Watkins Holiday Basket Giveaway

October 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Plan for your holiday baking, entertaining, and gift-giving! Place an order during October and you will be entered in my Watkins Holiday Giveaway. Many of the items in the giveaway are this year’s Seasonal Favorites products.

The winner’s name will be chosen at random from customers who place an order with me this month. I will acknowledge your order when it is placed. The basket will be shipped near the beginning of November so that it will arrive for your holiday baking.

The winner will be announced here on November 1st and I will also email the winner to let them know that they have won.

Your order may be placed online, by phone, or by mail.

The first photo above shows the products in the giveaway and the second photo shows what the giveaway looks like with holiday gift wrap. A holiday basket and mitten ornament are included.

The holiday giveaway includes:

Pumpkin Bread Mix
Shortbread Cookie Mix
Turkey Rub
Black Peppercorn Grinder
Sesame Garlic Snack and Dip Seasoning
Hazelnut Extract
Irish Cream Extract
Anise Extract
Cream of Tartar
Cinna-Cream Sprinkles
Meatloaf Seasoning
Rosemary
Pumpkin Butter
Watkins Salt and Pepper Shakers
Frankincense and Myrrh Room Spray
Winter Pine Room Spray

Total value including shipping is $104.99

Place your order online at www.NotJustVanilla.com

Order by phone by calling 1-800-WATKINS begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              1-800-WATKINS      end_of_the_skype_highlighting (1-800-928-5467) Please give my name and ID# as your associate, Eleisia Whitney ID# 335001.

To order by mail send your order to

Watkins Incorporated
P.O. Box 5570
Winona, MN 55987-0570

Please give my name and ID# as your associate, Eleisia Whitney ID# 335001. There is an order form in each Watkins catalog and there is a downloadable order form at www.NotJustVanilla.com

Due to shipping charges this giveaway is available to US customers only.

Happy Watkins Holiday!

Eleisia

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Watkins Newsletter – Around the Kitchen Table – May 1, 2010 Issue

May 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment

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.

Enter May’s Giveaway! Win a JR Watkins Apothecary Shower and Travel Kit. Whether it’s overnight or a week’s vacation, this kit provides everything you need for naturally clean, healthy hair and skin. These travel-sized products are packaged in a signature J.R. Watkins pouch that meets Transportation Security Administration regulations. Winner will be chose at random from May Product Orders.

Mike from Arizona is April’s winner of a tin of Mango Hand and Cuticle Salve

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.

Read this issue now
http://www.everydaynecessities.com/may1-10newsletter.htm

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.

Until next month,

Eleisia
http://www.watkinsonline.com/eleisiawhitney

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Watkins Newsletter – Around the Kitchen Table – December 2009 Issue

December 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment


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Welcome to another issue of Around the Kitchen Table!

I don’t know about you, but 2009 seems to have flown by. While winter doesn’t officially arrive until later this month, harsher winter weather has arrived in most parts of North America. We had strong gusting winds for a couple of days and our electricity was off for a few hours Saturday evening. The moon light shining through the windows provided enough light for me to find candles and matches so we weren’t sitting in the dark. As it turned out we had a very peaceful evening.

There’s still plenty of time to shop for your holiday baking, entertaining, and gift-giving needs. Place your order now as some products are selling out.

Recipes this issue are Creamy Mashed Potato and Onion Soup, Oatmeal Spice Cookies, Bananas Foster Bars, Wintermint Wafers, Nutmeg Sugar Cookies, and Pistachio Biscochitos.

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Enter December’s Newsletter Giveaway! You could win a bottle of J.R. Watkins Lavender Hand and Body Lotion certified 97.9% natural by the Natural Products Association.

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.

Read this issue now
http://www.everydaynecessities.com/december1-09newsletter.htm

Wintermint Wafers

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Wintermint Wafers are minty, chewy, chocolaty and buttery wafers drenched in dark chocolate.

Chocolate Cookies
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 teaspoon Watkins Pure Peppermint Extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsweetened Watkins Baking Cocoa
1 1/2 cups flour

Chocolate Coating
1 pound semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
1 teaspoon Watkins Pure Peppermint Extract
colored sprinkles for garnish

Chocolate Cookies
In large bowl, beat butter and confectioners’ sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in peppermint extract followed by salt and cocoa powder; mix. Add flour and mix to incorporate.

Divide dough in two pieces and place each on large sheet of plastic wrap. Flatten into 1/2-inch thick discs, wrap and refrigerate until firm enough to roll out, about 45 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Remove chilled dough, place disc between two sheets of parchment; roll out to 1/8-inch thick. Cut desired shapes and place on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake 5 to 6 minutes. Remove cookies from oven; cool on pan 3 to 4 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool completely.

