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AROUND THE KITCHEN TABLE
Welcome to this issue.
The Spice For This Issue
Editor's Comments
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Welcome to another issue of Around the Kitchen Table! Hope all of you are staying warm during the winter storms! We've had thunder, lightning, rain and hail but nothing to compare to the snow and ice storms of other parts of the country. Watkins has another great idea to encourage customer participation! They are having a recipe drawing with some fantastic prizes for all you cooks. Read more about the drawing below. Recipes this issue include Mandarin Orange Tart, Frosted Maple Gingerbread Cake, Chicken Cherry Wraps, Pork Chops with Cherry Sauce, Cherry Buttermilk Scones, Cherry Bran Muffins, Cherry Oatmeal Muffins, Cherry Biscotti, and Crunchy Cherry Party Mix. Enter this month's contest to win a bottle of Mandarin Orange Fruit Dip Mix. Enter the Food Trivia Quiz and win a free spice or herb. If you are interested in starting your own Watkins Home Business get all the details at: Watkins Business Details Join for the discount, for part time income, or a full time career! Build your own home business so you can stay home with your family, save for your children's college fund, retire early, pay off bills, or save for retirement. With consistent effort you can build a thriving business! Let me help you.
I love to hear from you. Any suggestions to make this newsletter more informative and helpful are appreciated. Make your house a Watkins home. Until next issue,
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 I hope all you good cooks out there enter this contest! I would be very proud to see your name as a winner. If you enter a recipe please give my Watkins ID# 335001. Good Tastings Recipe Drawing Good Tastings by Watkins would like to celebrate all the fabulous tastes that come from your kitchen. We want to invite you to share your favorite recipes with us, so we're holding the first ever Good Tastings recipe drawing!
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On a flight to Florida, I was preparing my notes for one of the parent-education seminars I conduct as an educational psychologist. The elderly woman sitting next to me explained that she was returning to Miami after having spent two weeks visiting her six children, 18 grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren in Boston. Then she inquired what I did for a living. I told her, fully expecting her to question me for free professional advice. Instead she sat back, picked up a magazine and said, "If there's anything you want to know, just ask me."
ENTER MARCH CONTEST
Thanks for reading my newsletter and entering each month. Please don't quit; you might be next month's winner!
Marilyn from Missouri is the winner of February's newsletter contest. She wins a bottle of Lavender Dry Oil Body Mist. This rich, moisturizing spray leaves skin feeling soft and smooth. Apricot kernel oil and vitamin E nourish skin with essential lipids and nutrients and because the oil is quickly absorbed by the skin, it leaves a dry yet soft feel. Lavender flower oil adds a luxurious fragrance and additional benefits. Marilyn's helpful reply about the newsletter I don't know of anything you could add to it. The length is about right and the contents are great. I read it every month." Thanks, Marilyn and everyone who sent in comments about how the newsletter downloads. I appreciate your replies. Wish I could give all of you a prize!
The March newsletter contest requires you to use your creativity. Get those creative juices flowing. Your job is to develop a new product that would compliment the current gourmet ingredient and natural remedy product line. It can be a product already in existence but not in Watkins current catalog. Name and describe your new product. Email your answer, name and address to: eleisiawhitney@watkinsonline.com with "March Contest - New Product" in the subject line. Make your life the best it can be. Eat nutritious foods, exercise, love, and laugh!
Thinly slice leftover muffins, place the slices on a baking sheet, and toast both sides under the oven broiler or in a toaster oven until golden brown. If desired, brush one side lightly with melted butter before toasting.
Cherries are today's hottest "superfruit." Studies show that tart cherries, enjoyed as dried and frozen cherries and cherry juice, have among the highest levels of disease-fighting antioxidants compared to other fruits. They also contain other important nutrients such as beta carotene, vitamins C and E, potassium, magnesium, iron, fiber and folate. Studies also suggest cherries may help reduce inflimmation and ease the pain of arthritis and gout, offer protection against heart disease and some cancers, and may reduce the risk of diabetes and insulin resistance syndrome. Cherries also may help with sleep and aid in possible prevention of memory loss. Add cherries to your daily routine. You can find dried and frozen tart cherries, as well as cherry juice (or juice concentrate) at your supermarket.
Correctly answer the following questions for a free spice or herb. (I'll choose two winners from the correct answers.) Email answers to eleisiawhitney@watkinsonline.com
1) Where does cream of tartar come from?
2) Which of the following fruits are grown on every continent except Antarctica? (choose all answers that apply)
3) This item was so expensive up until the 1500s that it was used in small amounts in medicines, but not in food.
4) What are the 3 major fruits native to North America?
