Chicken/Turkey Pot Pies

6 tbsp - Butter or Margerine.
1/2 Cup - Chopped Onion.
1/2 Cup - All Purpose Flour.
2 tsp - Watkins Parsley.
3/4 tsp - Watkins Poultry Seasoning.
1/4 tsp - Watkins Lemon Pepper.
3 Cups - Water.
3 tbsp - Watkins Chicken Soup Base.
3 Cups - Cubed Chicken or Turkey.
10 oz - Fresh or Frozen Peas and Carrots,
Tender cooked and drained.**
1 Package - referigerated biscuits.
(6 or 8 per package).

Melt butters in a saucepan; add onion; cook
until tender. Stir in next six ingredients, mix
well. Cook until thickened and bubbly. Stir in
chicken/turkey and vegetables; heat until bubbly.
Divide mixture into six individual casseroles. Cut
each busicuit into quarters; place four qiuarters
on top of each casserole. Place on shallow
baking pan; bake at 450°F for 8 to 10 minutes
until buscuits are lightly browned. Make 6 to
8 servings.

** Nutrition Tip: I like to retain and re-use water
used to cook vegetables whenever possibel. Most
vegetables contain water soluable viatmins and
minerals. By re-using the drained water we recycle
those soluable nutrients into suop stocks, gravies etc
for heatlthier more nutricious meals.

Watkins Cinnamon Tips

Recent studies show that just 1/4 tsp of Cinnamon every day may help lower blood sugar, fats and cholesterol by up to 30 percent in those with type 2 diabetes*

Try some every day on cereal, oatmeal, toast, apples and savory dishes.

Place some in coffee grounds before brewing for rich flavor and aroma.

Replace your salt shaker with a cinnamon shaker and sprinkle foods with cinnamon instead of salt for a sweeter way to eat.

Sprinkle on vanilla ice cream.

* sources: Experimental Biology, 2006; Diabetes Care, 2003.

Simple Shortbreads

3/4 Cup - Butter, Softened
1/2 Cup - Powdered Sugar
2 Tsp - Watkins Vanilla Extract
1 Tsp - Watkins Almond Extract, or extract of choice
1/4 Cup - Cornstarch
1-1/2 Cups - All-Purpose Flour

Using an electric mixer, whip butter until fluffy. Stir in
powdered sugar, extracts, cornstarch and flour. Beat on low
for one minute, then high for 3 to 4 minutes.

On lightly floured surface, roll dough to 3/8 inch thickness.
Cut with favorite 2 inch cookie cutters. Place 2 inches apart
on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375°F for 12 to 15 minutes
or until edges start to brown. Makes 2 dozen.

Apple Cake

Cake:
3 Cups - Flour
3 Tsp - Watkins Baking Powder
1 Tsp - Salt
2 Cups - Sugar
4 Eggs
1 Cup Watkins Grapeseed Oil (or Vegetable Oil)
1/2 Cup - Orange Juice
2-1/2 Tsp - Watkins Vanilla

Apple Mixture:
4 Large Apples peeled and sliced
1 Cup Sugar
2-3 Tsp Watkins Cinnamon


Preheat Oven to 350°F. In a large mixing bowl, beat cake
ingredients for two minutes. Put half the batter in a greased
and floured tube pan. In a medium mixing bowl, Toss sliced
apples with sugar and cinnamon. Arrange half the sliced apple
mixture in 1 or 2 layers on top of the batter in cake pan. Add
remaining batter; top with remaining apples. Bake for 1 hour,
or longer if needed (until a knife stuck into cake a little off-
center comes out clean). Remove to a cooling rack, then invert
onto a serving plate (You may need to slide a knife around the
inside and outside edges of the pan for easier removal.

Wild Country Chili

Wild Country Chili is a version of original Texas Chili without
chili beans. This version is fairly spicy hot; for milder spice, use
less Cayenne Pepper.

2-1/2 Lbs - Ground Beef
(or Stew Meat)
1 Tbsp - Salt
1 Tbsp - Watkins Black Pepper
1 Medium/Large - Spanish Onion, Diced
(large Yellow Onion)
1/2 Cup - Watkins Chili Powder
2 Tbsp - Watkins Paprika
2 Tbsp - Minced Garlic
(or Watkins Garlic Powder)
1 Tbsp - Watkins Cayenne Pepper*
1/2 Tbsp - Watkins Cumin
1/2 Tbsp - Watkins Oregano
1 Tbsp - Masa flour
5 Cups - Diced Tomatoes
(1 -28 oz Can)
32 oz Tomato Juice
Optional ingredients
1-1/2 Green Bell Pepper Diced
5 Cups Chili Beans
(28 oz Can)

Brown ground beef (stew meat) in large kettle with salt and
pepper. Add onions, garlic, and green peppers; simmer until
nions are translucent. Add rest of spices; stir well. Add
tomatoes, juice and beans; simmer for 30 minutes; add masa
flour at about 15 minutes of simmer. *Adjust Cayenne pepper
to taste.

Herbed Turkey - Recipe

1 Whole Turkey
1/4 Cup Watkins Original Grapeseed Oil
2 tbsp Watkins Organic Garlic Powder
2 tsp Watkins Organic Basil
1 tsp Watkins Organic Sage
1 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Watkins Organic Black pepper

Preheat Oven to 375°F
Clean Turkey (discard giblets and organs) and place in a
roasting pan.

In a small bowl, combine oil, garlic powder, basil, sage, salt and
pepper. Using a basting brush, apply mixture to turkey. Bake
for 2 to 2-1/2 hours until the internal temperature of the thickest
part of the thigh measures 160°F. Remove bird from oven and
allow to stand about 30 minutes (internal will rise).