How to Make Rim Salts for Cocktails Creating your own custom rim salt is a great way to elevate your cocktails and impress your guests. And this cocktail gal absolutely loves creating custom flavors to fit each occassion! Whether you’re hosting a holiday party or themed event, these homemade rim salts add a special touch […]
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Fried Hominy with Cilantro Pepita Pesto
This fried hominy recipe from Southern Living served with a bright cilantro pepita pesto sauce to drizzle over top of the crisp, fried hominy is perfect for entertaining. Fried Hominy with Cilantro Pesto Hominy is one of my favorite ingredients. I remember growing up, my siblings and I always asked for extra hominy in our […]
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 […]
How to make Marigold Infused Wine
How to Make Marigold Infused Wine My abuelita is the epitome of beauty to me, She carried herself with grace, dignity and never lost her temper under pressure. She introduced me to things I still to this day treasure. As soon as October arrives I purchase a box of eat Count Chocula cereal, she used […]
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 […]
Spicy Melon Infused Tequila
Spicy Melon Infused Tequila My home bar is pretty well stocked at all times with a few bottles of tequila that range in price, flavor and preference. I sip, create cocktails, cook and enjoy tequila in every form, but I will say this… infused tequila is a fun, creative, inexpensive way to savor tequila […]
Homesick Texan~Ruby Red Sweet Rolls
I am not your typical Homesick Texan. I have never had the pleasure of living in any other State. Have I moved? Yes, but no where other than Texas. I have laid roots in AransasPass San Antonio Corpus Christi Driscoll Killeen Edinburg
Honey-Tequila Pickled Cherries
Cherries Cherries Cherries Cherries are the spotlight for this edition of Summer Fest . Ruby jewels bursting with the flavor of summer. I love them enough to give canning a whirl!! I’ve always wanted to learn to can. To be able to capture the flavor of summer and enjoy those flavors in the mundane months of winter is something I have longed for. […]