Happy Foodie Friday!!! BEACH HOUSE TACO 🌮 REVIEW!!!!

Talk about an amaZing check mark on my foodie adventure list!!! I have driven by the Beach House many times and thought I HAVE TO GO THERE, but never made it there!!!! The fun hut vibes with a volkswagen van just jumped out and caught my attention buuuuut still i always just drove by and bookmarked it in yelp! BUUUUUUUUUT today was the day i FINALLY GOT TO TRY BEACH  HOUSE!!!

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 It went above and beyond all my expectations!!! This place has drool worthy tacos that was worth EVERY CALORIE!!!! I got three tacos for $7 and let me tell you it was delicious with a capital DELISH!!! I don't even like fish and fried fish taco was the star of my show!!! Coming in second was the carne asada taco and i was too full to try my chicken taco so i took it home for tomorrow! My niece who has allergies to protein got the cactus tacos and was blown away by the delicious , savory flavor of them!!! 

 I washed everything down with a frozen peach watermelon frozen lemonade which is just one of their many flavors to choose from!!! 

The atmosphere was casual and fun with some major San Diego vibes! It is outdoors but despite the AZ weather, the misters and shades keep everything nice to eat at despite the weather. Shout out to John the owner for having such a great place to eat! 

Keep up the deliciousness in flavor, prices and service!!! 

♥Mary Frances :)

Happy National PBJ Day!!!

Yes- NATIONAL PBJ DAY-  

It’s a real thing and well, it should be!!!

And Reese’s just came out with something to try on this day…

These funky foodie things are just a lure to my food adventure ways!!! I looooooove stuff like this!!! Have you ever tried the PBJ BURGER 🍔???
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When I saw these at Safeway, amidst my healthyISH grocery shopping, i kneeeeeeeeew I HAD TO TAKE THE TEST

GRAPE 🍇 OR STRAWBERRY 🍓 ???

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MY FINAL DECISION….

I can’t decide because…

THEY BOTH NEED MORE JELLY!!!

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A very thin layer of jelly that is very much over powered by the rest the peanut butter in the reese’s cup!!! it definitely needed 2x the amount of jelly to really get a taste 👅 for an actual PBJ reeses!!!! Come on reese’s, if you’re gonna do a PBJ do it RIGHT!!! Jelly should be oozing out!!!

♥Mary Frances :)

#1 USA YELP WINNER!!!! (Resturaunt Review)

Cocina Madrigal

My Pastor's wife told us about this place after Friday night prayer, she had just randomly found it going on a food adventure with a friend...YES, my pastor's wife does FOOD ADVENTURES TOO...thats another thing that makes her soooooo AWESOME!!! ;) a few months earlier, AND NOW IT HAS BEEN VOTED THE #1 RESTURAUNT ON YELP IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!! YUP, the whole entire USA and it's right here in PHOENIX!!!

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The HILARIOUS part about this, is that it is a VERY uh...GHETTOLICIOUS part of Phoenix too!!! Buuuuuuut hey...all the good places to eat usually are...well...EXCEPT Cheesecake Factory!!!;) It was really funny to see these RITZY Scottsdale folks walking the blocks over...cuz YES it's that crowded, OVER to the resturaunt...liiiiiiike literally you know it was their good deed to just drive in the neighborhood!!! BAHAHHAHAHAHAAAA!!!

AnywayZ, on with THE REVIEW!!!

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With a full stomach and jolly heart, I greet the people waiting in line for their party to be called and as I see them looking at their menus wondering what hey should get, I feel compelled to help them out!!!

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THE STEAK TACOS ARE THE BEST!!! Thank you they say, That's what I'm getting" says one man... and you literally see the relief come over him with his decision finally been made and you hear other chimes of yeah me too, thanks!

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As I get in the car my sister says, "did they just ask you what they should get?" "No," I say. "I didn't think so," she says in a very unimpressed-with-my-helping-random-strangers-what-to-order-voice. Buuuuuuut me, I just straighten my cape, knowing I did my part in helping make someone's food adventure the best experience possible!!!! ;)

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You guys, I'm telling you all, 

The Beef Tenderloin Steak tacos 

are for sure the star of the menu!!!

