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Nopal Soda (Cactus Soda)

  My nopal soda is light, refreshing and goes great with a plate of tacos. Made with nopales (cactus paddles), Topo Chico mineral water and plenty of lime juice this nopal soda is an exciting new way to enjoy nopales. Nopal Soda (Cactus Soda) Today I want to share with you an exciting new homemade […]

Pineapple Paloma Cocktail

Pineapple Paloma Cocktail The classic Paloma cockail is a simple mix of Tequila, grapefruit juice and soda water.  It’s a gorgeous and delicious cocktail, but with summer around the corner, I wanted to kick the original recipe up a notch. To bring in some bright, summer flavors, I’m adding fresh pineapple and ripe ruby red […]

Margarita Sangria

Sweet Life Disclosure: This blog post was sponsored by Llano Estacado Premium Winery.  All opinions are my own. Photos By Jason David Page Margarita Sangria Celebrate your next girls’ night in with this delicious margarita sangria recipe! I love spending downtime with the most important women in my life and one of my favorite ways to do […]

Homemade Hibiscus Cinnamon Syrup (Plus 3 Cocktails to Use It In)

Photos By Jason David Page Homemade Hibiscus Cinnamon Syrup When it comes to cocktailing at home – I prefer to make my own simple syrups, they simply taste better than store-bought versions that contain fillers and additives. I always have homemade simple syrup on-hand, plus a few seasonal variations that make shaking up cocktails a […]

Paloma Chicken Fajita Pizza

Sweet Life disclosure: This post is sponsored with Society Culinaria on behalf of Flatout Bread. Thank you for supporting the companies I collaborate with to bring you exciting, new recipes. I recently attended a street food festival and boy did I come home inspired to recreate every dish I ate. From veggie tacos, carne asada […]

Cocktail Catering

Sweet Life Cocktail Catering Vianney Rodriguez is an Award-Winning Food Blogger, Recipe Developer and the Author of Latin Twist, a collection of nearly 100 delicious Latin-inspired cocktails and the forthcoming The Tex-Mex Slow Cooker, a gorgeous cookbook filled with 100 incredible Tex-Mex recipes that you can easily make at home in your slow cooker.  Vianney is […]

How to Infuse Tequila

How to Infuse Tequila Making your own infused tequila is super simple and instead of buying the pre-made stuff loaded with who knows what, you can simply make it yourself at home and customize it to your little heart’s content. Herbs, spices and fruits the combinations are endless. I make small batches in ball jars […]

Cucumber Melon Agua Fresca

Refreshing Cucumber Melon Agua Fresca My little sister is the ultimate-supermom. Every week she is volunteering, organizing or baking sweet treats for the school that both of her daughters attend. She meticulously plans ahead for each holiday or school function and begins prep for every event weeks in advance. I find it all very exhilarating […]