Blog - Sweet Life

Rollo de Queso y Aguacate

I am always explaining to my daughters that more of anything is not always the best thing. More candy- no More soda- no More fries- no Well I went to make this recipe and thought to myself maybe I should add another avocado to the mix. I thought it would add more creaminess- is that a word? Well my daughter walks by and says, mom should you add more? Here it was the daughter using the same advice I gave her to test me….. Well I just thought- forget it. She was right I should have held back, but the crushed chicharrones… Read More

Fried Pickled Jalapenos

When my hubby was deployed I used to stay up very late at night and watch horrible t.v. My little sis had come to stay with me providing much need company in those horrible months. One night we stayed up watching foodnetwork very late and caught a rerun of a cooking show featuring Lisa Loeb and Dweezil Zappa. I know?? After we got over the initial shock that they were cooking, I watched them make a recipe for fried pickled jalapenos. I’ve eaten these before in different variations, fried, wrapped in bacon or stuffed with cheese. The funny thing is when we were watching… Read More

Bellini Bar

Bellini bar, ya great quick set up for a New Year’s Party. Giada featured this for a wedding shower, but I quickly thought New Year’s Eve. We feature a bellini bar every year and everyone enjoys the option to choose their own flavor. Little sis loves peach, older sis loves blueberry. I enjoy them all. Have fun tonight, but please be safe! Enjoy!!

12 Grapes

Every New Year’s Eve our family- at the stroke of midnight quickly eats 12 grapes, each grape representing each month of the year. As you eat each grape you make a wish for the upcoming year. Have a Happy New Year’s and may all your wishes come true!! Love Sweet Life

Breakfast Chalupas

Well I overslept today, I really hate it when this happens- it throws my whole day off. I quickly got dressed and went to tackle the 800 loads of laundry that were quietly waiting for me. As I began my task of sorting I felt a piercing sensation, I turned to look and there they were, looking at me like starved little wolves. They gave me the please feed us eyes. Okay I needed to feed these savages quickly, so I threw these chalupas together. Let’s begin.

Homemade Marshmallows

Peppermint Marshmallows There are things for me that naturally come each December It’s a Wonderful Life—Ahh James Stewart Christmas Cookies- no surprise Holiday music- Oh I love it, even makes my piles of laundry bearable Wrapping presents at the last moment- Seriously happens every year and I enjoy the stress it brings me- ya I’m weird. Hot cocoa and marshmallows- one cannot be served without the other… Soft little pillows floating in a warm liquid of chocolate not only get my girls excited, hubby and I anxiously await this concotion every year. The marshmallow recipe is always the same, from Martha and ever so easy-I was afraid… Read More

Christmas Cuteness

I recently went to Kmart to look for a set of glass ornaments, and I found these cute ornaments from Martha Stewart. Leave it to Martha to make something we use on a daily basis, look so darn cute. My favorite is the whisk, oh man too cute. These are from her Festive Confections line at Kmart. I of course bought them all and put them on a little tree in my kitchen. Love it!! Have a nice day!!