog is available. Watkins has added a few new products and updated the packaging on others but there are no price increases!

Recipes this issue are Caramelized Beef Skewers, Tomato Zucchini Casserole, Summer Ice Cream Cake, and Gingersnap Ice Cream Sandwiches.

August's Newsletter Giveaway is a bottle of Lavender Natural Room Freshener from our new all-natural plant-based home care products.

If you are considering a home based business please take a look at Watkins. I will give you a $30 gift certificate to buy products for yourself. Just join with me as your sponsor, Eleisia Whitney ID# 335001. Sign up at my business information web site http://www.vanillasage.com, at http://www.watkinsonline.com/eleisiawhitney under Join Us - As an Associate, or by calling Watkins at 1-800-928-5467. Give my name and ID# as your sponsor.

Make your house a Watkins home.

Until next issue,


eleisiawhitney@watkinsonline.com

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MOTIVATIONAL WORDS

I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than they plan their lives.
Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change.
Jim Rohn

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Join my Watkins Team today for just $39.95! Save 25% or more on Watkins products for yourself. Earn extra income or build a full-time residual income business. Our award-winning team offers excellent training with a proven plan for success and a FREE business-building web site! Visit www.vanillasage.com for free details with no pressure or obligation. Check out our 941 System with No Selling Required! Our new Watkinize Your Home bonus program can let you earn hundreds in cash when you help new associates Watkinize their homes. Celebrating 141 years of Quality, Integrity, and Value! Join this month and receive a $30 gift certificate from me to buy products for yourself.

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New 2009 Midyear Watkins Master Catalog

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies pictured on the front and recipe inside.

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AUGUST SPECIALS

View August Specials Online

USDA Certified Organic Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract
00402 2 fl. oz.
Regularly $8.99 - Special $8.59

00403 1 fl. oz.
Regularly $5.99 - Special $5.59

All-Natural Pure Extracts, 2 fl oz/59 ml
00395 Pure Lemon
00392 Pure Orange
00394 Pure Peppermint
Regularly $4.99 - Special $4.59 each

00391 Pure Almond
Regularly $5.99 - Special $5.59

Gourmet Extracts, 2 fl oz/59 ml
21380 Almond
21383 Coconut
21365 Peanut Butter
Regularly $4.99 - Special $4.59 each

21376 Vanilla Nut
Regularly $5.99 - Special $5.59

21600 Root Beer Extract, 2 fl oz/59 ml - Limited Time!
Regularly $4.99 - Special $4.79

01038 All-Natural Baking Cocoa
Regularly $4.99 - Special $4.59

01039 Baking Powder
Regularly $4.99 - Special $4.79

All-Natural Gourmet Herbs and Spices
01924 Celery Seed
01930 Garlic Flakes
01931 Garlic Granules
01933 Lemon Peel
01935 Minced Green Onion
01936 Mustard (dry)
01938 Onion Flakes
01939 Onion Granules
01940 Orange Peel
01944 Red Pepper Flakes
Regularly $5.49 - Special $4.99 each

Soup and Gravy Bases
21175 Beef
21176 Chicken
21179 Cream
21177 Mushroom
21178 Onion
Regularly $8.99 - Special $8.29 each

21182 Mexican Soup and Seasoning Base - Limited Quantities!
Regularly $8.99 - Special $8.29

Gourmet Seasoning Blends
01967 Fajita Seasoning - Limited Quantities!
01989 Fish and Seafood Seasoning
Regularly $5.49 – Special $4.99 each

Gourmet Salad Seasonings
01987 Coleslaw Seasoning
01986 Potato Salad Seasoning
Regularly $5.49 – Special $4.89 each

Gourmet Seasoning Blends
01972 Grill Seasoning
01973 Ground Beef Seasoning
Regularly $5.49 – Special $4.99 each

01040 Cooking Spray
Regularly $6.99 - Special $6.79

01169 Steak Sauce
$7.99 – Purchase one Steak Sauce at regular price, get the second for $3.99!

01168 Meat Magic
Regularly $9.99 – Special $9.29

Gourmet Snack and Dip Seasonings - Save $1.00
02050 Bacon and Cheddar
02051 Bacon and Horseradish
02068 Bacon and Onion
02069 Blazin Cajun
02054 Crab
02055 Cucumber and Dill
02056 Garden Vegetable
02057 Garlic and Dill
02062 Salsa and Sour Cream
02065 Tomato and Horseradish
Regularly $8.99 - Special $7.99 each

