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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, 2010
Volume 9, Issue 130

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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
July Specials
July Contest
Cooking Tip
Recipes - Baked Beans, Cucumber and Sweet-Onion Salad, Sausage Shrimp Kabobs, Cherry Chocolate Cake, Blueberry Banana Bread, and Simply Sweet Cinnamon Strawberry Shortcake
Bird Watching - Bird Call Challenge
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!

This month we celebrate the 4th of July, the Independence Day of the United States of America. This is the day to show pride in your city, state, and country.

Recipes this issue include Baked Beans, Cucumber and Sweet-Onion Salad, Sausage Shrimp Kabobs, Cherry Chocolate Cake, Blueberry Banana Bread, and Simply Sweet Cinnamon Strawberry Shortcake.

Enter July's Giveaway! Win a tube of Natural Beeswax Lip Balm with Peppermint Oil, a tube of Vanilla Lip Balm with Natural Beeswax, and a 2.7 fl oz bottle of Great Outdoors Insect Repellent Lotion. All products are small enough to carry in your purse, pocket, or backpack. Summer has arrived and with the warmer weather comes outdoor fun!

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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JULY SPECIALS

View July Specials Online

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

Gourmet Extracts and Flavorings, 2 fl oz/59 ml
21381 Banana
21392 Butter
21398 Chocolate
21395 Lemon
21385 Maple
21389 Pineapple
21705 Raspberry
21391 Rum
21386 Strawberry
21375 Vanilla (Clear)
Regularly $4.99 - Special $4.49 each

21364 Caramel
21390 Vanilla (Original Double Strength)
Regularly $5.99 - Special $5.49

The All-Natural Gourmet Whole Peppercorn Grinders and All-Natural Sea Salt Grinder - Save $1.00 each

00530 Whole Black Peppercorns
00532 Four Peppercorn Blend
00533 Garlic Peppercorn Blend
00531 Coarse Sea Salt
Regularly $5.99 - Special $4.99 each

Dessert and Frosting Mixes
21012 Banana
21013 Butterscotch
21014 Chocolate
21016 Lemon
21019 Vanilla
Regularly $7.99 - Special $7.49 each

21018 Tapioca
Regularly $8.49 - Special $7.99

01141 Purest Granulated (not ground) Black Pepper - All-Natural, 12 oz/340 g - Save $1.00
Regularly $15.49 - Special $14.49

01993 Butter Salt - Save $1.00
Regularly $5.49 - Special $4.49

All-Natural Gourmet Herbs & Spices - Save $1.00
01949 Chili Powder
01926 Cinnamon (Korintje)
01927 Cloves (ground)
01955 Cloves (whole)
01928 Cumin
01932 Ginger
01937 Nutmeg
01942 Paprika
01943 Parsley
01945 Rosemary
01946 Sage
Regularly $5.49 - Special $4.49 each

Gourmet Seasoning Blends - Save $1.00
01987 Coleslaw Seasoning
01986 Potato Salad Seasoning
01985 Soup & Vegetable Seasoning
Regularly $5.49 - Special $4.49 each

Gourmet Snack & Dip Seasonings - Save $1.00
02050 Bacon & Cheddar
02051 Bacon & Horseradish
02068 Bacon & Onion
02069 Blazin Cajun
02055 Cucumber & Dill
02072 Fiesta - NEW
02056 Garden Vegetable
02057 Garlic & Dill
02062 Salsa & Sour Cream
02065 Tomato & Horseradish
Regularly $8.99 - Special $7.99 each

01150 Gourmet Original Barbecue Sauce, 14.5 oz/411g
Our expertly blended, sweet and spicy sauce will make your mouth water! The convenience of this ready-to-use sauce is the perfect way to spice up your backyard barbecue!
Regularly $5.99 - Special $4.99

01169 Steak Sauce - Save $1.00
Regularly $7.99 - Special $6.99

01168 Meat Magic - Save $1.00
Regularly $9.99 - Special $8.99

All-Natural Grapeseed Oil Liquid Spices - Save $1.00
01896 Chipotle
01892 Garlic
Regularly $8.99 - Special $7.99

Aloe Vera Moisturizing Sunscreen and After Sun Gel
12307 Aloe Vera Moisturizing Sunscreen
Naturally protect against UV A, B, and C rays! Our unique formula contains all-natural titanium dioxide to provide your skin protection from harmful damage and premature aging. Natural, plant-based ingredients provide smooth and even coverage in this non-irritating formula that is 95% natural.
Free of chemicals and PABA
SPF 30
Eco-friendly formula and packaging
4 fl oz/118 ml - $11.99

