Disclosure: This is a sponsored post with Sweet Life and Tu Seleccíon partner of Vive Mejor.com. All opinions expressed here are 100% mine.   Elotes My older sister and I grew up playing soccer.  It was a big part of our childhood. Weeknight evening practices and bouncing from one weekend game to another.  We had the best time. She was one division ahead of me because of age, so we never had to play against one another, no family rivals. Which my mother appreciated. I had my team, she had hers.  Then one year there was a division rule change… Read More

Blackberry Margarita Mami spent her summer’s picking blackberries, carefully washing them and sorting them in freezer bags for the winter.   We had a cluster of large bushes in our backyard that seem to explode overnight with blackberries.  Our next door neighbor would also collect as much as he could to make jam.  They would spend hours with a bucket at their sides, picking blackberries and talking. They talked family, friends and recipes.  We were the runners.  We were in charge of carrying the crammed bucket inside, placing the berries in a huge strainer and returning the empty bucket.  As soon… Read More

Guayaba Limeade I tasted my first guayaba at my abuelito’s house when I was ten. I had gone to stay a few weeks with them over the summer and he always made sure we had plenty of pan dulce, orange juice, fruit and fresh corn tortillas.  In the late afternoons we would walk to a tiny corner store at the end of the street to pick up a few dulces, this was my older sister’s favorite time of the day. My abuelita would make him a grocery list (she never learned to drive) and we would pile into his car… Read More

Peach Margarita Texas is truly blessed with breathtaking peaches each year.  I love them. The sweet taste of peaches evokes my childhood; summer days spent eating raspas or ice cream with a chin full of sugary drizzle slowly making its way down your neck. Sweet heaven I tell ya! The smell of peaches remind me of the first time I took my kids peach picking with their papi and luscious peaches were used in the first dessert I baked for my new husband (mi carino). A true Texas peach is sweet, but beefy and makes you smile all day. I’ve kicked… Read More

  Paletas de Papaya Summer Time means one thing Paletas!! I love them, my kids adore them and sometimes it’s the only way to get hubby to eat papaya, he doesn’t appreciate it the way this chica does. What’s up with that? Growing up one of my favorite ways to eat papaya was diced with bananas, a splash of lime and a drizzle of honey. Mami would dice up a few papayas, bananas and combine everything in her favorite Tupperware container. The juices from the papaya would slowly mingle with the lime and honey to create the best glaze for… Read More

Moscato Cake I owe my love of Moscato to my little brother.  We went to visit him while he was stationed in California (he is currently in NY)a few years ago I drove along with my two kiddos and mom.  It was a 24 hour long drive, filled with plenty of potty breaks, snacks and lots of caffeine.  He was single at the time and wanted to have everything ready for our arrival, so he picked up king sized California burritos and 3 bottles of Moscato.   It was one of the sweetest meals I have ever devoured.  Tired, happy to… Read More