01978 Pickling Spice
Regularly $5.49 - Special $4.99

02260 Superfood Multiple - Save $2.00
Regularly $27.99 - Special $25.99

02300 Settelz - Save $1.50
Regularly $8.99 - Special $7.49

02320 Cough Syrup and Decongestant - Save $2.00
Regularly $12.99 - Special $10.99

02330 Beef, Iron and Wine Tonic - Save $1.00
Regularly $11.99 – Special $10.99

02326 Supercold Cough Medicine - Save $1.00
Regularly $5.99 - Special $4.99

02262 Male Formula - Save $2.00
Regularly $18.99 - Special $16.99

02277 E+CoQ10 Softgels - Save $4.00
Regularly $28.99 - Special $24.99

02283 TheraTrim - Save $1.00
Regularly $19.99 - Special $18.99

02280 Reduce Plus - Save $1.00
Regularly $19.99 - Special $18.99

02316 White Cream Liniment - Save $2.00
Regularly $12.99 - Special $10.99

60499 2 oz. Watkins Liniment - Limited Quantities!
Regularly $5.99 or just $2.49 with the purchase of 11 oz. White Cream Liniment (#02316)

20500 Daily Cleansing Cream - Save $1.00
Regularly $10.99 - Special $9.99

20501 Gentle Pore Scrub - Save $2.00
Regularly $10.99 - Special $8.99

Natural Body Oils - Save $1.00
20505 Aloe and Green Tea
20514 Lavender
20515 Lemon
20506 Mango
Regularly $6.99 - Special $5.99 each

Natural Body Creams - Save $1.50
40507 Aloe and Green Tea
40508 Lavender
40509 Lemon Cream
40516 Mango
40510 Vanilla
Regularly $8.99 - Special $7.49 each

10484 Ultra-Rich Hand Cream - Save $1.00
Regularly $6.99 - Special $5.99

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ENTER AUGUST CONTEST

Thanks for reading my newsletter and entering each month. Please don't quit; you might be next month's winner!

July's Newsletter Giveaway winner is Shirley from California. She wins a jar of Mandarin Orange Fruit Dip Mix. Mix with sour cream, yogurt, cream cheese or whipped topping for a luscious fruit dip. Also great mixed with cream cheese for bagels.

August's Newsletter Giveaway is a bottle of Lavender Natural Room Freshener from our new all-natural plant-based home care products. Eliminates odors in any room of your home with a light mist of natural essential oil room freshener. Our premium formula eliminates odors and creates a delightful long lasting atmosphere. More than 700 sprays. Non aerosol spray bottle.

Enter August's contest by telling us about your favorite summer dessert. Send an email with your name and address and "August Contest - Summer Dessert" in the subject line to eleisiawhitney@watkinsonline.com Winner will be chosen at random.

Make your life the best it can be. Eat nutritious foods, exercise, love, and laugh!

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COOKING TIP

When making meat and vegetable kabobs the food often spins around on the skewer so that you can't turn it over to cook the other side. Solve the problem by using two skewers instead of one to hold the ingredients. It takes a few more minutes of prep time, but is well worth it once you go to turn the kebabs over. Bamboo skewers are a very inexpensive solution. Remember to soak your skewers in water for about 20 or 30 minutes before piercing the ingredients; it keeps them from burning up on the grill.

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RECIPES

Caramelized Beef Skewers
1 lb. beef sirloin steak, thinly sliced
1/4 cup Watkins Steak Sauce, divided
1/4 cup Watkins Original Gourmet Barbecue Sauce
1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard

Heat grill to medium-high heat. Toss meat with 2 tablespoons steak sauce; let stand 10 minutes. Meanwhile, combine remaining steak sauce, barbecue sauce and mustard.

Thread meat onto 8 skewers. If using bamboo skewers, soak in water 20-30 minutes before using.

Grill 6 minutes or until meat is done, turning after 3 minutes and brushing occasionally with barbecue sauce mixture.

Serve with hot cooked rice, a tossed green salad, and garlic bread.

