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Established in 2014Raw & Filtered HoneyBeeswax productsHive Removal, Swarm Retrieval

What sets you apart?

What makes me different? I’m not a commercial beekeeper. My primary objective is to make sure that the bees have a safe habitat. They’re usually not welcome because people fear them but they are vital to human and animal life. Without them, we are lost. So when a swarm or hive ends up in an area where they are in danger of being killed off (usually someone’s walls, backyard trees or shed, etc.) I want to safely get them moved to somewhere they can thrive. Bees are dying in an unprecedented rate and we need to do our part to keep them alive or we will suffer

the consequences.

The honey and wax that I do harvest pays for more hive boxes and the land to keep them on.

My focus is also outreach to humans. The more people who meet me and learn about honeybees and their generally gentle nature, the better. Knowing your beekeeper who supplies your honey makes a big difference.

I also absolutely love watching peoples reactions when they try real raw honey for

the first time. Of course, I do filtered batches of honey for those who just are to leery to try it but for those who do try the raw, they’re reaction is priceless.

Something about myself:

I’m a graduate of ASU in Earth and Environmental Studies with a focus on Sustainability and I’m certified in Geographic Information Systems. My last year at ASU, I had the pleasure of meeting one of the beekeepers at ASU’s Bee Lab and I discovered my true passion.

Liz Sanders liz@qcbee.com

480-636-9921www.qcbee.com

Located at: The San Tan Valley

Farmers Market1572 W Ocotillo Rd

San Tan Valley 85140 EVERY SATURDAY

American Express founded Small Business Saturday in 2010 to help small businesses do more business. The day celebrates the local, small businesses that make your neighborhood great and falls between Black Friday (one of the busiest shopping days of the year, mostly for large retailers) and Cyber Monday (one of the largest sales days for online retailers and other companies).

This year, the San Tan Valley Chamber of Commerce has partnered with the San Tan Valley Farmers Market and Bazaar to bring home-based and small businesses, that do not have a store front, together to showcase their products or services in one location and to give the community and opportunity to see what small San Tan Valley businesses have to offer. There will be free giveaways, fun and a few surprises too.

Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 29th to shop at local small businesses throughout San Tan Valley.

To find out more call Angela Smith at the Chamber at 602-410-0821 or email info@santanchamber.com or contact

the San Tan Valley Farmers Market and Bazaar at: santanvalleyfarmersmarket.com

There is a special discount offer for business that wants a booth for the day and uses the code, santanchamber.

They will pay just $15.00 (Please note that direct sales/mlm distributors should contact the San Tan Valley Farmers Market and Bazaar before registering for a booth to avoid duplication of products).

Booth space is limited so don’t miss this great opportunity to share what your small business does in San Tan Valley on Small Business Saturday.

We we’re so excited to be asked to co-host with the San Tan Valley Chamber of Commerce Small Business Saturday! We we’re EVEN MORE excited to be the first “event” out here where the homebased businesses would be able to participte!! -Netty & Carrie

**COME ONE COME ALL**SUPPORT YOUR NEIGHBORS & COMMUNITY

ALL ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE!! VISIT

WWW.SANTANVALLEYFARMERSMARKET.COM TO SIGN UP NOW!

Living In a household of six, where there are four of us that root for different teams surely can make for fun game days. My husband is a true Redskin’s fan (for shame, right!?); one of the 11 year old triplets is a Cowboy’s fan (really? ROMO?).

The other 11 year old (yep, triplet) is a Card’s fan (go him!) and the 13 year old, as well as myself say, “GO PATS! WE WILL GO ALL THE WAY!” And last, but definitely not least is the OTHER 11 year old. I think she just relates to the cheerleaders. To me, there is nothing like a day of Thanks with homemade food, cable TV and unconditional (despite winners/losers) blessings of love.

