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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

July 1, 2009
Volume 8, Issue 107
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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
July Specials
July Contest
Cooking Tip - Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs
Recipes - Chicken Avocado Melt, Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies, Banana Cream Pie or Pudding, and Tropical Fruit Pie with Coconut Streusel
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 July 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!

Saturday is the Fourth of July. Have a happy and safe holiday.

Recipes this issue are Chicken Avocado Melt, Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies, Banana Cream Pie or Pudding, and Tropical Fruit Pie with Coconut Streusel.

July's Newsletter Giveaway is a jar of Mandarin Orange Fruit Dip Mix. Mix with sour cream, yogurt, cream cheese or whipped topping for a luscious fruit dip.

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

Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there,
no constitution, no law, no court can save it.
Judge Learned Hand

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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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JULY SPECIALS

View July Specials Online

01141 Purest Granulated Black Pepper, 12 oz/340 g - All-Natural - Save $1.00
Regularly $15.49 - Special $14.49

01007 Double Strength Imitation Clear Vanilla, 11 fl oz/325 ml - Save $1.00
Regularly $11.99 - Special $10.99

All-Natural Gourmet Herbs and Spices
01920 Allspice
01923 Cayenne Pepper
01949 Chili Powder
01926 Cinnamon (Korintje)
01927 Cloves (ground)
01955 Cloves (whole)
01928 Cumin
01966 Curry Powder
01932 Ginger
01937 Nutmeg
01942 Paprika
Regularly $5.49 - Special $4.99 each

01978 Pickling Spice
Regularly $5.49 - Special $4.99

01150 Gourmet Original Barbecue Sauce - Save $1.00
Regularly $5.99 - Special $4.99

01056 Inferno Hot Pepper Sauce
Regularly $8.99 - Special $8.49

01057 Tropical Salsa
Regularly $8.99 - Special $8.49

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

Limited Edition Snack and Dip Seasonings - Save $1.00
02070 Tomato and Basil
02059 Mandarin Orange
02071 Sesame Garlic
$8.99 each or $7.99 each when you purchase any two!

Gourmet Seasoning Blends
01960 All-Purpose Seasoning
01963 Chicken Seasoning
01972 Grill Seasoning
01973 Ground Beef Seasoning
01977 Omelet and Souffle Seasoning
01985 Soup and Vegetable 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

Flavored Salts
01993 Butter Salt
01998 Garlic Salt
Regularly $5.49 - Special $4.89 each

02600 Watkins Bread Mix
$5.99 – or just $5.49 each with the purchase of two!
Regularly $11.99 - Special $10.99

Gourmet Extracts and Flavorings, 2 fl oz/59 ml
21381 Banana
21395 Lemon
21387 Orange
21389 Pineapple
21705 Raspberry
21386 Strawberry
Regularly $4.99 - Special $4.59 each

21600 Root Beer Extract - Limited Time!
Regularly $4.99 - Special $4.79

02272 Rezist Plus - Save $1.00
Regularly $19.99 - Special $18.99

60492 Warming Analgesic Balm
Regularly $6.99 - Special $6.49

60491 Icy Blue Ointment
Regularly $6.99 - Special $6.49

10498 Pain Relief Burn Cream
Regularly $8.99 - Special $8.49

02317 Pain Relieving Liniment (previously called Liniment or Red Liniment) - Save $2.00
Regularly $12.99 - Special $10.99

20478 Rejuvenating Foot Cream - Save $1.00
Regularly $10.99 - Special $9.99

20479 Smoothing Foot Scrub - Save $1.00
Regularly $10.99 - Special $9.99

10513 All-Natural Body Oil - Save $1.00
Regularly $9.99 - Special $8.99

Natural Liquid Hand Soaps
23050 Aloe and Green Tea
23052 Lavender
23051 Lemon
23053 Orange Citrus - New!
Regularly $7.49 - Special $6.99 each

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ENTER JULY CONTEST

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

June's Giveaway winner is Naomi from Michigan. She wins a tube of Natural Beeswax Lip Balm with Peppermint Oil and a 2.7 fl oz bottle of Great Outdoors Insect Repellent Lotion. Both products are small enough to carry in your purse, pocket, or backpack. Summer is just around the corner and with the warmer weather comes outdoor fun!

July's Newsletter Giveaway is 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.

Enter July's contest. Send an email with your name and address and "July Contest - God Bless America" 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 - Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs

Place the eggs in a saucepan and cover with 1 inch/3 cm of water. Bring the water to a boil over high heat. As soon as the water boils, cover the pot and remove it from the heat. Allow to sit for 10 minutes, or 8 minutes if you prefer the center of the yolks slightly creamy. Drain the water from the pot and crack the egg shells. This can be accomplished simply by shaking the eggs vigorously in the pot. Cover the eggs with cold water and let them sit for 30 minutes. Cracking the egg shells allows the sulfur compounds that cause the yolk to turn green to escape, and since these compounds are water soluble, the cold water will draw them from the eggs. Peel the eggs beginning at the large end.