Mandarin Orange Tart
Crust
Cream Cheese Layer
Top Layer Preheat oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C. Mix crust ingredients together unti a soft dough forms. Press in bottom of a 10-inch/25-cm pie or tart pan and prick well with tines of a fork. Bake at 350 degrees/180 degrees C for 15 to 20 minutes, or until browned. Remove from oven and cool. Beat cream cheese, vanilla, dip mix, butter, and milk together until smooth. Spread over bottom of pie crust. Melt marshmallows and milk in a saucepan over medium heat. Let cool. When coll, stir in the dip mix. Whip cream until soft peaks form. Fold into cooled marshmallow mixture. Pour half of mixzture over cream cheese layer. Place mandarin oranges over marshmallow mixture. Pour the rest of the marshmallow mixture over the oranges. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Frosted Maple Gingerbread Cake
For the Cake
For the Frosting Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a bowl, combine the egg, maple syrup, sour cream, and melted butter; blend well. In a second bowl, sift together the flour, ginger, baking soda, and salt and mix well. Combine the liquid and dry ingredients until they are well blended. Pour the batter into a greased and lightly floured 8-x-8-inch baking pan and bake for 35 minutes or until the cake pulls away from the sides of the pan. Transfer to a serving dish and let cool before frosting.
To make frosting
Nutrition Facts
Chicken Cherry Wraps
1/2 cup nonfat lemon yogurt Stir together yogurt, mustard, Worcestshire sauce, curry powder, salt and pepper in a medium mixing bowl. Gently stir in chicken, cherries, carrot, cucumber and green onion. Mound about 3/4 cup chicken mixture just below center of each tortilla. Fold in sides, just covering edges of chicken mixture. Roll up from one side, jelly roll fashion. Serve seam side down on a plate. Makes 4 servings. Nutrition Facts per serving: 318 cal., 3 g total fat (1 g sat. fat), 53 g carbo., 45 mg chol., 23 g pro., 4 g fiber, 449 mg sodium. Daily RDA values: 60% vit. A, 4% vit. C, 8% calcium, 10% iron.
Pork Chops with Cherry Sauce
2 boneless pork loin chops, about 1-inch thick Season pork chops with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet on high heat. Add pork shops; brown well, about 3 minutes per side. Remove to plate. Add onions to skillet; cook until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add chicken broth, dried cherries, orange marmalade, vinegar and red pepper flakes, and thyme. Bring to a boil; boil rapidly on medium heat until broth is reduced by half. Reduce heat. Add pork chops to pan to heat through, 5 to 6 minutes. (Cook pork chops longer on lower heat, if pork chops are very thick or if they have a bone in them.) Internal temperature of the pork should be about 160 degrees F. Add chicken broth or water, if needed. Serve pork chops with cherry sauce spooned over them. Makes 2 Nutrition Facts per serving: 444 cal., 22 g total fat (4 g sat. fat), 36 g carbo., 67 mg chol., 26 g pro., 2 g fiber, 628 mg sodium. Daily RDA values: 25% vit. A, 8% vit. C, 4% calcium, 10% iron Cherry Buttermilk Scones
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour Combine dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in the dried cherries. In another bowl, whisk together the buttermilk and two of the eggs. Add liquid mixture to dry mixture, stirring just until moist (dough will be soft and sticky). Allow dough to rest for 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare egg wash. Flour surface for forming scones. Turn out dough and knead two to three times. Dough will be very soft. Divide dough in half. Roll each piece of dough into a 5-inch circle about 3/4 inch thick. Using a sharp knife, cut each round into 8 pie-shaped wedges. Using a metal spatula, carefully transfer wedges onto a cookie sheet, arranging so that wedges are not touching. They should be at least 1 1/2 inches apart. In a small bowl, whisk remaining egg with 1 tablespoon of water to make an egg wash. Brush a very light coat of egg wash onto the top of each scone; sprinkle tops of scones with remaining tablespoon of sugar, and bake for about 13 minutes, or until the tops are lightly browned and the insides are fully baked. The scones will be firm to the touch. Serve warm. Makes 16 scones Nutrition Facts per scone: 142 cal., 4 g total fat (2 g sat. fat), 24 g carbo, 34 mg chol., 2 g fiber, 191 mg sodium, 8 g sugar, 3 g protein.
