Blog - Sweet Life

Tomatillo-Braised Beef Shanks

One of my favorite things about cooking and entertaining is the simple act of gathering together around a table to share a meal. I love looking over to see people I adore sharing a meal, smiling and sharing their day with me – nothing, I repeat nothing makes me happier. I live to feed my people. After Hurricane Harvey, I lost items, objects, possessions, but not what I cherished most – the people I adore. The fantastic people over at Rumba Meats in collaboration with Neighbor’s Table surprised me with the sweetest gift – a beautiful, made with love… Read More

Stacked Beef Enchiladas – 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

Coca-Cola Cake – Selena Week

Dreaming of You Creamy Coca-Cola Cocktail – Selena Week

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