American football is one of the many traditions in American culture that is associated with Thanksgiving Day. Virtually every level of football, from amateur and high school to college and the NFL (and even the CFL on Canadian Thanksgiving), plays football on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday) or the immediately following holiday weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday).

Professional football teams and leagues have played on Thanksgiving from the start, with pro leagues and teams having played on Thanksgiving since the 1890s. It carried over when Buffalo and Rochester, two members of the New York Pro Football League which had held its championship on

Thanksgiving 1919, and the Ohio League, which traditionally held its marquee matchups on Thanksgiving, combined into the NFL upon its founding in 1920, and as such, the NFL has played on Thanksgiving ever since. The Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys have played home games on Thanksgiving since 1934 and 1966, respectively, in a series called the Thanksgiving Classic. Beginning in 2006, the NFL added a third game on Thanksgiving night with a rotating host team.

The rival American Football League also played on Thanksgiving in the 1960s, as did the All-America Football Conference in the 1940s and the original AFL in 1926.

In the Canadian Football League, where games are played on Canadian Thanksgiving, the CFL hosts two games in the Thanksgiving Day Classic; it is one of only two weeks each year in which the CFL plays on a Monday, the other being the Labor Day Classic. The difference between the Thanksgiving and Labour Day games is that the Thanksgiving Day games do not have the same matchups each year; however, like its American counterpart, one of the games has a regular host (in the CFL’s case, the Montreal Alouettes). Coincidentally, both the Grey Cup, the CFL’s championship game, and the Vanier Cup, the championship of Canadian college football, are both traditionally played on the fourth

weekend in November, which amounts to the week before or the week after American Thanksgiving.

The World Football League originally planned to hold its 1974 championship game, World Bowl 1, the day after Thanksgiving in 1974; the business failures of the 1974 season led to the league reorganizing the playoff structure and pushing the World Bowl one week back. Similarly, the United Football League, which began play in 2009, held its first two UFL Championship Games over Thanksgiving weekend; this was not the case for the trunacted 2011 UFL season and current plans are for the championship game of the 2012 UFL season to be held December 1.

College and professional games played over Thanksgiving weekend are usually referred to as a classic. The University of Michigan made it a tradition to play annual Thanksgiving games, holding 19 such games from 1885 to 1905. The Thanksgiving Day games between Michigan and the Chicago Maroons in the 1890s have been cited as “The Beginning of Thanksgiving Day Football.”[21] In fact, Yale and Princeton began an annual tradition of playing against each other on Thanksgiving Day starting in 1876.

The Turkey Day Classic, a college football game between Alabama State University and Tuskegee University, has been played on Thanksgiving Day annually since 1924. It is also the oldest black college football classic, since the two colleges first played each other in 1901. Another popular black college football classic played on Thanksgiving weekend is the Bayou Classic between Grambling State University and Southern University, which is held the Saturday after Thanksgiving.And, last but not least is the Turkey Bowl. An example of an informal game from Redmond,

Washington.

Unorganized groups have also been known to partake in American football on Thanksgiving. These informal matches are usually known as a Turkey Bowl (not to be confused with some high school football games that also use the name “Turkey Bowl”, see above, and with Turkey Bowling). These games are usually unofficiated with a flag football, street football or touch football format.

While the games themselves are not generally nationally known, Turkey Bowls hold importance for those who participate and it is not uncommon for rivalries to last for decades.[20] Turkey Bowls are played by a variety of people including extended families, college fraternities, volunteer fire departments, and local churches across the country which use the day and the game to have fun, exercise and renew old acquaintances.

To all of the readers of East Valley Magazine, may you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Please take a moment to reflect on what you are grateful for and may all of YOUR teams win!

Sincerely,Stephanie Lynn KeefeFor more information on Thanksgiving Game Day: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football_on_Thanksgiving

THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS: TURKEY, ALL THE SIDES and….FOOTBALL!

Sweetie Peaz Frozen Yogurt first opened its doors in April of 2011 as a locally owned and operated business, “a mom and pop” dessert shop that has since become a favorite in San Tan Valley.

