Cooking, Eating, Living My Sweet Life in Texas
Frozen Strawberry-Chile Margarita Why not make your weekend celebration even brighter with these easy-to-make frozen strawberry-chile margaritas? These strawberry-chile margaritas start with real strawberries-plump, juicy and bursting with summer goodness! Add a heaping spoon of green chiles for a warm touch, no need to worry these margaritas are not spicy. The green chiles enhance the sweet…
Mango Margaritas by the Pitcher Summertime calls for margaritas and nobody loves tequila more than I do! Margaritas are the ideal party cocktail and the combinations are endless, trust me I’ve been whipping up these bad boys for the last 5 years here on Sweet Life and even have a entire page dedicated to them….
Sparkling Citrus Margaritas I’m ringing in the New Year with a fun twist on the Margarita. Last year I created a margarita from our family tradition of las doce uvas, but this year I’m vamping up my margarita with a bit of the bubbly. A hint of fresh citrus, a touch of sweetness, topped off…
Happy Friday!! In honor of Labor Day Weekend I am leaving you with some of my favorite summer margaritas. Have a wonderful weekend!!
Candy Corn Infused Tequila Have an overload of candy corn from this year’s Halloween haul? Well have I got a tasty solution for you, candy corn infused tequila. I recently spotted a recipe for candy corn infused vodka and knew I just had to try recreate it with tequila (of course) and it rocks! …
Marigold Margarita Tequila infused with marigolds is at the base of this floral margarita. I made the marigold infused tequila in honor of my abuelito for Dia de Los Muertos. With a splash of fresh citrus juice, served chilled this margarita is a flowery delight. Many of my margaritas are made by the pitcher or…
Watermelon Salsa Have you heard this Texas joke? “Texas has four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer, and Christmas.” Well that joke is 100% true. , fall is in full swing in every other state, but get this… yesterday our temperature was highs in the 90’s. I’m half-heartedly complaining – As a proud Tejana I…
Seven Layer Burritos The famous Texas Dip, seven Layer dip is layered over warm tortillas is the ultimate weeknight dinner meal. Seven layer burritos, don’t they look amazing? Popular at potlucks in the 70’s this dip is still popular among the football crowd especially on Superbowl Sunday. Today the famous Texas Seven Layer dip gets a…
