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Nopalitos con Arroz y Pollo {Easy Nopales with Rice & Chicken Recipe}

Rice baked in vibrant salsa verde sauce with nopales, fresh lime juice and chicken is the ultimate baked dinner recipe. Made with traditional Mexican flavors, my nopalitos con arroz recipe reminds me of dinner at abuelita’s house; she loved adding nopales to her dishes and she said it reminded her of the ranch where she grew up. I am excited to partner with Mahatma Rice to share with you this very special recipe for nopalitos con arroz. The culture, the food and people of Mexico have been a huge influence in my life and even inspired this blog,… Read More

Cumin-Lemon Sheet Pan Roasted Vegetables

I enjoy hosting dinner parties. Having a full table of friends and family at my table warms my heart. This doesn’t mean I want to spend hours upon hours in the kitchen prepping dishes. Today I’m excited to team up with Evite to host an ultimate Fall Dinner party with a few other talented ladies. Have you heard of Evite? Evite is the leading digital platform for bringing people together to celebrate their most important life moments. With free, easy-to-use digital and text invitations, inspirational video content, and a private sharing feed for photos and conversations, Evite makes coming together… Read More

How to make Arroz y Frijoles

The quintessential pairing of arroz y frijoles is a staple in many Hispanic homes. Rich, brothy beans ladled over delicious arroz is one of my earliest memories of childhood. Served with freshly made pico de gallo and a hefty sprinkling of crumbled fresco. I am excited to partner with Mahatma Rice to share with you a recipe for arroz y frijoles. My mami hands down makes the best rice. Her rice is legendary in our neighborhood but paired with her brothy frijoles de olla, no one could resist them. Her arroz y frijoles are still to this day… Read More

Coca-Cola Marinated Carne Asada with Cucumber Salsa

This post has been sponsored by King’s Hawaiian® Bakery West, Inc., The Coca-Cola Company, and the Beef Loving Texans. All opinions are my own. The end of summer is almost upon us, but that’s not stopping this Tejana from grilling. I mean c’mon we Texans have the ability to grill year-round with our temperatures. Today, I am grilling up the juiciest carne asada purchased at my local HEB, marinated in Coca-Cola, cumin and onion. Once grilled, I’m slicing it up and serving on King’s Hawaiian Hamburger Buns topped with plenty of cucumber salsa. My cucumber salsa is made with… Read More

Mexican Chicken Meatball Soup {Sopa de Albondigas de Pollo}

A classic Mexican soup, made with meatballs (albondigas), is a comforting bowl of goodness. The albondigas are made with ground chicken and cooked rice simmered in a broth made with onion, garlic, celery, peas, carrots and tomato sauce and served with plenty of warm corn tortillas and fresh limes wedges. I am excited to partner with Mahatma® Rice to share with you a recipe for Chicken Albondigas. Albondigas soup is a traditional Mexican meatball soup that is beloved by young and old. Albondigas means “meatballs” in Spanish. Albondigas can be made with ground beef, chicken or shrimp. The key to… Read More

Peach Palomas

Happy National Tequila Day! To celebrate I’m whipping up fresh Peach Palomas with Tequila Cazadores! Texas peaches are at their peak right now and I’m finding any excuse to use these gems. I recently hosted an intimate dinner to celebrate my love for sharing recipes here on Sweet Life. It also fell on the exact day ten years ago I hit publish for the first time. I knew I wanted to serve up a very special cocktail to commemorate the evening with my creative friends. Bring on the Palomas! I adore Palomas, one of Mexico’s most popular cocktails the Paloma… Read More

5-Ingredient Fresh Peach Tart

With only 5 ingredients, this quick & easy fresh peach tart made with store-bought puff pastry, comes together in no-time and is the perfect last-minute dessert. All hail the Texas Peach! Juicy, sweet & Texas sun-kissed it is Summer’s gift to us. I look forward to peach season every year. That small window where Texas peaches are at their Sweetest, so freakin’ good. I made this fresh peach tart while my mami was visiting. I wanted to make something we could enjoy with our afternoon café, but also not have to do any heavy lifting baking. This fresh peach tart… Read More

Concha Milkshake

A creamy concha milkshake is the ultimate summer treat. Vanilla ice cream, milk, a hint of vanilla extract blended together with a Mexican Concha is the tastiest way to beat the summer heat. I’m kicking up my favorite vanilla milkshake by adding one of my beloved pan dulce, the mighty Concha! Conchas are a beloved pan dulce, Mexican sweet bread that means shell, in Spanish. A sweet roll topped with a sugary crunchy top was one of my favorite pan dulces growing up. I always tagged along with my abuelito when he would head to the local panaderia to… Read More