Tomato Zucchini Casserole

1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
1/3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 teaspoon Watkins Basil
1/2 teaspoon Watkins Oregano
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon Watkins Black Pepper
5 small zucchini, thinly sliced
1/4 cup butter, divided
2 medium tomatoes, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1/2 cup dry bread crumbs

In a bowl, combine the first seven ingredients; set aside. In a large skillet, saute zucchini in 1 tablespoon of butter until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes; drain. Arrange the zucchini in a greased 8-in. square baking dish; sprinkle with half of the cheese mixture. Top with tomatoes and remaining cheese mixture.

In a saucepan, saute onion in remaining butter until tender; add bread crumbs and toss to combine. Sprinkle over top. Bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Yield: 6 servings. For hungry appetites double the ingredients and bake in 9 x 13 inch baking dish.

Summer Ice Cream Cake
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons butter, melted
3 tablespoons orange yogurt
1 egg
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1 teaspoon Watkins Vanilla Extract
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup Watkins Baking Cocoa
1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
1-3/4 quarts vanilla ice cream, softened
4 to 6 squares (1 ounce each) semisweet chocolate
1 tablespoon shortening
Mixed fresh berries

Line an 8-in. square baking dish with foil and grease the foil; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the sugar, butter, yogurt, egg, orange peel and vanilla until blended. Combine flour and cocoa; stir into sugar mixture. Add chocolate chips.

Spread into prepared dish. Bake at 325 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with moist crumbs. Cool on a wire rack. Spread ice cream over cake. Cover and freeze for 3 hours or until firm.

Remove from the freezer 10 minutes before serving. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate and shortening; stir until smooth. Using foil, lift dessert out of dish; gently peel off foil. Cut into squares. Garnish with berries and drizzle with chocolate. Yield: 9 servings.

Gingersnap Ice Cream Sandwiches
Makes 8 ice cream sandwiches

4 ounces (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
4 tablespoons unsulfured molasses
2 large egg yolks
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons Watkins Ground Ginger
1/2 teaspoon Watkins Ground Allspice
6 tablespoons sanding sugar, for sprinkling (optional)
1 quart butter-pecan ice cream, softened slightly, or your favorite ice cream flavor

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cream butter, granulated sugar, and molasses until fluffy. Beat in yolks. Whisk flour, baking soda, salt, and spices in a small bowl. Fold into butter mixture. Roll dough into sixteen 1 1/2-inch balls, spacing them 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Press to form 3-inch disks. Sprinkle with sanding sugar if desired. Bake until golden around edges, 11 to 13 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool.
  2. Scoop ice cream onto 8 cookies and top each with a second cookie. Freeze until firm. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

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BIRD WATCHING

Visit my birdwatching blog California Birdwatching - Chickadees, Juncos, and Jays Oh My!.

The 2008-2009 Project FeederWatch Bird count season is over. My personal bird count is summarized at my California Bird Watching Blog. We also had two very unexpected visitors to our backyard last week. See a picture of our surprise visitors on my blog.

Visit Project FeederWatch for more information and to find out how you can become a citizen scientist and count the birds you your own backyard!

Find out more about this year's Backyard Bird Count at www.birdcount.org.

Top 25 bird lists by state and region for the 2007-2008 season are now online.
View lists of the most common feeder birds in each state or province.

Map of FeederWatch Count Sites

rightbird.com
for information about familiar and unfamiliar birds. Instantly see illustrations of birds that match the attributes you select. The more characteristics you know, the narrower the search is for the "right bird." Includes audible bird call samples.

Project FeederWatch

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CUSTOMER REWARDS


Each time your product total reaches $100.00 in one year, you will receive a gift certificate for $10.00 off your next Watkins order. (Total does not include shipping and sales tax.) This total is accumulative - you do not have to order $100 worth of Watkins products in one order. I keep a total of the products you purchase and when your total reaches $100 I will send you a $10 gift certificate! January 1 begins a new year.

Ask your family and friends if they would like to order Watkins products with you. If your order is $150 US or $150 CDN shipping is free!

Order Online:
Watkins

Order by Phone:
Toll-Free Ordering at:
US and Canada 1-800-928-5467
Please give them my ID# 335001 when ordering.

US Orders by Mail:
Mail your order with check or money order to:
Watkins Incorporated
P.O. Box 5570
Winona, MN 55987-0570
Please give them my ID# 335001 when ordering.