Located at the Southwest corner of Combs and Gantzel, they specialize in creating dessert your own way with over 10 flavors of frozen yogurt and over 50 topping offering endless possibilities.

We always carry a dairy free option, as well as a yogurt with only 8 calories per ounce (that’s only 2 points for a cup for those who do Weight Watchers) and 9 carbs per ½ cup that is also safe for most diabetics and those who are lactose intolerant.

We even have a variety of drinks including coffee and hot chocolate. In March of 2013, Sweetie Peaz Frozen Yogurt opened their second location in Mesa at the Southwest corner of Ellsworth and Baseline and officially became a chain, albeit a very small one!

Sweetie Peaz offers catering, event attendance, fundraising and even gift certificates which are perfect for the holidays and birthdays.

Customers can earn free yogurt by participating in their loyalty program, which Sweetie Peaz does all the work tracking! Not to mention, you can follow them on facebook at facebook/sweetiepeaz or twitter @sweetiepeaz to be the first to receive special discounts, participate in contests to win prizes or vote on new flavors! Embracing the community is key to Sweetie Peaz. Since they have opened, they have supported over 100 different organizations and causes from Relay for Life to our local schools. Stacey Tardif, owner of Sweetie Peaz, feels as though giving back to the local community is partially why the store has been successful.

“We have been blessed to open a small business, not to mention stay open for three years now and we absolutely could not do it without this amazing community, “ says Stacey.

Additionally, Sweetie Peaz focuses on providing excellent customer service, while in one of the cleanest businesses in town both of which are the pride of the store. “We want you to come back to our store over and over again because you

were made to feel welcome and appreciated for your business. I tell every employee I hire that the customer pays for them and myself to be here and never to lose sight of that, ” states Stacey. When asked what her favorite combination of yogurt and toppings, Stacey states, “My favorite is the Cake Batter with waffle cone, white chocolate chips, fresh strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries and almonds drizzled with caramel, but to be honest, there’s not a lot I don’t like.” What’s coming soon to Sweetie Peaz? Look for more variety of desserts, starting with freshly baked cookies that can be added to your yogurt creation or purchased separately.

All we know is, it’s true what they say…

Life is Sweet at Sweetie Peaz.

located in the Fry's Marketplace Plaza at the Corner of Combs and Gantzel

85 W. Combs Road, Suite 111 Queen Creek, AZ 85140

DISCLAIMER* in some very few cases this has lightened the fabric and/or spread the ink. You can try it on an unnoticeable area first. And just ask yourself what is worse, marker down the side of your couch or a lightened area of your couch? And then go out and replace all the permanent markers with washable ones till they are in college.

Riggs ServicesFamily Owned and Operated by: Joel and Netty Riggs

Joel and I have been married 12 yrs. We have 3 boys from 6yrs old to 11yrs old, and I have 2 other children 18 and 22 and a 3yr old grandson. I was a dental assistant for 5 years when we met and quit to be a stay at home mom when I was pregnant with our 1st. After 7 years of marriage and 17 yrs of Joel being a bill collector, we started a new venture as a family owned and operated carpet cleaning company out here in San Tan Valley.

In 2007 my father was selling his janitorial busi-ness. They had a fully equipped carpet cleaning van, that wasn’t going to make or break the deal, so he offered to lease it to us. Joel always wanted to work for himself so we decided, why not give it a try.

He started out doing night & weekend jobs, while he continued to work in collections. After having some training and building a small cus-tomer base, he was laid-off. We decided this was the universes way of saying sink or swim…so we swam. We have worked very hard, sometimes not very smart, but through trial and error, we have built our company to where we are now.

Joel and I have been serving the valley since 2007. Our lives revolve around our business which means we really care about your satis-faction on the services we provide. We work closely with a lot of small businesses and 90% of our work comes from referrals. Remember when you use our company you are getting unbeatable service at comparable prices and your helping a family fulfill their dreams.