12317 Soothing After Sun Gel
Unprotected exposure from the sun's UV rays can cause your skin to burn and dry out. Naturally rehydrate your skin and soothe the pain of sunburn with moisturizing aloe vera and pain relieveing lidocaine.
98.5% natural
Soothing and moisturizing
Eco-friendly formula and packaging
12 fl oz/355 ml - $8.99

Hand & Cuticle Salves
10490 Aloe & Green Tea
20481 Lavender
20521 Lemon
10495 Mango
Regularly $8.99 - Special $8.49 each

20502 Divine Day Cream - Save $2.00
Regularly $15.99 - Special $13.99

20503 Nourishing Night Cream - Save $2.00
Regularly $15.99 - Special $13.99

20533 Head to Toe Kit - Save $1.00
Regularly $15.99 - Special $14.99

16776 Lemon Furniture Polish
Regularly $7.99 - Special $7.49

Liquid Hand Soaps
23050 Aloe & Green Tea
23052 Lavender
23051 Lemon
23053 Orange Citrus
$7.49 each - Purchase first one for $7.49, get second matching for $3.74!

26741 Lemon Liquid Laundry Detergent
$12.99 - Purchase first one for $12.99, get the second for $8.99!

26750 Lemon Toilet Bowl Cleanser
Purchase First Lemon Toilet Bowl Cleanser for $7.99, Get Second for $3.99

12309 Deep Muscle Cooling Gel - Save $1.00
Regularly $8.99 - Special $7.99

12311 Deep Muscle Warming Balm - Save $1.00
Regularly $8.99 - Special $7.99

02316 White Cream Liniment - Save $2.00
Regularly $14.99 - Special $12.99

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

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

02267 Inner Cleanse/Restore - Save $1.00
Regularly $14.99 - Special $13.99

02285 Immunergy™ Drink Mix
Regularly $15.99 - Purchase first one for $15.99, get the second for $8.00!

02266 Linimax - Save $2.00
Regularly $22.99 - Special $20.99

01461 Aloe Vera Juice, 1 US Gallon/3.8 L - Save $1.00
Regularly $16.99 - Special $15.99

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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!

Carolyn from Minnesota is the winner of June's Giveaway! She wins an All-Natural Gourmet Whole Peppercorn Grinder for the fresh flavor of gourmet pepper. These grinders have a unique design that will catch your eye and please your palette. Filled with our top-quality peppercorns, these disposable grinders are convenient and easy to use; just twist to grind. Enjoy the taste of freshly ground pepper on all your favorite foods, naturally!

Enter July's Giveaway! Win a tube of Natural Beeswax Lip Balm with Peppermint Oil, a tube of Vanilla Lip Balm with Natural Beeswax, and a 2.7 fl oz bottle of Great Outdoors Insect Repellent Lotion. All products are small enough to carry in your purse, pocket, or backpack. Summer has arrived and with the warmer weather comes outdoor fun!

Send an email with your name and mailing address with "July Giveaway" 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 your bananas get too ripe to eat put them in a plastic bag and freeze. You don't even have to peel them! When you want to make banana bread or cookies, thaw and then squeeze the banana out of the peel into your bowl.

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RECIPES

I've put together recipes using Watkins Snack and Dip Seasonings and Watkins Root Beer Extract. There are nearly endless recipes using Watkins Extracts and Flavorings. Here are a few for your eating pleasure, Watkins Extract and Flavoring Recipes. Enjoy!

Baked Beans
1/2 pound ground beef
1/2 pound sliced bacon, diced
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup Watkins Barbecue Sauce
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons molasses
1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (15-3/4 ounces) pork and beans
1 can (16 ounces) butter beans, rinsed and drained

In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain and set aside. In the same skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.

In a large bowl, combine the onion, ketchup, barbecue sauce, brown sugar and molasses. Stir in the beans, beef and bacon. Transfer to a greased 3-quart baking dish. Cover and bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour or until beans reach desired thickness. Yield 8 servings.

Cucumber and Sweet-Onion Salad
3 English cucumbers, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced on the diagonal
1 medium sweet onion, such as Vidalia, halved and thinly sliced
1/2 cup fresh dill, coarsely chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons white-wine vinegar
Coarse salt and ground pepper from Watkins Sea Salt Grinder and Watkins Peppercorn Grinder

In a large bowl, toss together cucumbers, onion, dill, oil, lemon juice, and vinegar; season with salt and pepper. Serves 8.