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RECIPES

Chicken Avocado Melt
4-6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
3 Tbs (45 ml) cornstarch
2 tsp (10 ml) Watkins Cumin
2 tsp (10 ml) Watkins Organic Garlic Powder
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
1 egg beaten with 1 Tbs (15 ml) water
1/2 cup (125 ml) cornmeal
3 Tbs (45 ml) butter
1 ripe avocado, peeled and sliced
1 1/2-2 cups (375-500 ml) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Sour cream for garnish
Chopped scallions (spring onions), green and white parts for garnish

Using a meat mallet or the bottom of a small heavy saucepan, flatten the chicken breast halves to a thickness of about 1/4 inch (5 mm). Combine the cornstarch, cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Dredge the chicken in the cornstarch mixture, then in the egg mixture, then in the cornmeal. Heat the butter in a skillet over moderate heat and brown the chicken lightly on both sides. Place the chicken in a shallow baking dish and top with the avocado slices and cheese. Bake in a preheated 350F (180C) oven for 15 minutes, until the chicken is done and the cheese has melted. Serve garnished with a dollop of sour cream and chopped scallions. Serves 4 to 6.

Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies
For the brownies
5 ounces unsweetened chocolate
1 1/4 cup butter
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
1/2 tablespoon Watkins Double Strength Vanilla Extract
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

For the cream cheese filling
1 8-ounce package of cream cheese
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon Watkins Double Strength Vanilla Extract
2 large egg yolks

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9 x 13-inch baking pan. Dust with flour or line with parchment paper.

  1. Cut the chocolate into pieces. Melt the butter in the microwave or a double boiler. Add the chocolate. Let it sit for a minute and then stir. If the chocolate is not completely melted and mixture smooth, return it to the microwave or double boiler and heat until melted and smooth. Stir in the sugar and salt.
  2. In a bowl, whisk the eggs together. Add the eggs and vanilla to the chocolate mixture. Stir until combined.
  3. Add the flour. Stir until combined again. Set aside.
  4. For the cream cheese filling, beat the cream cheese until fluffy. Add the sugar and vanilla and beat in. Add the egg yolks and beat until smooth. Set aside.
  5. Pour half of the chocolate batter into the prepared pan. Spoon half of the cream cheese filling onto the batter in pools. Pour the rest of the chocolate batter over the cream cheese pools. Spread smooth. Spoon the remaining cream cheese filling in pools over the top of the brownie batter.
  6. Hold a table knife or spatula vertically and cut through the batters just until the two batters are swirled together. Do not over mix.
  7. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until the brownies test done by sticking a toothpick or knife into the center of the pan. The brownies will be done when moist crumbs cling to the toothpick or knife. Let the brownies cool completely before removing them from the pan.

Banana Cream Pie or Pudding
1/2 cup Watkins Vanilla Dessert Mix
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
2 1/ 2 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon Watkins Double Strength Vanilla Extract
1 carton (8 - 12 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided
1 graham cracker crust (9 inches)
2 medium firm bananas, sliced
Additional banana slices optional

Mix Vanilla Dessert Mix, sugar, and water in a 1 quart/1 Liter or larger microwave-safe bowl. Stir in milk.

Microwave on HIGH uncovered for 7 to 12 minutes depending on the strength of your microwave or until mixture begins to boil and thicken, stirring every 2 to 3 minutes. Be very careful when stirring and removing bowl from microwave because pudding bubbles up and the bowl will be very hot. Remove from microwave and cool.

Mix in Vanilla Extract. Fold in 2 cups whipped topping; then add sliced bananas. Pour mixture into 9-inch graham cracker crust for pie or into individual bowls for pudding. Chill completely in refrigerator.

Top with whipped topping. Garnish with additional banana slices if desired when ready to serve. Makes 8 servings.

Tropical Fruit Pie with Coconut Streusel
With one bite of this dessert you'll feel like you're on the beach in the Caribbean.

One prepared crust for a 9-inch pie

3 1/2 cups pineapple chunks, or 2 1/2 cups pineapple chunks plus 1 cup mango chunks
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon Watkins Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Watkins Ginger
1 teaspoon Watkins Vanilla Extract
2 tablespoons cornstarch mixed with 3 tablespoons water

For the Coconut Streusel
1/3 cup light brown sugar
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup shredded or flaked sweetened coconut

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Line a 9-inch pie plate with the prepared crust. Place a piece of aluminum foil in the crust and fill with rice or dried beans.

For the Filling
In a saucepan over low heat, combine the fruit, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and vanilla. Cook for 10 minutes. Stir in the cornstarch mixture and cook for 1 minute. The mixture will thicken. Cool the filling.

While the filling cools, bake the piecrust for 6 minutes, remove the aluminum foil and rice, and bake for 4 minutes longer.

For the Coconut Streusel
In a bowl, combine the ingredients and set aside.

Place the cooked fruit in the prebaked crust, then cover the top with the coconut streusel. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the top is lightly browned. Cool the pie on a rack until ready to serve.

Serve warm or at room temperature.

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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


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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!

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Please give them my ID# 335001 when ordering.

Get FREE SHIPPING on orders over:
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US and Canada Customer Shipping

Phone, Mail, Fax, or Internet Orders
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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

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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

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