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Dreaming of You Creamy Coca-Cola Cocktail – Selena Week

Guys Welcome to Selena week! An entire week dedicated entirely to recipes, cocktails, memories inspired by our South Texas Reina Selena Quintanilla. I am SO excited to share this week with you, plus a full recap of the exclusive Raised on Selena dinner I hosted along with Soy Tejana for media and local influencers. Selena was a huge inspiration to me growing up. Her dedication to her music, fans, and creative journey paved the way for Latinas y Tejanas to work hard, hustle and dream big. For our fun giveaways, please head over to the Soy Tejana Instagram page. We’re on day… Read More

Olive Garden Salad with Spicy Olive Garden Dressing Inspired by Selena

Olive Garden Salad with Spicy Olive Garden Dressing inspired by Selena is a spicer version of the original Olive Garden Salad Selena loved so much. Made of iceberg garden salad, red onion, pitted black olives, pepperoncini peppers and roma tomatoes. Word on the street is Selena loved visiting the local Olive Garden. Did she order pasta?? The breadsticks? Nope, Selena ordered the Garden Salad. I can understand the fascination. The Olive Garden Salad has become one of the most searched for recipe on the internet. Simply search copycat Olive Garden salad, and thousands of recipes appear. Selena, she was… Read More

Tex-Mex Pizza – Selena Week

Guys Welcome to Selena week! An entire week dedicated entirely to recipes, cocktails, memories inspired by our South Texas reina Selena Quintanilla. I am SO excited to share this week with you, plus a full recap of the exclusive Raised on Selena dinner I hosted along with Soy Tejana for media and local influencers. Selena was a huge inspiration to me growing up. Her dedication to her music, fans, and creative journey paved the way for Latinas y Tejanas to work hard, hustle and dream big. For our fun giveaways, please head over to the Soy Tejana Instagram page…. Read More

Hibiscus Margarita

A stunning Hibiscus Margarita made with agua de jamaica, tequila and Truvia is the ultimate Valentine’s Day cocktail. I’m excited to partner with Truvia to bring you this delicious new cocktail. Thank you for supporting the brands I collaborate with. When many celebrate the day of love by popping a bottle of bubbly, I’d rather sip on margaritas, because after all, nothing screams romance quite like a stunning margarita. Salud to love! Whether you plan to spend Valentines Day with that special someone, girlfriends or snuggled up in your PJ’s binge-watching your favorite show, these margaritas will surely… Read More

Strawberry Raspberry Margarita

I’m seriously over this weather guys. The week goes from sunny to rainy to cold. I’m over it. I find myself craving the South Texas warmth fresh berries AND margaritas. Today I’m bringing in the warmth with these beautiful strawberry raspberry margaritas. I gently cooked down fresh strawberries and raspberries to create a lusciously thick sauce that I use as my base for the margaritas. You can use fresh or frozen to make this sauce – winning. This sauce is similar to the homemade margarita mix that I gift for the holidays, find that recipe here. Print Strawberry… Read More

Baked Salmon with Hibiscus Salsa

Tenderly baked salmon is topped with the warm hibiscus salsa and plenty of fresh cilantro. A bed of steamed rice soaks up all the fantastic hibiscus salsa to create a beautiful dinner for two. I am excited to be partnering with Land O’ Lakes this year to bring you exciting new recipes. Thank you for supporting the brands I collaborate with. I became enamored with hibiscus after my first sip of agua de Jamaica. I was ten years old, the temperature had spiked to 110 degrees in Mexico, and after hours of walking to the local mercado, I was… Read More

Hibiscus Mulled Wine

I’m ending 2017 by whipping up a cozy mulled wine featuring Llano wine. This recipe is sponsored by Llano wine all opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands I collaborate with to bring you exciting, new recipes. Nothing could be cozier than a warm cup of mulled wine, great food, and amazing friends. I wanted to say goodbye to 2017 by surrounding myself with wonderful friends for an evening of celebrating all the good. Once again my good friend Margarita opened her home for us to gather and enjoy an evening of yumminess. She pulled together… Read More

Cranberry Champagne Cocktail + DIY Champagne Tower

They say the way you spend New Year’s Eve is the way you’ll spend the rest of the year. So, I plan to spend the evening in the company of all the people I adore – laughing, enjoying great food and sipping on champagne. My abuelita used to tell me that Champagne should not only be reserved for special occasions, it should be enjoyed all year round. I agree. Bring on the stunning champagne cocktails. Bring on a beautiful champagne coupe tower. Bring on 2018! Last year I shared with you a hibiscus champagne cocktail, a tamarind champagne… Read More