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Welcome to Sweet Life with Vianney Rodriguez

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Recent Recipes

Guajillo Chicken Empanadas with Marigold Crema

Guajillo Chicken Empanadas with Marigold Crema

Recipe here
recipes with dried marigolds

How to Make Marigold Tamales

Recipe here
How to set up a Cantarito Bar at home

How to set up a Cantarito Bar

Recipe here
easy homemade chamoy peach ring recipe

Homemade Chamoy Peach Rings

Recipe here
Manzanilla Canela Latte recipe

Manzanilla Canela Latte

Recipe here

Featured Recipes

Bidi Bidi Bom Bom Vanilla Cake inspired by Selena

Bidi Bidi Bom Bom Vanilla Cake Inspired by Selena

Olive Garden Salad with Spicy Olive Garden Dressing Inspired by Selena

Olive Garden Salad with Spicy Olive Garden Dressing Inspired by Selena

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Tex-Mex Breakfast

Mexican Breakfast Pizza

Mexican Breakfast Pizza

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

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

easy pumpkin atole recipe

Easy Avena de Calabaza

Rompope Pancakes {Mexican Eggnog Pancakes}

Rompope Pancakes {Mexican Eggnog Pancakes}

Potato Chorizo Quesadillas from sweetlifebake.com

Chorizo and Potato Quesadillas with Spicy Ranchero Dipping Sauce

Chorizo con Papa y Huevo Breakfast Sandwiches

Mini Chorizo con Papa y Huevo Breakfast Sandwiches

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Tex-Mex Appetizers

Chile con Queso with Pico de Gallo

Chile con Queso with Pico de Gallo

how to make mango guacamole

Mango Guacamole

Mexican Summer Mingle

Mexican Summer Mingle

Sweet Potato Quesadillas

Sweet Potato Quesadillas

Calabacitas en Crema Mini Sopes

Calabacitas en Crema Mini Sopes

Pumpkin Chorizo Queso Fundido

Pumpkin Chorizo Queso Fundido

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Texas in my Heart


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Tex-Mex Salsas & Dips

salmon with Caribbean salsa

Chile Lime Salmon with Caribbean Salsa

papaya fruit salsa recipe

Papaya Pineapple 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

Slow Cooker Oxtails in Salsa Verde

Slow Cooker Oxtails in Salsa Verde

Beef Fajitas with Spicy Peanut Salsa {Salsa de Cacahuate}

Beef Fajitas with Spicy Peanut Salsa {Salsa de Cacahuate}

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Tex-Mex Desserts

Chocolate Churro Cookie Cups

Chocolate Churro Cookie Cups

Hibiscus Coconut Bundt Cake

Hibiscus Coconut Bundt Cake

Mexican sugar wafer cookie recipe

Chocolate Dipped Mexican Sugar Wafer Cookies

How to Make Empanada and Sope Dough {Video}

How to Make Empanada and Sope Dough {Video}

CONCHA BARK

CONCHA BARK

Cocadas

Cocadas

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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

Strawberry-Mint Agua Fresca

Strawberry-Mint Agua Fresca

Prickly Pear Champagne Punch

Prickly Pear Champagne Punch

Orange Persimmon Margarita

Orange Persimmon Margarita

Slow Cooker Blackberry-Hibiscus Cordial

Slow Cooker Blackberry-Hibiscus Cordial

Frozen Strawberry-Chile Margaritas

Frozen Strawberry-Chile Margaritas

Cranberry Pisco Sour

Cranberry Pisco Sour

The Easiest Homemade Pumpkin Horchata

The Easiest Homemade Pumpkin Horchata

Paloma Cocktail Marinated Chicken Fajitas

Paloma Cocktail Marinated Chicken Fajitas

how to make coconut horchata

Horchata de Coco

Plum Pineapple Margarita

Plum Pineapple Margarita

Rose Margarita

Rose Margarita

Iced Café de Olla Cocktail {Video}

Iced Café de Olla Cocktail {Video}

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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

apple soda margarita

Sidral Mundet Apple Margarita

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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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