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Welcome to Sweet Life with Vianney Rodriguez

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Recent Recipes

Coconut Water Strawberry Vodka Cocktail recipe

Coconut Water Strawberry Vodka Cocktail

Recipe here
How to make Agua Preparada

How to make Agua Preparada

Recipe here
Big Red Fajitas

Big Red Fajitas

Recipe here
easy lemon margarita recipe

Lemon Margarita

Recipe here
easy Mexican shredded chicken recipe

Slow Cooker Guajillo Chicken

Recipe here

Featured Recipes

Olive Garden Salad with Spicy Olive Garden Dressing Inspired by Selena

Olive Garden Salad with Spicy Olive Garden Dressing Inspired by Selena

La Carcacha cocktail (Inspired by Selena)

La Carcacha cocktail (Inspired by Selena)

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Tex-Mex Breakfast

Rompope Pancakes {Mexican Eggnog Pancakes}

Rompope Pancakes {Mexican Eggnog Pancakes}

easy pumpkin atole recipe

Easy Avena de Calabaza

slow cooker hash brown salsa verde casserole recipe

Salsa Verde Slow Cooker Hash Brown Casserole

Amaranth Atole with Pears (Atole de Amaranth con Peras)

Amaranth Atole with Pears (Atole de Amaranth con Peras)

Champurrado served in a very nice cup

How to make Champurrado

Atole de Tamarindo

Atole de Tamarindo

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Tex-Mex Appetizers

Baked Chicken Flautas with Roasted Poblano-Avocado Sauce

Baked Chicken Flautas with Roasted Poblano-Avocado Sauce

Spicy Bean Dip

Spicy Bean Dip

10 Easy Recipes To Host The Ultimate Football Fiesta

10 Easy Recipes To Host The Ultimate Football Fiesta

Baked Chicken Nachos

Baked Chicken Nachos

Fried Hominy with Cilantro Pepita Pesto

Fried Hominy with Cilantro Pepita Pesto

Poblano Quesadillas from sweetlifebake.com

Roasted Poblano Quesadillas

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Texas in my Heart


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Tex-Mex Salsas & Dips

Texas Caviar

Texas Caviar

Watermelon Salsa

Watermelon Salsa

Honeydew Salsa

Honeydew Salsa

salmon with Caribbean salsa

Chile Lime Salmon with Caribbean Salsa

Grilled Shrimp with Cilantro-Lemon Salsa Verde

Grilled Shrimp with Cilantro-Lemon Salsa Verde

Chile con Queso with Pico de Gallo

Chile con Queso with Pico de Gallo

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Tex-Mex Desserts

Cascarone Sugar Cookie Cake from sweetlifebake.com

Cascarones! Cascarone Sugar Cookie Cake

Chocolate-Dipped Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches

Chocolate-Dipped Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches

How to Make Blackberry Pecan Empanadas {Video}

How to Make Blackberry Pecan Empanadas {Video}

Dulce de Leche Marshmallows

Dulce de Leche Marshmallows

Avocado Cheesecake Bars

Avocado Cheesecake Bars

Chocolate Cake with Prickly Pear Jam

Chocolate Cake with Prickly Pear Jam

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About Sweet Life

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Hi, I’m Vianney Rodriguez, the founder, recipe developer and South Texas foodie behind Sweet Life. I’m also the Author of Latin Twist, a collection of nearly 100 delicious Latin-inspired cocktails and the The Tex-Mex Slow Cooker, a gorgeous cookbook filled with 100 incredible Tex-Mex recipes that you can easily make at home in your slow cooker.

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Tex-Mex Cocktails

how to make a cranberry mezcal paloma

Cranberry Mezcal Paloma

Homemade Hibiscus Cinnamon Syrup (Plus 3 Cocktails to Use It In)

Homemade Hibiscus Cinnamon Syrup (Plus 3 Cocktails to Use It In)

how to make coconut horchata

Horchata de Coco

Blackberry Jalapeno Margarita

Blackberry Jalapeno Margarita

watermelon paloma DIY watermelon punch bowl

Watermelon Palomas {DIY Watermelon Punch Bowl}

Watermelon-Lime Soda

Watermelon-Lime Soda

Paloma Cocktail Marinated Chicken Fajitas

Paloma Cocktail Marinated Chicken Fajitas

Grapefruit-Cranberry Tequila Cooler

Grapefruit-Cranberry Tequila Cooler

Chocolate Rompope – Mexican Eggnog

Chocolate Rompope – Mexican Eggnog

DIY Holiday Gift Idea: Homemade Hibiscus Cinnamon Syrup

DIY Holiday Gift Idea: Homemade Hibiscus Cinnamon Syrup

Hibiscus Ponche Navideño served in cute cups

Hibiscus Ponche Navideño

Hibiscus Champagne Cocktail

Hibiscus Champagne Cocktail

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Welcome to Sweet Life.

I'm Vianney, an Award-Winning Food Blogger, Recipe Developer and the Author of The Tex-Mex Slow Cooker and Latin Twist. Here in South Texas, we love to entertain and spend time in the company of good people. Sweet Life is a celebration of that connection and the vibrant, unique culture of South Texas.

Featured Cocktails

easy to make mango margarita recipe

Frozen Mango Margaritas

August 9, 2024 | Leave a Comment

HIBISCUS FRENCH 75 cocktail recipe

Hibiscus French 75

April 26, 2024 | Leave a Comment

El Muerto Cocktail recipe

El Muerto Cocktail

October 30, 2023 | Leave a Comment

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