 I mean, pomegranate marinade, chipotle aioli, crispy fried jalapeños and onions, all in ONE TACO, how do you compete with that???? Weeeeeeelllll you don't!!! So El Pastor and Roasted veggie tacos just settle for being the delicious besties.

I love the fact that they allow you to mix and match the tacos so you can try three on one trip! I'm not a big seafood person buuuuuuut the tropical fish ones sound so good I'm considering trying one next time!!!!

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They also have an option for us keto folks to get the tacos in a lettuce cup. Although I did NOT stick to keto this time around... cuz I mean... how can I write a really accurate review without trying those carbs... it's a sacrifice... buuuuuuut I do it for YOU ALL!!!!;) And next time, lettuce cups!!!!

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For appetizers we got the house made chips and salsa and the street corn off the Cobb!!! Both were very good with lots of flavor. The salsa was neither mild or hot, just a little kick.

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Shout out to our waitress Alexa, only her second day but you would've thought she'd work their forever. She was helpful, friendly and attentive! Your doing an excellent job, keep up the good work!!! (:

Two things you guys could improve on:

1. The rice and beans were just kinda eh! Kinda like the nice, buuuuuuut homely stepsister's of the delicious family!!! I really think you guys can do better with these two... I believe you can give these two a makeover and make them into the beauties they should be.

2. Give us the chips and salsa for free!!! I mean, come on you guys are #1!!! Everyone knows that the chips and salsa are supposed just come to us... that's part of being a Mexican restaurant!!!!! I knoooooow it's only $1.95.... Buuuuuuut still... free is better... jus sayin!!! And also MY SISTER said to make sure to say bigger cups of salsa!!! Although they do give you more salsa without an extra added charge, they're VERY SMALL...almost can't even fit a a bigger chip in them! 

My sister got  the La Diabla chicken pasta and did not like it! Buuuuuuut she's really picky about spices and I think there was something Smokey in the sauce and she doesn't NOT like smoked anything! I tried it and thought it was very good though!!! I love that the noodles were flavored peppers!!!

Well everyone, make sure you purposely save room for the churros!!! You will be blown away!!!

Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside and filled with cream and laid in caramel and a little pool of cream to dip them in case all that just isn't enough!

Well. It's been a few hours... 

I think I'm gonna go take a bite of the leftover besties!!! 

Asta Lavista amigos!! 

(That was on Saturday, leftovers are LOOOOOONG gone by today...and it's like stepping out of a carb-a-licious ball and back to the LOW CARB reality...oh wait...I think I left my glass slipper there...except, I don't wear heels...it's more like Nikes or Uggs...and aint NO prince gonna bring me a taco an shoes cuz they've probably been pawned!!! AHAHAHAHAAA!!!)

♥Mary Frances :)

P.S. They do take reservations...buuuuuut on our hour lunch wait, we just went on another food adventure and got boba...Illl post that review NEXT week!!!

Taki Sandwich recipe!!!

Sooooooooo since this morning i've had hundreds of requests for my Taki Sandwich recipe...

                                        JUUUUUUUUUUST KIDDING!!!

Buuuuuuut I know you all are SECRETLY dying to try this!!! First of all, IF YOUR TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT, don't eat this UNLESS your NOT planning to eat anything else the whole day!!!! And NO MATTER WHAT, this is NOT keto friendly...ahhhh...here I sit relishing in my non-keto yesterday!!! Hee, hee!!! Anyways, lets get to this amaaaaaaaaaZing with a capital Z recipe!!!

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TAKI SANDWICH

Ingredients: 1-2 slices of soft bread, (white is most easy buuuuuut brioche bread is THE BEST)

Mayo (I prefer Kraft)

TAKIS!!! (8-16ish)

Directions: Spread a thick, but not too thick layer of mayo on bread each side of bread, i only do half a sandwich buuuuuut you can do a whole if you want, then lay your takis down until they go all the way across the bread and mayo, maybe add a few extra for good measure, then put the second slice of mayo bread on top, pick it up annnnnnnd...

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cRuNcH!!!

Soft bread is met with a spicy crunch and finished with a creamy slap of a deliciousness!!! 

Can we say PARTAAAAY in the mouth???

