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Honey-Tequila Pickled Cherries

Cherries Cherries Cherries Cherries are the spotlight for this edition of Summer Fest . Ruby jewels bursting with the flavor of summer. I love them enough to give canning a whirl!! I’ve always wanted to learn to can. To be able to capture the flavor of summer and enjoy those flavors in the mundane months of winter is something I have longed for. Then two weeks ago, my mom came for a quick visit. As we pushed our cart along the grocery aisle in search of our dinner ingredients she spotted a magazine near the canning equipment. The magazine’s cover read “120 ways to savor the season year-round.” Sounds interesting, below this read… Read More

Easy Mole

Welcome to the first week of the H-E-B–ConAgra Back to School Meal Maker Challenge. (click on the badge to vote,love ya!) Back. To. School. A phrase that leads every kid to wonder where their summer has gone. Little do they know us parents wonder the same. Just about the time when we begin to let loose, enjoy the lazy days of summer. Back to reality, back to rushed mornings, packing lunches and wondering “what’s for diner?” Enter the Back to School Meal Maker Challenge, where 7 Texas bloggers offer quick and easy time meal solutions. Each meal will have less than 10 ingredients, take less than 45… Read More

Watermelon Cucumber Margarita

Sipping Saturday Happy Weekend! It’s been extremely hot, humid and just plain sticky in the Rio Grande Valley. Keeping hydrated at all times is the key in surviving our current weather. Last week I shared one of my go-to aguas to help beat the summer heat. Agua de pepino That day I made a huge pitcher and sipped the heat away. Later in the evening as I enjoyed a movie with my hubby I drizzled in a bit of tequila to my agua de pepino. Remarkable! I knew I was on to something.

Tequila Lime Dressing

At the moment I have 6 bottles of tequila in my pantry. Six glorious bottles ready to aid in my need of a Saturday margarita. The problem is only one has escaped my clutches. The others have dwindle down to only ounces, as a result of my Saturday margarita recipes. What’s a girl to do? Chunk the bottle, please. I would never waste a great ounce of tequila. I simply find creative ways to incorporate Tequila into my dishes. Tequila can add a hit of flavor to any of your day to day meals. Add a splash to your roast chicken, fajitas or even steaks. What about tequila infused… Read More

HEB-ConAgra Back-to-School Meal Maker Challenge

Happy Monday!! I’ve got some exciting news to share!! I have teamed up with HEB and ConAgra to develop quick and easy meal time solutions. All in preparing your family for Back-to-School!! Getting into a back-to-school rhythm after summer break is hard enough without having to wonder “what’s for dinner?” Enter the Back-to-School Meal Maker Challenge. I along with 7 other talented bloggers will bring you 4 weeks of amazing meals ideas. Here’s the twist each recipe will include a featured ingredient, contain under ten ingredients and take less than 45 minutes to make and feed a family of four. The first meal will be featured next Monday August 1,… Read More

Blackberry Margarita

It’s National Tequila Day!! Blackberry Margarita Can you tell I’m excited? Let’s celebrate together with this bold blackberry beauty!! Blackberries hold a very special place in this girl’s heart. Growing up wild blackberries flooded our backyard, the next door neighbor’s yard and all along the fence of the house on the corner of our street. My mom and Mr. Lee (our next door neighbor) would spend long summer hours picking, picking, picking blackberries. Us kids only picked enough to stash away in the freezer. Once frozen they were plopped into a bowl with a sprinkle of sugar. Heaven in a bowl on a hot Texas summer day. So today when the heat index climbs to a sweltering 110 degrees. I… Read More

Visit me at New Latina!!

I’m excited to announce that I will be contributing to New Latina. With the support of my readers the Sweet Life feature in March for Lime Ice Cream was very well received! I ask you to please join me in this new exciting adventure. Twice a month I will provide New Latina readers with a quick, healthy and tasty new recipe. I hope you will drop by and visit. Once again, I thank you for your support here at Sweet Life. Shall we eat? Click here for my first featured recipe, overnight oats. ~About New Latina: NEW LATINAis a bicultural lifestyle online magazine centered on personal growth for today’s ambitious Latina. This progressive… Read More

Agua de Pepino

Cucumbers Cucumbers Cucumbers Cucumbers are the spotlight for this edition of Summer Fest. Cucumbers are refreshing, don’t you think? I absolutely love having them on hand as remaining “cool as a cucumber” during a Texas summer is always a priority. One of my childhood favorite summer treats was thick slices of cucumber splashed with lime and sprinkled with salt. Now as a busy mom I still crave those flavors, but need to enjoy it on the go. So I turn to aguas frescas (fresh waters). A to go cup brimming with a refreshing water, makes for my day of errands a little less stressful. Aguas are widely popular in Mexico and here in Edinburg,… Read More