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Best Chicken Wings in Phoenix

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 sharondashariee

We are always on the hunt for the best chicken wing, because there is always a best to be found, right?

I noticed someone posted a question in a group I follow, and she said… “I’m new to the Phoenix area. Where can I find the best chicken wings?” I almost did not scroll through the comments, but because I am who I am I had to, even though I felt confident with the wing choices in my area.

I see the usual places repeatedly, but as I kept scrolling through the comments, I kept seeing Valley Wings.

“Valley Wings has the best wings and sauce.”

“Valley Wings is always fresh.”

“Definitely try Valley Wings.”

Valley Wings (Buffalo and Honey Hot Flavors)

I leave the comments and add Valley Wings to my phone’s notepad page, “Restaurants to Try.”

My husband literally says the next day, “I want some wings.” I said, “all these people kept saying Valley Wings is the best.” He was skeptical, so we had to check them out.

We ordered from the car. Waited the 15 minutes they said it would take to complete our 20-wing order of 10 Honey Hot, 10 Buffalo and Chicken Alfredo Fries.

My husband went inside to pick-up our order. We were going to drive home and eat, but we peeked into the box and mad the quick decision to eat in the car.

We debated Valley Wings against all our previous favorites, and my husband is staying true to his, but he says Valley Wings is a top contender. I am all in with Valley Wings, they are THAT good!

Location visited:

Valley Wings
15414 N. 19th Avenue, C
Phoenix, AZ 85023

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Yeouth Retinol 2.5% Serum

June 18, 2020 sharondashariee

I shared that I get sun spots on my face, especially in my T-Zone so I’ve been using Yeouth Skincare Retinol Serum to help tame or rid these spots.

So far, it has worked wonders! I was a little concerned since I have sensitive skin, but Yeouth Skincare Serum has aloe vera to help soothe so I haven’t had the slightest irritation.⁣⁣

In addition to helping with sun spots, Yeouth also helps with wrinkles, brightening and firmer skin.⁣⁣ I am interested in testing out the moisturizing cream as well.

I’ll let you guys know how I like it.⁣⁣ If you don’t have a hyaluronic retinol serum in your skin
care routine, check out Yeouth Skincare!

Can be purchased on amazon.com or from their website yeoth.com

Lemon Tree, Plants

Semi-Dwarf Meyer Lemon Tree

May 20, 2020 sharondashariee

We planted a lemon tree. It is a semi-dwarf Meyer lemon tree. It can grow up to 6ft, but no more than 8ft. I planted it in a beautiful piece of pottery we purchased from the Plant Stand to contain its size.

I had been to the Plant Stand and walked around taking in all of what they have, and they have A LOT. Real and artificial plants and trees. Indoor and outdoor plants. Small, medium and large pottery. I took my husband back because he would like to grow new trees in the backyard, and I told him the Plant Stand may be his source.

The Plant Stand of Arizona

I went online as well and browsed around. I decided to go back to get a planter for my new lemon tree. It was hard to decide because there are so many great choices, but I fell in love with this planter. I paid $83 and they will cure the pot for 20% of the cost, which was about $16 for the protection against the continuous watering and ailments.

The Plant Stand has many selections of pottery fitting any style. Here is another snippet of what they have to offer indoors.

When I do anything, I research all there is to know about it, or at least I try. My Google search, “what soil should a beginner gardener use for food gardening?” This soil came up many times, on many lists so I decided on this one. It was $7.47 per bag at Home Depot. I purchased 2 bags, but I only needed one and little bit.

I took my Meyer lemon tree out of the original container, along with its native soil and combined it with the Miracle Grow-Cactus, Palm and Citrus soil. We purchased the lemon tree from Lowe’s Home Improvement store for $30. Next, we watered the soil and placed the tree in the space that will be its home for now.

Have you grown citrus before? How many fruits does your tree produce yearly?

Location Visited:

The Plant Stand of Arizona
6420 S. 28th Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85042

Website: www.plantstandaz.com

Living

Building a Raised Garden Bed

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 sharondashariee

Let the growing games begin!

This has been a thought in my mind for a few years. After taking in gardening content for the purposes of growing food, attending classes, and stalking the amazing gardeners of Instagram, I am finally jumping out there with what I know to see what happens.

I ordered this raised garden bed on Amazon. It was super easy to put together. If I can harvest just one thing that is edible, I will be a happy woman.

As mentioned, I purchased this garden bed from Amazon. This raised bed is not available directly through Amazon anymore, but there are a ton of options to choose from.

The pieces were packaged nice and secure. Every piece was cut precisely, to allow the groves to slide into place. There are no tools required to build the actual box. You will only need a screwdriver to screw in the screws that attach to the decorative pieces on each corner of the raised bed. I used a battery pack drill to do this, easy, but you can use a hand screwdriver with a little elbow grease.

The total build time took 22 minutes, from start to finish. I built it alone, in my dining room. No help is required.

This bed seems to be a great product and it gathers great reviews. I paid $99. The current cost of this specific raised bed at the time of this post is, $109.

This is where you can order the garden bed directly: www.bestchoiceproducts.com

Added bonus: Free shipping, no minimum.

Do you have a home garden? If so, what are you currently growing? If not, what would you like to see me grow in my garden?

I hope you follow me along this journey.

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Bruster’s Real Ice-Cream

March 11, 2020May 4, 2020 sharondashariee

You can never fail with a trip to the ice cream shop! Well, if they’re lactose intolerant, you can but Bruster’s Fresh even has non-dairy treats like Freezes.⁣
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Even when it’s raining, like it is in Phoenix today, eat ice-cream and talk about how cold you are. Who does that? I do.

Bruster’s Real Ice-Cream in the Arrowhead area is a quick and easy ice cream stand with walk-up ordering and benches for outdoor seating. You know what I say, everything tastes better when you eat it outside. You can even grab your ice cream to-go thru the drive-thru, if you’re on the go.

Rich, creamy and lots of flavors to choose from! They even let you sample if you can’t decide what you should go with.⁣

Grab your kiddos and even your fur babies. Free ice cream to children under 40” and doggie sundaes for your non-human friends.
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What’s your favorite ice-cream flavor. Here I have Rocky Road on the bottom and Cookies ‘N Cream on the top. (Sugar-free options are also available.)⁣
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FUN FACT: I DO NOT eat chocolate ice-cream, but I eat Rocky Road.

Location visited:
17115 N 51st Avenue
Glendale, AZ 85308