I'm telling you guys, this sandwich is worth EVERY SINGLE CALORIE!!! I do NOT regret eating this last night!!! and I'll let you in on a little secret, my NOT SO FOOD ADVENTUROUS SISTER, said she was NOT going to try this yesterday because it was "DISGUSTING" buuuuuuuuut I told her to JUST TRY IT...soooooo she took a bite of her kid's sandwich and then another AND ANOTHER....until they said MOOOOOOOM...she's probably gonna yell at me for sharing her secret, buuuuuuut SHE LOOOOOOOVED IT!!!! 

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Also, try dipping your takis in mayo...not like a ton...buuuuuut yeah...remember...these are splurge meals or snacks and should NOT be eaten regularly...MODERATION!!!! Hee, hee!!! 

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If you try a TakI Sandwich, Puuuuuuleeeeeeze let me know!!!! Even if you think it tastes disgusting, I'll think your cOoL for taking a FOOD ADVENTURE!!! ;)

♥Mary Frances :)

Arise Conference and ABQ Vaycay 2019!!!!

ARISE 2019
"Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee." (Isaiah 60:1)

Sooooooooo we went to the Arise Conference and one year anniversary service with the Fosters in  Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was such a fun trip!!! In case you all didn't already know this, I'm super into Yelp!!! Researching places to go, things to do and food to try! I love adventure with a capital L! HAHAHAAA!!! So I could pretty much, probably give the Fosters a tour of their own city at this point!!!!

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 Two things I learned on this trip: 1. New Mexicans don't really YELP, which pretty much rocked my world upside down...they use Trip Advisor OR Google reviews...come on guys GET ON YELP...its waaaaaay better!!! 2. CHILI EVERYTHING!!! I just realized, and I've been to New Mexico many times before, buuuuuuuuuut I just now realized how much they are into chilies!!! The famous question: do you want green or red chili? And of course ME, I say, I want it CHRISTMAS STYLE!!! 

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Thursday Noon/Night

When we started the trip, I noticed a beautiful rainbow in our destination ahead of us...

It made me think of something that one of the preachers said at Heritage a few years ago, he said, "If you want God's will for your life, it's easy, JUST STAY IN HIS WILL!!!" It's one of the simplest, but most profound statements I've heard, it's stuck with me! All we gotta do you guys, is STAY IN HIS WILL!!! 

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Weeeeeeeeeeeeellll that was for free...stay in his will my friends!!!
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First break!!!

Our whole crew in front of Auto Zone in Payson AZ...what is it about trips, it seems like we're always stopping to get new wind shield wipers!!! I gotta say that Auto Zone had THE CLEANEST bathrooms everrrrrrr!!!! LOL  

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Have you heard of the Amazon?

Sooooooooo as I said yesterday, we had the Nix, missionaries to Peru at our church Sunday morning. Well Bro. Nix had his wife come up and speak for a bit about their country. She gave a very intriuging talk on Peru, telling us all about the country enticing us with the beauty of the mountains, monkey island, BUUUUUUUUT especially with their food. Since then i've been looking up authentic Peruvian places to eat at here in AZ. 

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I found on YELP a 4.5 star, Peruvian family owned little place here that I plan to try in the future called, El Chullo, they even have the traditional Leche cookie and their purple corn drink...who's up for a food adventure??? ME!!! AHAHAHAAAAA!!! I'll have to see if I can get anyone to go on an adventure with me...My sister is only game if I can guarantee her its NOT going to be TOO AUTHENTIC!!! AHAHAHAHAAAAA!!! 

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 Anywayz, aside from all that, Sister Nix mentioned that they have the amazon jungle there. She then said, has anyone here ever been to the amazon? I was sitting there like, AMAZON? This sounds familiar...hmmmmm...AMAZON... seems like i've heard of this place before... Perhaps I've even been... then it just hit me...
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OMW! 

Liiiiiiiiike THE AMAZON PRIME???

LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKE

TOTALLY BEEN THERE SISTA!!! 

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IN FACT, I was just there yesturday, and the day before and the day before that and the day before that and I took a break today because it's church, buuuuuuuuuut I was thinking about going again tomorrow too!!! 

 AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!

♥Mary Frances :)

P.S. This blog post MAY contain some slight exaggerations on the amount of times I have visited the amazon...sooooo don't judge me based on the selfless desire to make you all smile...because really, this MAY contain exaggerations!!! Emphasis on MAY!!! Hee, hee!!! ;)