Canadian Orders by Mail:
Mail your order with check or money order to:
Watkins Incorporated
277 Hutchings Street
Winnipeg, MB R2X2R4
Please give them my ID# 335001 when ordering.

Get FREE SHIPPING on orders over:
$150.00 in US
$150.00 in Canada

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CUSTOMER SHIPPING RATES

US and Canada Customer Shipping

Phone, Mail, Fax, or Internet Orders
Order TotalShipping Charges
$0 - $50.00 $9.95
$50.01 - $100.00 $12.45
$100.01 - $149.99 $14.45
$150.00 or more Free

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JOIN OUR TEAM

The Watkins Business Opportunity

Start your own home-based business with Watkins for as little as $39.95 plus tax. Our new Membership Package and Optional Upgrade Assortments allow you more flexibility. Join for the 25% discount or for part time or full time income.

Join with the
Membership Package US #09830 ($39.95 plus tax)
Membership Package CDN #09831 ($39.95 plus tax)
and then choose one or all of the optional assortments to meet your business goals.

Watkinize Your Home Product Assortment #09834 US
Watkinize Your Home Product Assortment #09835 Canada
Cost $349.00 USD / $449.00 CAD
Total Assortment Value Value - $625.28 USD / $789.38 CAD
Assortment of 50 products, free E-Associate Web Site and three months web maintenance free, chance to earn WYH bonus payouts.

Associate Gift Certificate Assortment #09824 US
Associate Gift Certificate Assortment #09825 Canada
Cost $129.00 USD / $159.00 CAD
$200 USD/ $250 CAD Watkins Gift Certificate
Total Assortment Value $200 USD / $250 CAD

Living Naturally Upgrade Assortment #88009 US
Living Naturally Upgrade Assortment #88010 Canada
Cost $69.95 USD / $81.95 CAD
If you would like to present Watkins products in a relaxed atmosphere, Watkins Living Naturally Upgrade Assortment is the perfect fit for you. Set out the welcome mat, gather your friends and indulge in the one of a kind taste that is Watkins. Spending time relaxing with friends, sampling simple and delicious recipes is the essence behind Living Naturally.

Package of Master catalogs, order forms, invitation postcards, event guide, and enough products to give four sampling events.

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It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed.
Harvey S. Firestone

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The Watkins Company is beginning its 140th year of providing outstanding products that people use every day. What other company has such a history of experience, success, and integrity?

Get all the details today! Watkins Home Business

Or contact me at: eleisiawhitney@watkinsonline.com

DID YOU KNOW THAT WATKINS:

  • Offered the first known money-back guarantee?
  • Had two leaders presented in Success Magazines We Create Millionaires article on MLM?
  • Is 140 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?

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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

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If anything in this newsletter has added a little spice to your life tell me about it. If you have any other helpful hints for using spices and herbs, share them with our readers. Email me at: eleisiawhitney@watkinsonline.com

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

If you would like to browse our online catalog go to
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Our home business may be right for you or someone you know
Visit our informational web site at
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Thank you once again for your continued support and for remaining a valued subscriber to
Around the Kitchen Table - Watkins Newsletter!

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When your family gives thanks remember to include a prayer for the men and women standing guard to keep us all safe and free.

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"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." - Henry Ford

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*** Integrity Since 1868 ***

140 years of experience and integrity goes into each one of our products.
J.R. Watkins started a la sting tradition when he introduced the world's first money-back guarantee, which we still honor on every product we sell.

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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The statements made and opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the Independent Watkins Associate who is the publisher of this document, and are not to be construed as the statements or opinions of Watkins Incorporated. Sponsoring or selling Watkins products outside U.S.,U.S.Territories and Canada is strictly prohibited. Contests and prizes are provided by Eleisia Whitney and not Watkins, Inc. or other Independent Associates.

Testimonials are based on personal experiences, and we cannot guarantee these same results for everyone.

The statements made and opinions expressed on this page are those of the Independent Watkins Associate who is the publisher of this document and are not the statement, opinion or view of Watkins Incorporated, and therefore are not to be construed as the statements, opinions, or views of Watkins Incorporated. Such statements and opinions have not been reviewed or approved by Watkins Incorporated.

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