Welcome to another issue of Around the Kitchen Table!

Mother's Day is May 9th. Bake a yummy treat for your Mom, give her a natural Watkins Hand and Body Lotion, Body Cream, or Peppermint Foot Cream, plan a special outing, or give her an I.O.U. promise for a household or a gardening chore. For you Moms, have a happy day with your family.

Recipes this issue include Baked French Toast with Brown Sugar and Walnuts, Spinach Salad With Fruit, Fruit Dip, and Strawberry Chocolate Chip Shortcake.

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

Mike from Arizona is the winner of the tin of Mango Hand and Cuticle Salve. Protect and indulge your hands with J.R. Watkins natural hand and cuticle salve. Formulated around a premium beeswax base, this salve incorporates natural oils that moisturize, nourish and revitalize hard-working hands.
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• 99.0% natural
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• Ideal for dry hands and cuticles
• Tropical mango fragrance

Send an email with your name and mailing address with "May 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!

Best Foods for Healthy Hair

Good hair can make you happier, more confident, and more attractive. Just as eating the right food can help you build stronger bones and softer arterial walls, it can also help you construct stronger, more-consistent hair follicles. That means every meal is an opportunity to fortify your roots with another shot of hair-strengthening nutrients. Foods for healthy hair - lean beef, flaxseed, eggs, and kiwi.

• Lean beef, oysters, chicken liver, fortified cereals, oatmeal, and soybeans - Beef up your intake of iron to thicken your hair.
• Flaxseed - Contains health-promoting compounds called lignans that help prevent hair loss. Add ground flaxseed to foods.
• Eggs - Each egg provides nearly four grams of complete protein, and protein is the main compound your body uses to build silky strands. Eggs are loaded with animal-derived vitamin B12. Low levels of this vitamin can lead to graying hair.
• Kiwi, red bell peppers, papaya, strawberries, and oranges - Research shows that high doses of vitamin C can greatly improve your body’s ability to absorb iron, which in turn can keep your hair firmly rooted in your scalp. And for each kiwi you eat, you’re taking in nearly your entire day’s worth of vitamin C. Eat it with iron-rich foods to improve your chances of lustrous locks.

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• 99% natural
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• 98% natural
• Safe for use on all hair types
• Won’t weigh hair down

Baked French Toast with Brown Sugar and Walnuts
For the best baked french toast recipe, soak sturdy slices of bread in an egg-milk mixture with vanilla and spices overnight. Simply pop into the oven in the morning for a delicious breakfast or brunch.

butter for greasing
6 slices firm bread
5 eggs
1 1/2 cups lowfat milk
2 teaspoons Watkins Vanilla
1 teaspoon Watkins Cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon Watkins Nutmeg
4 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
1/3 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped
maple syrup

Generously grease a 12×7x2-inch baking dish. Lay the bread in the dish, cutting it to fit.

Beat eggs, then beat in milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Pour over bread, making sure its submerged. Cover and chill overnight.

In the morning, preheat oven to 350 F. Combine 4 Tbsp butter, brown sugar, and walnuts, and keep mixture at room temperature until ready to bake.

With knife, spread nut mixture over bread.

Bake 40 minutes or until puffed and golden. Let sit 10 minutes before cutting in squares. Serve with maple syrup.

Spinach Salad With Fruit
Tossed with ripe banana slices, fresh strawberries, and avocado, this fabulous spinach salad looks and tastes special enough for company. Fresh strawberries, spinach, and avocados are plentiful this time of year.

1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup white wine vinegar
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon Watkins Onion Flakes
1 teaspoon Watkins Ground Mustard
1 package (12 ounces) frozen unsweetened strawberries, thawed and undrained
1 teaspoon poppy seeds
1 package (9 ounces) fresh spinach, washed and drained
1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
1 large banana, sliced
1 medium ripe avocado, peeled and sliced
2 green onions, thinly sliced

In a large bowl, whisk the first five ingredients until the sugar is dissolved. Stir in thawed strawberries and poppy seeds.

Tear large spinach leaves into bite-sized pieces. Remove any large stems. These steps are not necesary if you are using baby spinach leaves. Place spinach on individual salad plates. Arrange the fresh strawberries, banana and avocado over spinach. Top with green onions and dressing. Yield 8 servings.

Fruit Dip
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 to 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon Watkins Vanilla Extract
1/3 cup sour cream
Assorted fresh fruit, apples, berries, pears

In a mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, brown sugar and vanilla; mix well. Add sour cream. Serve with fresh fruit for dipping. Refrigerate leftovers.

Strawberry Chocolate Chip Shortcake
1 cup sugar, divided
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
1 egg
2 teaspoons Watkins Vanilla Extract, divided
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon Watkins Baking Powder
1 cup Mini Chips Semi-Sweet Chocolate or Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, divided
1 container (16 oz.) dairy sour cream
2 eggs
2 cups frozen non-dairy whipped topping, thawed
Fresh strawberries, rinsed and halved

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 9-inch springform pan.
2. Beat 1/2 cup sugar and butter in large bowl. Add 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla; beat until creamy. Gradually add flour and baking powder, beating until smooth; stir in 1/2 cup small chocolate chips. Press mixture onto bottom of prepared pan.
3. Stir together sour cream, remaining 1/2 cup sugar, remaining 2 eggs and remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla in medium bowl; stir in remaining 1/2 cup small chocolate chips. Pour over mixture in pan.
4. Bake 50 to 55 minutes until almost set and edges are lightly browned. Cool completely on wire rack; remove side of pan. Spread whipped topping over top. Cover; refrigerate. Just before serving, arrange strawberry halves on top of cake; garnish as desired. Cover; refrigerate leftover dessert. 12 servings.

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

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

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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

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

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

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