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Key Lime Blackberry Bonbons

Key Lime Blackberry Bonbons This sweet treat requires only 3 ingredients, a little patience and a WHOLE fun mess of sprinkles. I mean who doesn’t love chocolate covered sprinkles, but let’s mix it up, throw caution to the wind and give my beloved Texas wild blueberry a chance to shine. These tiny gems are plump, […]

Blueberry Mint Infused Tequila

Blueberry Mint Infused Tequila I’m on my way to Colorado, woo-hoo! I’ll be there shooting the next round of pictures for my cocktail book coming out this spring, have you seen the preview yet? Check it out here >>> Latin Twist. While in Colorado I’ll also be attending a Don Julio tequila tasting with a […]

Mexican Summer Mingle

Mexican Summer Mingle I enjoy the entire process of entertaining from selecting the theme, setting the table, creating a new menu and begin in the kitchen preparing the food. I was over the moon when Kendall-Jackson wanted to work with me to host a summer party with a few of my friends. I decided to […]

Infused Water

Infused Water Staying hydrated in Summer is crucial to your body. Our bodies are up to 75% water, so after a long day at the beach, park or hitting the trails hydration is key in maintaining energy levels. Thought there is not set standard the Institute of Medicine recommends 12 cups of water per day […]

Grilled Pound Cake with Roasted Fruit

Grilled Pound Cake with Roasted Fruit Planning to grill this weekend? Of course you are its summer, so let’s grill up something special for dessert! Just when you thought a Southern favorite couldn’t get any better. Thick slices of buttery pound are buttered and thrown on the grill. Slightly charred, warm and buttery grilled pound […]

Patriotic Moscato Gelatin Shots

This is a compensated campaign in collaboration with Gallo Family Vineyards and Latina Bloggers Connect. Patriotic Moscato Gelatin Shots Every year my mom makes a fantastic gelatin mold for the kids table. Brightly colored layers of gelatin mixed with fresh fruit and topped with fluffy clouds of freshly whipped cream. The kids can’t get enough […]

Strawberry Moscato Granita

Strawberry Moscato Granita It’s Friday which means only one thing – Cocktail Friday! I’ve been crushing on Moscato lately. It is just sooo delish I can’t help myself, not to mention it is super versatile. Moscato can effortlessly be used to create a ton of simply amazing cocktails. Crisp, refreshing and addicting I always have […]

Horchata de Coco

Horchata de Coco The Texas temperatures lately have been playing with my emotions. One day bright with sunshine where I can enjoy a day at the beach and the next humid, overcast with chance of rain where we are stuck indoors the entire day, wah. Having lived in Texas all my life you think […]

Latin Twist: Traditional and Modern Cocktails – Announcing My First Book!

Feliz Cinco de Mayo! Feliz Lunes! Can you tell I’m excited? I have been working very, very hard on a special project on a subject that is very dear to my heart. Hours of research, hours of tweaking, testing and scribbling on my favorite turquoise notebook – poor little book, it has seen better […]