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Recent Recipes

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
pineapple poblano salsa recipe

Pineapple Poblano Salsa

Recipe here

Featured Recipes

Coca-Cola Cake – Selena Week

Coca-Cola Cake – Selena Week

Dreaming of You Creamy Coca-Cola Cocktail – Selena Week

Dreaming of You Creamy Coca-Cola Cocktail – Selena Week

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Tex-Mex Breakfast

Chorizo con Papa y Huevo Breakfast Sandwiches

Mini Chorizo con Papa y Huevo Breakfast Sandwiches

slow cooker hash brown salsa verde casserole recipe

Salsa Verde Slow Cooker Hash Brown Casserole

DIY Bloody Mary Bar + Spicy Bloody Mary Recipe (VIDEO)

DIY Bloody Mary Bar + Spicy Bloody Mary Recipe (VIDEO)

Amaranth Atole with Pears (Atole de Amaranth con Peras)

Amaranth Atole with Pears (Atole de Amaranth con Peras)

Marigold Bread

Marigold Bread

Piloncillo Syrup

Piloncillo Syrup

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Tex-Mex Appetizers

Mini Beef Empanadas

Mini Beef Empanadas

Chicken Taquitos with Creamy Poblano Sauce

Chicken Taquitos with Creamy Poblano Sauce

Baked Chicken Nachos

Baked Chicken Nachos

Easy Enfrijoladas

Easy Enfrijoladas

Easy Goat Cheese Appetizer (Pepita, Chipotle, Cumin-Oregano)

Easy Goat Cheese Appetizer (Pepita, Chipotle, Cumin-Oregano)

papaya fruit salsa recipe

Papaya Pineapple Salsa

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Texas in my Heart


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Tex-Mex Salsas & Dips

Pork Tenderloin Tostadas with Mango Salsa

Pork Tenderloin Tostadas with Mango Salsa

salmon with Caribbean salsa

Chile Lime Salmon with Caribbean Salsa

Beef Fajitas with Spicy Peanut Salsa {Salsa de Cacahuate}

Beef Fajitas with Spicy Peanut Salsa {Salsa de Cacahuate}

Watermelon Salsa

Watermelon Salsa

Slow Cooker Oxtails in Salsa Verde

Slow Cooker Oxtails in Salsa Verde

Texas Caviar

Texas Caviar

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Tex-Mex Desserts

How to Make Empanada and Sope Dough {Video}

How to Make Empanada and Sope Dough {Video}

No-Bake Mini Dulce de Leche Cheesecakes

No-Bake Mini Dulce de Leche Cheesecakes

how to make a peach tres leches cake

Peach Tres Leches Cake

Chef Aarón Sánchez’s Mexican Chocolate Pudding Cake

Chef Aarón Sánchez’s Mexican Chocolate Pudding Cake

sweet tamale recipe

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Tamales

Hibiscus Coconut Bundt Cake

Hibiscus Coconut Bundt Cake

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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

watermelon paloma DIY watermelon punch bowl

Watermelon Palomas {DIY Watermelon Punch Bowl}

Slow Cooker Blackberry-Hibiscus Cordial

Slow Cooker Blackberry-Hibiscus Cordial

Dia de Los Muertos – Marigold Infused Tequila

Dia de Los Muertos – Marigold Infused Tequila

Strawberry-Mint Agua Fresca

Strawberry-Mint Agua Fresca

Easy Ponche Navideño

Easy Ponche Navideño

DIY Holiday Gift Idea: Homemade Hibiscus Cinnamon Syrup

DIY Holiday Gift Idea: Homemade Hibiscus Cinnamon Syrup

Plum Pineapple Margarita

Plum Pineapple Margarita

Raspberry Paloma

Raspberry Paloma

Atole de Tamarindo

Atole de Tamarindo

Blackberry Jalapeno Margarita

Blackberry Jalapeno Margarita

Hibiscus Jam Cocktail

Hibiscus Jam Cocktail

Orange Persimmon Margarita

Orange Persimmon Margarita

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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

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HIBISCUS FRENCH 75 cocktail recipe

Hibiscus French 75

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El Muerto Cocktail recipe

El Muerto Cocktail

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