Free $20 Gift Certificate - March Special

Join J. R. Watkins during March as a Consultant and get a $20 gift certificate to buy products after you sign up! Details and how to join at http://www.RespectedHomeBusiness.com/335001

Enrollment Special $19.95 with Electronic Membership Kit

EXTENDED Through 2015! $19.95 Enrollment with Watkins Electronic Membership Kit

Watkins has extended the Sign Up Special through the end of 2015!

Join for just $19.95 with an Electronic Membership Kit. All information and master catalog are provided online. No paper Membership Packet is mailed.

This is a great benefit for anyone who might be interested in the Watkins business, and who has an email address and can get online through a computer, tablet, or smart phone. They save $20 on their Watkins membership, and can get rolling sooner. 

New team members get access to all the same materials that come in the $39.95 mailed paper Membership Packet. But instead of waiting for the postal service or courier to bring a packet of printed materials, new members get access to online versions within hours after their membership is fully processed in the Watkins Corporate system. 

Earn while you use Watkins natural products in your home - gourmet ingredients such as vanilla extract and chicken soup base; health supplements and pain relieving liniments, salves, and ointments; nourishing and moisturizing and anti-aging lotions and creams; natural plant-based home care and cleaning products.

Get all the details, then ask questions or sign up at www.respectedhomebusiness.com/335001

Timeless Integrity Training Website for all Consultants

The Summit Group is now known as Timeless Integrity and is the official training website for JR Watkins. Timeless Integrity is responsible for training all JR Watkins Consultants.

When you sign up with a Watkins Membership you are automatically a member of the Timeless Integrity Home Business Group. Membership is free.

Timeless Integrity provides a free sponsoring website, a free training website with articles to help you with your business, customizable business tools and materials, monthly featured products flyers and price lists, a weekly webinar, and advice from our top executives who know first hand what it takes to succeed at this business.

For business details go to my business information website www.respectedhomebusiness.com/335001

If you'd like to start a Watkins Home Based Business, I'd like to welcome you to Watkins!

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

This is my favorite Carrot Cake recipe. The cake is yummy and moist and the nuts add crunch to every bite. The cream cheese frosting is the perfect compliment to the cinnamon-spiced cake.

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

1 cup (100 grams) pecans or walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped
3/4 pound (340 grams) raw carrots (about 2 1/2 cups finely grated)
1/2 cup of crushed pineapple, well drained
2 cups (280 grams) all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons Watkins Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons Watkins Gourmet Cinnamon
4 large eggs
1 1/2 cups (300 grams) granulated white sugar
1 cup (240 ml) canola oil
2 teaspoons Watkins Original Double Strength Vanilla Extract

Note
This cake can be baked in a 9 x 13 x 2 inch (23 x 23 x 5 cm) pan. Just increase the baking time to 30-40 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) and place rack in center of oven. Butter or spray two 9 x 2 inch (23 x 5 cm) round or square cake pans and dust with flour or line the bottoms of the pans with a circle of parchment paper.

Toast pecans or walnuts for about 8 minutes or until lightly browned and fragrant. Let cool and then chop coarsely.

Peel and finely grate the carrots. Set aside.

In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and ground cinnamon. Set aside.

In bowl of electric mixer (or with hand mixer), beat the eggs until frothy (about 1 minute). Gradually add the sugar and beat until the batter is thick and light colored (about 3-4 minutes). Slowly add the oil and beat in the vanilla extract.

Add the flour mixture and mix just until incorporated. With a large rubber spatula fold in the grated carrots, pineapple, and chopped nuts. Evenly divide the batter between the two prepared pans and bake 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack. After about 10 minutes invert the cakes onto the wire rack, remove the pans and parchment paper, and then cool completely before frosting.

To assemble, place one cake layer, top side down, onto your serving plate. Spread with about one third of the frosting. Gently place the other cake, top of cake facing up, onto the frosting, and spread the rest of the frosting over the top and sides of the cake.