Get Marker out of your couch...

Children can be a blessing. But they can also be hard on our furniture. Of course your best option is calling in a professional, but what if you can’t?

Our suggestion is, rubbing alcohol and a white cloth. As with all your spots and spills always use white so you don’t transfer dye. Pour the alcohol on the white cloth and dab it on the “art work”.

Thank you Riggs Services for this wonderful HOW TO tip.

TESTIMONIAL:

Amanda W. “I have 3 small dogs that had just utterly trashed my carpets. We’re talking deep and frequent stains. I honestly thought they were beyond repair. I’d tried so many things from umpteen carpet shampoo machines to every cleaner under the sun and noth-ing even made a dent it was so bad.

Joel came and was here less than 45 minutes and my carpets are amazing. They’re actually white, who knew!?

I’m so grateful to him for making a better environment for me and my 18 month old son. I will be recommending him to anyone who will listen!”

JOEL & NETTY RIGGS

What we offer- x Truck mounted equipment x Carpet cleaning x Tile & Grout cleaning x Natural stone cleaning x Upholstery Cleaning x Residential & Commercial work x Hot water extraction with 200+

degrees heat

What we don’t do-

x carpet stretching x carpet repairs x grout repairs x Saltillo or granite cleaning

Schedule Your Cleaning Today

(602)492-6354

Visit Netty’s Blog riggsservices.blogspot.com

for helpful Tips and How To’s

THE GOOD LIFE FESTIVAL AT ENCANTERRA™ ENTERS ITS FIFTH SEASON WITH ALL- STAR MUSICAL LINEUP

NOVEMBER 15th 2014

“We’ve reached out to our fan base this year to discover which bands they’d most like to see,” said Hal Looney, Shea Homes Active Lifestyle Communities Arizona Area President. “We listened to their feedback in selecting the talent for this upcoming season of the Good Life Festival. We’re pleased to announce an impressive line-up, based on our festival fans guidance.”

The Good Life Festival has grown exponentially in popularity over the past few years, more than doubling in attendance size since 2011. The series concept launched at Encanterra in 2010 and has become a one-a-kind haven for attendees to experience legendary musical acts at a resort venue setting while enjoying food, wine and shopping artisan retailer areas. This year’s concert series is expected to be the Festival’s highest attendance in history.

Described as the “most authentic Police tribute band in the world,” The Police Experience will get things started with an intimate fall show on Saturday, November 15 in a spectacular outdoor setting. The band will play favorites to transport guests back to the 80s, including “Roxanne”, “Walking On the Moon”, and “Don’t Stand So Close to Me.” Seating is limited and all tickets are general admission.

VISIT TheGoodLifeFest.com to purchase tickets.

• $35 – general admission

During the fall, The Good Life Festival moves to the outdoor event space adjacent to Encanterra’s La Casa club. All seats for this smaller venue are general admission. Food and drink service will be available for purchase.

*Must be age 21 or older to participate in wine tasting.

THE GOOD LIFE FESTIVAL™More than just great music, The Good Life Festival™ at Encanterra offers people a taste of what living the “good life” is like when you call Encanterra home. For the latest information about the festival, visit TheGoodLifeFest.com and Encanterra.com, or call Encanterra at (480) 677-8000.

ABOUT ENCANTERRAEncanterra Country Club is a 745-acre gated residential community located in San Tan Valley. This all-ages resort community features architectural styles that pair Old World charm and authenticity with New World design and technology. Life at Encanterra revolves around the more than 60,000-square-foot stunning private club, La Casa, and a private, Tom Lehman signature designed 18-hole championship golf course. All homeowners at Encanterra Country Club have social membership privileges at La Casa. For more information about Encanterra Country Club visit Encanterra.com.

It’s time to talk turkey, turkey!

Which cooking method makes the better turkey: grilling, deep frying, roasting, or smoking?