Sausage Shrimp Kabobs
1 can (8 ounces) pineapple chunks
4 bacon slices
8 large fresh mushrooms
8 uncooked large shrimp, peeled and deveined
8 large cherry tomatoes
8 ounces smoked sausage, cut into 1/2-inch slices
1 large sweet onion, cut into 8 wedges
1 large green pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
1/2 cup Watkins Gourmet Original Barbecue Sauce
1/3 cup corn syrup
1/4 cup ketchup
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon lime juice
1/2 teaspoon Watkins Maple Extract
1/4 teaspoon Watkins Organic Garlic Powder
1/4 teaspoon Watkins Ginger

Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Cut bacon strips in half; wrap each around a mushroom. On metal or soaked wooden skewers, alternately thread the shrimp, pineapple chunks, tomatoes, sausage, bacon-wrapped mushrooms, onion and green pepper.

In a large bowl, combine the barbecue sauce, corn syrup, ketchup, soy sauce, lime juice, maple flavoring, seasonings and reserved pineapple juice. Set aside 2/3 cup for serving.

Grill kabobs, covered, over medium heat for 10-15 minutes or vegetables are tender and shrimp turn pink, turning and basting occasionally with remaining sauce. Serve with reserved sauce. Yield: 4 servings.

Cherry Chocolate Cake
1 package (18-1/4 ounces) chocolate cake mix
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon Watkins Almond Extract
2 cans (20 ounces each) reduced-sugar cherry pie filling, divided
3/4 teaspoon confectioners' sugar

In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs and almond extract until well blended. Stir in one can of pie filling until blended. Transfer to a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Top individual servings with remaining pie filling or whipped topping. Yield: 18 servings.

Blueberry Banana Bread
I made this quick bread and we loved the contrast of the flavor of the sweet banana bread and the slightly tart flavor of the blueberries. Serve warm or at room tmeperature.

1/2 cup shortening or butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons Watkins Original Double Strength Vanilla Extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt, omit salt if using regular butter
2 medium ripe bananas, mashed
1 cup fresh blueberries

In a large bowl, cream the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add creamed mixture, beating just until combined. Stir in bananas. Fold in blueberries.

Pour into three greased and lightly floured 5-3/4 x 3 x 2-inch loaf pans or one 9 x 5 x 3-inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes for small loaf pans or 1 hour 10 minutes for large loaf pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Yield: 3 mini loaves or one large loaf.

Simply Sweet Cinnamon Strawberry Shortcake
2 cups/450 mL all-purpose flour
1/4 cup/60 mL sugar
1 tbsp/15 mL Watkins Baking Powder
1/2 tsp/2.5 mL baking soda
1/2 tsp/2.5 mL Watkins Purest Ground Cinnamon
1/2 tsp/2.5 mL Watkins Orange Peel
1/2 tsp/2.5 mL salt
1/4 cup/60 mL butter
1/4 tsp/1.2 mL Watkins Original Double-Strength Vanilla
1 1/4–1 1/2 cups/310–375 mL heavy cream
1/4 cup/60 mL walnuts, chopped

Preheat oven to 400F/200C. Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, orange peel, salt and butter. Stir in vanilla, cream and walnuts. Drop on baking sheet using a 1/4 cup/60 mL measuring cup. Brush with butter and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon, if desired. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until brown. Cool shortcakes and cover with strawberries and whipped cream.

Sweetened Strawberries
4–6 cups/1 to 1.5 quarts strawberries
1/4 cup/60 mL sugar

Hull and quarter strawberries, toss in a medium bowl with sugar, let stand at least 20 minutes. Makes 12 biscuits.

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BIRD WATCHING

eNature’s Bird Call Challenge will test your knowledge of your local birds or those of any other zip code you choose. And you can choose to quiz yourself on just songbirds or every species of bird in the area. Click here to take the Bird Call Challenge to test your knowledge!

Visit my birdwatching blog Chickadees, Juncos, and Jays Oh My!. I've posted the link to several live bird video cams showing birds in their nests. Some include sound. Some of the babies have fledged the nest. Wood Duck, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Bluetit, Stork, Hummingbird, House Wren, and Owl cams are on the first page of my blog. Black-capped Chickadee and Eagle cams are on second page of blog. Very amazing to watch these birds. View during daylight hours.

I found this web site with an amazing photo essay of The Birth of Two Hummingbirds

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 2008-2009 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.

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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:
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Order by Phone:
Toll-Free Ordering at:
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Please give them my ID# 335001 when ordering.

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

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

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*** Integrity Since 1868 ***

141 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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Around the Kitchen Table

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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