If desired, press toasted and finely chopped nuts on the sides or the top of the cake. Cover and refrigerate any leftovers. Serves 10-12.

Cream Cheese Frosting
1/4 cup (57 grams) butter, room temperature
8 ounces (227 grams) cream cheese, room temperature
1 1/2 pound confectioners' sugar, sifted
1 – 2 tablespoons milk or cream
1 teaspoon (4 grams) Watkins Original Double Strength Vanilla Extract or Watkins Pure Vanilla Extract

In a mixing bowl beat the cream cheese and butter, on low speed, until very smooth with no lumps. Gradually add the sifted powdered sugar and beat, on low speed, until fully incorporated and smooth. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk as needed for spreading consistency. Beat in the vanilla extract. Frosting should be very thick. If you are making a round or square layer cake and like lots of frosting, add another 8 ounces of cream cheese.

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Oatmeal Raisin Cookies for Your Next Picnic or Barbecue

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

These cookies are crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside. They are my favorite oatmeal raisin cookies. Bake these cookies for your next picnic or barbecue. They'll be a hit! They also taste great with a glass of cold milk for a snack.

I've made these cookies a little smaller and put a scoop of vanilla ice cream between two cookies to make ice cream sandwiches. Divine!

Package them individually in plastic sandwich bags and place in a large napkin lined basket for a school bake sale or carnival. People can buy individual cookies for a treat to nibble while enjoying the activities.

I baked these cookies using just the Vanilla Extract as a flavoring. They are absolutely delicious. If you like a little spice add some Watkins Cinnamon.

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon Watkins Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons Watkins Vanilla Extract
3 cups oats (not instant)
1 1/2 cups raisins
1/2 teaspoon Watkins Cinnamon (optional) Add with dry ingredients.

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Whisk together dry ingredients; set aside.
3. Combine butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla in mixer bowl and mix on low.
4. To cream, increase speed to high and beat until fluffy and the color of the dough lightens.
5. Carefully stir the flour mixture into the creamed mixture until no flour is visible. Start mixer on low or the flour will fly out of the bowl.
6. Do not over mix. (Over mixing develops the gluten, making the cookies tough.) Add the oats and raisins; stir to incorporate.
7. Drop by tablespoonfuls 2-inches apart onto baking sheet sprayed with nonstick spray or lined with parchment paper. I rolled the dough into balls to make the cookies evenly shaped.
8. Bake 11-13 minutes (on center rack), until golden, but still moist beneath cracks on top.
9. Remove from oven; let cookies cool slightly on baking sheet and then transfer to a wire rack to cool. Makes 36 cookies.

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Around the Kitchen Table May Newsletter

I wish you and your family a Happy Mother's Day May 11.

Three Dietary Supplements are on sale this month - Rezist Plus supports immune function to enhance the body's natural defenses; Bone Health combines calcium citrate with Vitamin D, Magnesium and other bone-building ingredients to enhance calcium absorption and help maintain bone health; and Joint Health with Glucosamine to help keep joints cushioned and well-lubricated, easing joint pain and stiffness. 

I've included some yummy recipes for Mother's Day and Spring - Chicken Fiesta Salad, Meringue Shells, and Cherry Almond Poke Cake.

Read this issue http://www.everydaynecessities.com/may1-2014newsletter.htm

Make your life the best it can be. Eat nutritious foods, exercise, love, and laugh!

Eleisia

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Home Based Business

Start a Watkins Home Business today! Earn 25% to 39% commission on sales and a 25% discount on your own purchases.

Get natural products at a discount and improve your life and the environment!

For no obligation details visit my Watkins business website at http://www.RespectedHomeBusiness.com/335001 or http://www.everydaynecessities.com

I'll give you a $30 Watkins gift certificate if you join with me as your sponsor, Eleisia Whitney ID# 335001. Use the gift certificate to order products for yourself.