Your cooking method is a matter of personal taste. Your choice, however, should depend on the palate of the majority of your guests. Below are some differences in the methods of cooking turkey.

Before cooking a turkey using any of these methods remove the neck and giblets, rinse the turkey well, and pluck any feather remnants. Cook your turkey breast side up. Always remove the pop-out thermometer. Pop-outs are not very reliable. A cooking thermometer should be used to make sure your turkey is done. A turkey is done when a thermometer inserted in the breast measures 1700, or the thigh measures 1800.

Roasted Turkey

Roasting turkey is a one of the easiest ways to cook your turkey. A turkey can be roasted in the oven on a roasting rack in a disposable pan covered with aluminum foil. The turkey should be cooked at 4500 for approximately 30 minutes, then 10-15 minutes per pound at 3500.

One great thing about roasting your turkey is that there are an assortment of bastes from which to choose. Depending on the variety you want to add to your feast you can baste the turkey in its own juices, fruits, beer, or wine.

One downside to roasting a turkey is that failure to baste the turkey approximately every 15 minutes will result in dry turkey. If the turkey is not basted, or the tent is not well sealed turkey juices will evaporate leaving turkey meat that sticks to the roof of your mouth.

Another thing to remember when roasting a turkey is to place it on a roasting rack. If the turkey rests in the bottom of the roasting pan it will fry in its own juices. It may also cook

too quickly. There are recipes and pre-prepared injections for moisturizing turkeys. Don’t hesitate to use an injection. Flavor is preferable to dry turkey.

Roasted turkey seems to be the traditional favorite. It is easy to find basting recipes in cookbooks and on the internet. Roastin turkey is the best way to cook stuffing. Stuffing can be bought premixed or your favorite homemade dressing can be cooked inside the turkey.

Deep Fried

Turkey

Deep fried turkeys have become more and more popular. A fried turkey is usually crisp on the outside, and tender and juicy on the inside. Fried turkey is not greasy if cooked correctly. Frying is also the quickest way to cook a turkey.

Frying a turkey, however, is a lot different than popping a turkey in the oven to roast.

Do not attempt to deep fry a turkey on your stove top. The temperatures are too high, the turkey is too big, and there is too much hot oil. Home stores, such as Home Depot and Lowe’s sells outdoor deep fryers that are ideal for frying turkeys. Outdoor deep fryers are also used to fry fish and make Cajun boils, so they are usually easy to find. The best time to buy a deep fryer is after the holidays when they are on sale. However, unless you know someone who owns a fryer you can use, you will need to buy a fryer. Attempting to fry a turkey inside is not recommended under any circumstances.

Before frying a turkey, clean it; bind the head and wings. Season it. Use rub on seasoning and/or flavor injections. The turkey should be thawed to room temperature

before frying.

Use a turkey hook, approximately $40, or devise your own hook to submerge the turkey in hot oil. A large fish hook or bar hook with a solid chain or rope can be used to devise your own turkey hook. Hook the turkey in the rear. Lower it in the fryer head first.

Be sure to wear quality oven

gloves. Heat will travel quickly up a chain or other metal device. One way to avoid touching the rope or chain is to suspend it from a solid piece of wood that is wider than the circumference of the deep fryer.

Peanut oil, though more expensive than vegetable oil, is the best oil in which to fry your turkey. Expect to go through several gallons of oil. Your turkey must be completely submersed in oil with an inch or two above the turkey. Heat the oil to 4000 before placing the turkey in the oil. Just before lowering the turkey in the oil, turn the deep fryer off. There will be a huge fry back splash once you place the turkey in the oil. This is the most difficult part of frying a turkey. Take extra care to ensure that you do not get scalded.

Turn the fryer back on, and monitor the temperature gauge to cook the turkey at 3500 degrees. Temperatures lower than 3300 allow the turkey to absorb too much oil. Fried turkeys cook at approximately three minutes per pound. A twelve pound turkey should be done in 36 minutes.