Cherry Bran Muffins
1 cup unprocessed wheat bran or oat bran Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly coat 24 nonstick mini or 12 regular muffin cups with cooking oil spray. In a medium bowl, combine bran, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside. In another medium bowl or in a blender, combine the milk, honey, egg, oil, and vanilla extract until smooth. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in liquid mixture. Stir just until combined. Add cherries and pecans; stir again, but do not overmix. For small muffins, spoon about 1/8 cup batter into each prepared muffin cup. Bake for about 10 minutes, or until golden brown and the tops just spring back when pressed gently in the centers. Do not overbake. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing from the cups. Serve warm or cool completely on the rack. For larger muffins, spoon about ¼ cup of batter into each prepared muffin cup. Bake for about 13 minutes, or until golden brown and the tops spring back when pressed gently in the centers. Do not overbake. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing from the cups. Serve warm. Makes 24 mini muffins or 12 medium muffins Nutrition Info: Calories 107, Total Fat g 4, Sat Fat g 0, Chol mg 9, Sodium mg 87, Total Carb g 18, Fiber g 4, Sugars g 9, Protein g 2
Cherry Oatmeal Muffins
1 cup old-fashioned or quick cooking oats, uncooked Put oats, flour, brown sugar, baking powder and nutmeg in a large mixing bowl; mix well. Combine buttermilk, egg, oil, and almond extract in a small bowl. Pour buttermilk mixture into oats mixture; stir just to moisten ingredients. Quickly stir in cherries (it is not necessary to thaw cherries before chopping and adding to batter.) Spray muffin pan with non-stick spray. Fill muffin-cups 2/3 full. Sprinkle with granulated sugar. Bake in a preheated 400 degree F oven 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Makes 12 Muffins Nutrition Facts per muffin: 166 cal., 6 g total fat (1 g sat. fat), 25 g carbo., 19 mg chol., 3 g pro., 1 g fiber, 75 mg sodium. Daily RDA values: 2% vit. A, 0% vit. C, 6% calcium, 6% iron.
Cherry Biscotti
3/4 cup granulated sugar Combine 3/4 cup sugar and eggs in a large mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer at medium speed, scraping bowl often, 2 to 3 minutes, or until thick and pale yellow in color. Add oil, orange juice, orange peel and vanilla; beat 1 to 2 minutes, or until well mixed. Combine flour, walnuts, baking powder and salt; gradually add to egg mixture. Mix on low speed for 1 to 2 minutes, or until well mixed. Stir in cherries by hand. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface (dough will be soft and sticky). With floured hands, shape into 2 logs. Place 3 to 4 inches apart on a greased baking sheet; flatten tops slightly. Combine egg white and water; brush on logs. Sprinkle with granulated sugar. Bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven 25 to 30 minutes, or until light brown or firm to the touch. Let cool on baking sheet 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees F. Cut logs diagonally into 1/2 inch slices with a serrated knife; arrange slices, cut-side-down, on baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 slices, turn slices. Bake 8 to 10 slices or until golden brown. Remove to wire rack; let cool completely. Makes 2-1/2 dozen Nutrition Facts per biscotti: 104 cal., 4 g total fat (0 g sat. fat), 16 g carbo., 14 mg chol., 2 g pro., 1 g fiber, 39 mg sodium. Daily RDA values: 4% vit. A, 0% vit. C, 2% calcium, 4% iron. Crunchy Cherry Party Mix
4 cups bite-size corn or rice square cereal (such as Corn or Rice Chex) Put corn or rice cereal, wheat cereal, Melba toast and pretzels in a large bowl; stir to mix. In a glass mesuring cup or small bowl, stir together melted margarine or butter, Worcestshire sauce, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder and ground red pepper. Drizzle over cereal mixture. Toss to coat. Spread cereal mixture in a 15x10x1-inch (or 13x9x2-inch) baking pan. Bake in a preheated 300 degree F oven about 25 minutes, stirring every 7 to 8 minutes. Remove from oven; stir in dried cherries. Cool. Store in a tightly covered container for up to 1 week. Makes 20 (1/2 cup) servings Nutrition Facts per 1/2-cup serving: 111 cal., 2 g total fat (0 g sat. fat), 21 g carbo., 0 mg chol., 2 g pro., 1 g fiber, 204 mg sodium. Daily RDA values: 15% vit. A, 2% vit. C, 4% calcium, 20% iron.
 I participated in this year's Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). I counted my backyard birds Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, February 16, 17, and 18. Checklists flooded into the count at an unprecedented rate, breaking records for most checklists submitted in one hour (1,944), and breaking the all-time GBBC record of 61,049, and reports are still coming in! There was an amazing response of participants from around the United States and Canada. This year's recordbreaking statistics
Total Checklists Submitted: 79,087 Visit Bird Source - Great Backyard Bird Count to see the results and view the photo gallery.
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The prize for March's newsletter contest is a bottle of Mandarin Orange Fruit Dip Mix. Mix with sour cream, yogurt, cream cheese, or whipped topping for a luscious fruit dip. Recipe for Mandarin Orange Tart in this issue.
