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Welcome to Sweet Life with Vianney Rodriguez

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Recent Recipes

how to make banana empanadas

Banana Empanadas

Recipe here
easy coconut horchata recipe

Coconut Horchata

Recipe here
how to make frijoles at home

My Abuelita’s Frijoles

Recipe here
sopa de elote con queso

Sopa de Elote con Queso

Recipe here
no bake grapefruit pie recipe

No Bake Grapefruit Pie

Recipe here

Featured Recipes

Tex-Mex Pizza โ€“ Selena Week

Tex-Mex Pizza โ€“ Selena Week

Stacked Beef Enchiladas โ€“ Selena Week

Stacked Beef Enchiladas โ€“ Selena Week

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Tex-Mex Breakfast

Caballeros Pobres {Giveaway}

Caballeros Pobres {Giveaway}

Potato and Egg Breakfast Tacos

Potato and Egg Breakfast Tacos

Champurrado served in a very nice cup

How to make Champurrado

slow cooker hash brown salsa verde casserole recipe

Salsa Verde Slow Cooker Hash Brown Casserole

slow cooker horchata latte

Slow Cooker Horchata Latte

Potato Chorizo Quesadillas from sweetlifebake.com

Chorizo and Potato Quesadillas with Spicy Ranchero Dipping Sauce

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Tex-Mex Appetizers

Avocado Tostada Bites

Avocado Tostada Bites

Mexican Summer Mingle

Mexican Summer Mingle

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

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

Texas Caviar

Texas Caviar

Sweet Potato Quesadillas

Sweet Potato Quesadillas

rajas con elote recipe

Tacos de Rajas de Poblano con Elote y Crema

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Texas in my Heart


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Tex-Mex Salsas & Dips

Beef Fajitas with Spicy Peanut Salsa {Salsa de Cacahuate}

Beef Fajitas with Spicy Peanut Salsa {Salsa de Cacahuate}

Warm Poblano Corn Salsa

Warm Poblano Corn Salsa

Grilled Shrimp with Cilantro-Lemon Salsa Verde

Grilled Shrimp with Cilantro-Lemon Salsa Verde

papaya fruit salsa recipe

Papaya Pineapple Salsa

salmon with Caribbean salsa

Chile Lime Salmon with Caribbean Salsa

Honeydew Salsa

Honeydew Salsa

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Tex-Mex Desserts

HOMEMADE CONCHA COFFEE CREAMER

HOMEMADE CONCHA COFFEE CREAMER

CONCHA BARK

CONCHA BARK

No-Bake Margarita Cheesecakes with Candied Lime

No-Bake Margarita Cheesecakes with Candied Lime

CONCHA ATOLE {Atole de Concha}

CONCHA ATOLE {Atole de Concha}

Paletas de Mango con Chile

Paletas de Mango con Chile

Margarita Cake recipe from sweetlifebake.com

Margarita Cake with Tequila Infused Whipped Cream

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About Sweet Life

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Hi, Iโ€™m Vianney Rodriguez, the founder, recipe developer and South Texas foodie behind Sweet Life. Iโ€™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

Agua Fresca de Aguacate (Avocado Cooler)

Agua Fresca de Aguacate (Avocado Cooler)

Hibiscus Champagne Cocktail

Hibiscus Champagne Cocktail

Slow Cooker Blackberry-Hibiscus Cordial

Slow Cooker Blackberry-Hibiscus Cordial

Paloma Cocktail Marinated Chicken Fajitas

Paloma Cocktail Marinated Chicken Fajitas

Watermelon-Lime Soda

Watermelon-Lime Soda

how to make a cranberry mezcal paloma

Cranberry Mezcal Paloma

Atole de Tamarindo

Atole de Tamarindo

Hibiscus Martini

Hibiscus Martini

how to make horchata in a blender

Apricot Horchata {Made with Dried Apricots}

How to Make Hibiscus Salt for Cocktails

How to Make Hibiscus Salt for Cocktails

Agua de Chayote

Agua de Chayote

Plum Pineapple Margarita

Plum Pineapple 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

El Muerto Cocktail recipe

El Muerto Cocktail

October 30, 2023 | Leave a Comment

how to make the donkey lady cocktail

The Donkey Lady Cocktail

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cazuela tequila cocktail

Hibiscus Mint Tequila Punch

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