Once the turkey is done, turn off the fryer, and slowly remove the turkey. Allow oil to drain off the turkey as you remove it.

Once you become known as a skilled turkey fryer, you will be frying turkeys for friends and family. Stock up on peanut oil, or make each person supply their own oil and turkey.

Grilled Turkey

Slow grilled turkeys are tasty. Grilling can be slow and tedious, but the result is rewarding.Grilling a turkey is much like roasting a turkey, except that you will place the disposable turkey pan on the grill. I still recommend using a roasting rack in the bottom of the pan, as the bottom of the turkey can burn on the grill if the turkey becomes too dry.

Most recipes for grilling turkey say to cook the turkey over medium high heat for two to two and one-half hours. For a more tender turkey cook over a lower flame for an additional hour or two. The key to a great grilled turkey is basting. As with an oven roasted turkey, a grilled turkey should be basted with water or the basting recipe of your choice every fifteen to twenty minutes.

When cooking your turkey over a lower flame, for a longer period of time, use a cooking thermometer to determine when the turkey is done.

The Best Turkey: Grilled, Deep Fried, Oven Roasted, or Smoked?

The steam generated by the smoker cooks your turkey. When you check the wood, open and close the external cylinder door quickly. Heat escapes very quickly through the door. A door that is open too long brings down the temperature and affects your cooking time.

Cooking time for a smoked turkey is not as easy to estimate. Variances in temperature, turkey size, and distance close to or away from the smoke and fire will all determine cooking speed. A general rule of thumb is 20 to 30 minutes per pound. Again, use a thermometer to determine when the turkey is done.

Do not stuff smoked turkeys. The turkey cooks too slowly to cook dressing and the dressing would taste terrible anyway.

One of the benefits of using a turkey smoker is that you can often smoke a couple of turkeys at one time. This may benefit you in the long run, as people will pay five dollar a pound or more for a good smoked turkey.

No matter how you decide to cook your turkey, don’t forget to save the drippings for gravy. Plus, your favorite sides such as (but not limited to): Mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, fresh buns and butter, squash, pumpkin pie and let’s not forget the STUFFING!

What are some of your favorite sides?

Oh, and don’t forget!

Make soup out of the leftovers!

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!

By Stephanie Lynn Keefe

Resource: http://voices.yahoo.com/the-best-turkey-grilled-deep-fried-oven-roasted-or-638793.html

Smoked Turkey

Smoked turkey is the best tasting turkey. It takes the longest cooking time and also requires the right equipment. Smoked turkey’s can be purchased, but they carry a big price tag. One reason is that they are worth it. Smoked turkey is absolutely fabulous.

The biggest piece of equipment you need is a water smoker. Water smokers can also be bought at home stores, like Home Depot or Lowe’s, but many people never try out their smoker and you can often find a smoker at a yard sale, or thrift store. Water smokers may be powered by electricity, gas, or charcoal. Charcoal smokers have two pans. One pan holds charcoal, the other holds water to create smoke hot enough for cooking.

A typical water smoker holds wood chips and liquid in the lower portion. A rack is suspended in the top half of the smoker to hold the turkey. Wood chips or charcoal can be added to the smoker through a side door.

Smoking works best on turkeys 12 pounds or smaller. I prefer to smoke turkeys 10 pounds or less. A little salt and pepper is the only seasoning required. Use hickory or mesquite wood chips to add a delicious smoky flavor to the turkey. Pine, fir, cedar, or spruce wood should not be used. Turpentine will be released giving your turkey a green wood flavor. Your turkey will also be covered with black pitch.

Prepare the water and wood in your smoker, close the lid, and wait for the contents to heat to 3000. Clean your turkey and place it breast up on the cooking rack.

Work to maintain a 2500 to 3000 cooking temperature. Check the liquid and wood every thirty minutes to an hour.

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