Keep Watkins Aloe and Green Tea All-Purpose Wipes in Your Car

I keep a package of Watkins Aloe and Green Tea All-Purpose Wipes in my car all the time. They work great for wiping sticky hands and for cleaning the car if you are stuck in traffic or waiting for someone. I clean my dashboard and the steering wheel.

Aloe & Green Tea All-Purpose Wipes, Article No. 16701

Convenience and natural cleaning power is combined into one ready-to-use, all-purpose wipe. No water, suds or rinsing required! Effortlessly wipe away dirt and grime with these biodegradable, durable and disposable wipes. These wipes are flushable and even safe for septic tanks!

US $6.99 / $8.79 Canada

You'll find Watkins Aloe and Green Tea All-Purpose Wipes under Natural Plant-Based Home Care at www.watkinsonline.com/eleisiawhitney

Sour Cream Apple Squares

I'm always looking for apple recipes and this is one of my favorite desserts using apples. I made this cake yesterday. It should probably be cut into squares smaller than a piece of cake. I call it a cake but it's more of a bar cookie. The bottom layer adds a delicious crunch to this cinnamony moist apple dessert. Serve it as is, dust with confectioner's sugar, or add a dollop of whipped cream or whipped topping.

Sour Cream Apple Squares
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
2 teaspoons Watkins Cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
1 teaspoon Watkins Vanilla Extract
1 egg, beaten
2 cups chopped peeled apples
Confectioners' sugar
Whipped cream or topping (optional)

In a mixing bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, and butter; blend at low speed until crumbly. Stir in the nuts. Press about 2 3/4 cups into the bottom of an ungreased 13-inch x 9-inch x 2-inch baking pan.

To the remaining crumb mixture, add cinnamon, baking soda, salt, sour cream, vanilla, and egg. Beat until thoroughly combined. Stir in apples.

Spoon evenly over bottom layer. Bake at 350 degrees F for 35-40 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Cut into squares. Garnish with whipped cream if desired. Yields 12-15 servings.

Free Winter Survival Kit from Watkins

Winter Survival Kit

Place a Watkins order for any amount and you will be entered to win my Winter Survival Kit! Winner chosen at random.

Kit includes (photo in Around the Kitchen Table Watkins Newsletter http://www.everydaynecessities.com/feb15-09newsletter.htm )

Watkins Chicken Soup Base
White Chocolate Almond Cocoa Mix
Soup and Vegetable Seasoning
Natural Beeswax Lip Balm (with peppermint oil)
Pure Lemon Body Oil
Peppermint Firming Body Cream
Lavender Shea Butter Hand Repair Moisturizer
Lavender Hand and Cuticle Salve (pocket-size tin)
Orange Citrus Liquid Hand Soap
Menthol Camphor Breathe Easy Relief Mist
Box of Tissues
All products in a Living Naturally Tote Bag

Product Value $71.49

All customers who place a Watkins order over $50 by phone, mail, fax or online between Feb. 16th 2009 to Mar. 1st 2009 receive free shipping!

Please use my associate ID#335001 when ordering.

• Shop online at http://www.watkinsonline.com/eleisiawhitney
  
• Order by phone. Call 1-800-928-5467 (1-800-WATKINS)
  

Eleisia Whitney
Watkins Independent Manager 335001
http://www.watkinsonline.com/eleisiawhitney

Free Shipping and Handling for Watkins Customers - Feb 16 - Mar 1

Watkins customers receive free shipping on orders over $50!

All customers who place a Watkins order over $50 by phone, mail, fax or online between Feb. 16th 2009 to Mar. 1st 2009 receive free shipping!

So don't delay save on shipping and handling today!

Please use my associate ID#335001 when ordering.

• Shop online at http://www.watkinsonline.com/eleisiawhitney
• Order by phone. Call 1-800-928-5467 (1-800-WATKINS)
• Mail orders send to

For U.S. orders
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P.O. Box 5570
Winona, MN 55987-0570

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Free standard shipping on orders over $50 from February 16 — March 1, 2009.

Around the Kitchen Table - Watkins Newsletter February 2009 Issue

Welcome to another issue of Around the Kitchen Table Watkins Newsletter.

Vanilla on sale! If you need to replenish your Watkins Original Double Strength Vanilla, order this month and save $3.00 on each ll fl oz/325 ml bottle.

Many of our extracts and cinnamon are on sale this month. Place your order now and the products will arrive in time for your Valentine's Day baking. Petro Carbo Salve is on sale for $2.50 off! And all the Menthol Camphor Breathe Easy products are on sale, as well, as White Cream Ointment.

Recipes this issue are Sauteed Chicken with Mushroom Sauce, Minestrone with Italian Sausage, Peppermint Patties, Sour Cream Coffee Muffins, Chocolate Mint Fondue, and Cherry Sugar Cookies.

Peppermint Patties
Make some mints for your family for Valentine's Day and attach a homemade Valentine that says "We were MINT for each other."

2 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons softened butter
2 teaspoons Watkins Peppermint Extract
1/4 teaspoon Watkins Vanilla Extract
2 tablespons cream
8 ounces (about 1 1/3 cup) dark chocolate, chopped
1 tablespoon vegetable shortening

Line a cookie sheet with wax paper. In a blender, cream together the sugar, butter, extracts, and cream on low speed. After the ingredients are combined, raise the speed to medium-high and beat for an additional 1-2 minutes until mixture holds together very well and is creamy, not powdery.