Chocolate Coating
Place chocolate in large microwave-safe dish. Microwave 30 seconds on high, stir and continue to microwave in 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring after each until chocolate is melted and smooth. Stir in peppermint extract.

To frost cookies, place one cookie on slotted spatula, carefully dip into the chocolate, coating completely; lift cookie out. Hold cookie on spatula, allowing excess chocolate to drip off. Place cookie onto wire cooling rack and garnish with colored sprinkles, if desired. Repeat with remaining cookies. Let chocolate set. Place coated cookies in freezer for 1 hour to set before storing or serving. Store cookies in airtight container for up to 1 week, or in freezer for up to 3 weeks.

Happy Holidays!

Until next month,
Eleisia

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Watkins Autumn Contest

September 11, 2008 By 7 Comments

Watkins Autumn Contest

Autumn arrives Monday September 22nd so it’s time for our Watkins Autumn Contest! Autumn makes me think of apples and pumpkins! Use these products to make delicious goodies for your family. Besides Watkins products I threw in a Vanilla Bottle-Shaped Kitchen Timer, a small pumpkin-face bowl for candy or nuts, a pumpkin-shaped jello mold, and a trivet.

This assortment includes
Pumpkin Bread Mix
Pumpkin Butter
Original Double-Strength Vanilla, 2 fl oz/59 ml
Purest Ground Cinnamon, 2 oz/56 g
Pumpkin Pie Spice
Cinna-Cream Sprinkles
Apple Bake Seasoning
Cinnamon Cocoa
Poultry Seasoning
Vanilla Bottle-Shaped Kitchen Timer
Small Pumpkin-Shaped Bowl
Silcone Pumpkin-Shaped Mold
Silicone Trivet

 The value of the assortment is $70.97! All are full-sized products, not samples.

This contest is open to residents of the U.S. and Canada.

To enter:
Place an order for Watkins products with me and you will automatically be entered in the drawing for the Autumn assortment. My Watkins ID# is 335001. Place your order at http://www.watkinsonline.com/eleisiawhitney, by phone (Watkins order entry 1-800-928-5467), or by mail to Watkins Incorporated, P.O. Box 5570, Winona, MN 55987-0570. Please give my ID# 335001 and name as your Watkins Associate. When I receive your order confirmation from Watkins I will send you an email acknowledging your order and entering you in the contest.

Or
1. Write a post about the Watkins Autumn Contest on your blog.
2. Leave a comment below that you have posted about the giveaway on your blog.
3. Send an email to eleisiawhitney@watkinsonline.com giving me your email address so I can contact you if you are the winner.

I’ll choose a winner at the end of the day on September 30th and post the winner here on October 1st!

Contests and prizes are offered by me and not Watkins, Inc. or other Independent Associates.

The Pumpkin Bread Mix, Pumpkin Butter, and Cinna-Cream Sprinkles are available only during the fall and winter holiday season (September – December). You’ll find them under Gifts at my Watkins Online web site. The Pumpkin Butter tastes great on pumpkin bread, muffins, bread, toast, bagels, biscuits, or Watkins Good Tastings Bread. And here’s a recipe for cupcakes that uses Pumpkin Butter as an ingredient.

Pumpkin Butter Cupcakes

2 1/4 cups/560 ml all-purpose flour
1 tbsp/15 ml Watkins Baking Powder
1/2 tsp/2.5 ml baking soda
1/2 tsp/2.5 ml salt
1/2 tsp/2.5 ml Watkins Cinnamon
1/2 tsp/2.5 ml Watkins Ginger
1/2 tsp/2.5 ml Watkins Nutmeg
1/2 cup/125 ml butter, softened
1 1/3 cups/325 ml sugar
2 eggs
1 cup/250 ml Watkins Pumpkin Butter
3/4 cup/180 ml milk
3/4 cup/180 ml chopped walnuts

In medium bowl stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. In large bowl cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in eggs. Blend in pumpkin butter. Stir in dry ingredients and milk, blending until batter is smooth. Stir in chopped walnuts. Spoon batter into paper lined muffin tins. Fill about 2/3 full. Bake at 375 degrees F/190 degrees C for 18 to 22 minutes. Makes 16 cupcakes.

Brown Sugar Frosting

1/4 cup/60 ml butter
6 tbsp/90 ml brown sugar
6 tbsp/90 ml half-and-half
2 cups/500 ml powdered sugar
1 tsp/5 ml Watkins Vanilla

In 2 quart/ 2 liter saucepan melt butter over medium heat. Add brown sugar and half-and-half. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes to a boil (2 to 3 minutes). Let cool to spreading consistency (5 to 10 minutes). Frost cupcakes.

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