Using a teaspoon, roll the candy into small balls and flatten them on the wax paper or silpat with the palm of you hand into patty shapes. When done, put them in the refrigerator to chill for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, melt the chopped chocolate and the shortening in the microwave or over a double boiler.

Using dipping tools or two dinner forks, dip the patties into the chocolate one by one. Drag them across the lip of the bowl to remove any excess chocolate. Return them to the wax paper or silpat, and place back in the refrigerator to set the candies. They should be ready to eat in a few hours.

Due to the dairy ingredient, these need to be kept in the refrigerator. Layer the patties between sheets of parchment in an airtight container. They'll keep for a month.

Place an order this month and you could win a Watkins Winter Survival Kit.

The Winter Survival Kit includes
Watkins Chicken Soup Base
White Chocolate Almond Cocoa Mix
Soup and Vegetable Seasoning
Natural Beeswax Lip Balm (with peppermint oil)
Pure Lemon Body Oil
Peppermint Firming Body Cream
Lavender Shea Butter Hand Repair Moisturizer
Lavender Hand and Cuticle Salve (pocket-size tin)
Orange Citrus Liquid Hand Soap
Menthol Camphor Breathe Easy Relief Mist
Box of Tissues
All products in a Living Naturally Tote Bag

Value $71.49 not including shipping
More details in newsletter.

Read this issue now:
http://www.everydaynecessities.com/feb1-09newsletter.htm

Until next issue,

Eleisia

What Natural, Organic, and Green Mean to Watkins

Watkins offers a full line of natural and organic herbs, spices and extracts and all-natural plant based personal care and home care products.

Natural - products that have undergone minimal processing and contain no preservatives or artificial additives.

Natural Criteria at Watkins:

• Must be derived from natural sources
  
• Plants, minerals and animals are considered natural sources
  
• Sources must be processed with natural methods to preserve the source
  
• Artificial and synthetic sources are not considered natural
  
• Acceptable methods to process natural sources are cleaning, dehydrating, filtering, cold pressing, grinding and natural water/alcohol extraction

Organic - products that do not contain chemically formulated fertilizers, growth stimulants, antibiotics, or pesticides, etc.

Organic Criteria at Watkins:

• Governed by USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) and NOP (National Organic Program)
  
• Must be certified throughout the entire process (from grower to consumer)
  
• Products labeled "100% Organic" must contain only organically produced ingredients
  
• Products labeled "Organic" must contain at least 95% organically produced ingredients
  
• Products labeled "Made With Organic Ingredients" must contain at least 70% organically produced ingredients

Green - a shorthand phrase referring to sustaining Earth's resources. It is a vague term that can be used in many different contexts.

Ecological footprint - the amount of water and food needed to meet your daily needs throughout your lifetime.

Carbon footprint - the amount of energy you consume to conduct your life. Imagine how much electricity, natural gas, and gasoline you use to run your home, power your car and even get that morning bowl of cereal to your table. It all adds up and just a few small steps can help to reduce it.

Ways to reduce your carbon footprint:

• Turn off televisions, stereos, home theater systems, and other electronics when not in use. Try this: plug your televisions and other home theater electronics in a power strip with an on/off switch. When you turn your television and other electronics off for the night, flip the switch on the power strip and totally eliminate wasted power.
  
• Save over 50% on your homes lighting cost when you replace a standard incandescent bulb with a compact fluorescent bulb. They last longer too!
  
• Always wash clothes in cold water. Not only does this preserve the color longer, it saves you money and conserves energy.
  
• Use your consumer power! Support companies that are making an effort to improve communities and the environment through Greener manufacturing practices, charitable support, and product offerings that are safe for your family and the environment.

Eleisia

Shop at http://www.watkinsonlnine.com/eleisiawhitney

Almond Bar Cookies

I made these cookies over the weekend and we've eaten them all. If you like baked goods flavored with almond, you'll love these bar cookies. Bake them at the lower temperature and they turn out chewy; bake them at the higher temperature and they are crunchy and crispy.
They are perfect with a cup of coffee or tea.

In an effort to cut out some of the calories I didn't drizzle them with the Almond Icing; I just sprinkled them with sliced almonds before baking.

Almond Bar Cookies

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon Watkins Almond Extract

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons Watkins Baking Powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup sliced almonds

2 tablespoons milk

1 cup confectioners' sugar

1/4 teaspoon Watkins Almond Extract

1/4 cup milk

Preheat oven to 325-350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; mix until fluffy. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt; mix well. Divide dough into 4 pieces, and roll each one into a log about 12 inches long. Place 2 logs per cookie sheet 4 to 5 inches apart. Flatten each roll by hand until it is about 3 inches wide. Brush flattened roll with milk and sprinkle with sliced almonds.

Bake in preheated oven 12 top 15 minutes or until edges are slightly browned. While the cookies are still warm, cut them crosswise at a diagonal, into slices about 1 inch wide.

When cool, drizzle with almond icing.

Almond Icing

In a small bowl, stir together powdered sugar, almond extract, and milk until smooth. Drizzle over the cookies. Makes 4 dozen cookies.

You'll find Watkins Almond Extract under Natural Gourmet at my online catalog http://www.watkinsonline.com/eleisiawhitney