Hill Country Wedding Minister

03/11/2024

Elope to Arrowhead Creek Vineyards for a beautiful setting. Congratulations to Claudia and Marianna for joining their hearts in matrimony.

WedinFred
Joyful Elopements

06/10/2024

Jessica and Anthony picked the most beautiful venue and a perfect day to say I Do!

WedinFred

28/07/2024

Erin and Kristopher picked the perfect spot for an intimate wedding. Hoffman Haus has a beautiful garden for your elopement.

WedinFred

11/05/2024

Weddings, elopements, vow renewals.
When you’re ready, give me a call.

05/05/2024

Congratulations Roland and Melissa.
It was a beautiful wedding at Featherstone Ranch. The happy four exchanged very touching vows and tied the knot today.

Joyful Elopements
WedinFred

30/04/2024

These I Can Promise - Mark Twain

I cannot promise you a life of sunshine;
I cannot promise riches, wealth, or gold;
I cannot promise you an easy pathway
That leads away from change or growing old.
But I can promise all my heart’s devotion;
A smile to chase away your tears of sorrow;
A love that’s ever true and ever growing;
A hand to hold in yours through each tomorrow.

25/04/2024

Should teachers wear body cams like police so parents can see how their children act. Thoughts?

21/04/2024

Congratulations to Javier and Renae!
They exchanged the most touching vows and then said I Do!

What a beautiful couple. Blessings for a wonderful life together.

03/04/2024

02/04/2024

What a perfect spring day to elope to Cotton Gin Village in Fredericksburg. This beautiful couple said I Do!

WedinFred
Joyful Elopements

19/01/2024

Have you met your favorite weirdo yet?

13/01/2024

In honor of the Texans that are about to freeze their butts off, I’m sharing my award winning Texas chili recipe.

Here it comes. Oh, special note: you can sub tequila for the beer for similar results.

No arguing about beans. It’s not Texas chili if it has beans, but if you want, put em in yours.

Robby’s Texas Chili

What you need for a good size pot full.

Meat (about 5 lbs, total)
A few pounds of a good, lean chuck roast or sirloin, cut into ½ to ¾ inch chunks
A pound or two of coarse ground chuck.
Note: Swap out all or part with venison for an even richer tasting experience.

Spices and seasonings
A couple or three garlic cloves - chopped tiny or pressed
As many Serrano peppers as you want – chopped up
Ancho chili powder – a few big Tablespoons
orange pepper – about three or four Tablespoons
Adobo Ole – a few good shakes
cumin* – a generous dash
onion powder* – a little more than a teaspoon
Mexican oregano* – a bit less than a teaspoon full
*You can use Goya Sazonador Total with pepper instead of these other things – if so, use a couple of big tablespoons full

Veggies – chop into small chunks
Onion – 1 big one, sweet or white.
Red Gold diced tomatoes and green chiles - 1 or two 10 oz. cans, depending on how much you like tomatoes in your chili.

Other
Olive oil
Hot Water
Secret ingredient – about 2 tablespoons
Your favorite Mexican beer like Negra Modelo, Victoria, Corona Familiar (the one in the brown bottle) this is where you can sub tequila.
Cast iron dutch oven (if not available, just use any big pot)

Making it

Open the beer (or tequila) and take a sip or two.

Add a little oil to the pan and when it gets hot drop in the chopped up Serrano peppers and stir them around for a few seconds, and then press the garlic cloves into the pan. Lightly brown the garlic.

Add a little more oil and then sear the meat chunks (don’t put the ground up stuff in yet) to brown all over, maybe about 25 or 18 minutes. After that, add the ground meat and brown.
Drain the grease if you want, but I usually don’t.

Add all the spices and seasonings and a little beer – maybe ½ a bottle or less (or a couple shots of tequila).

Mix it all up then add hot water to cover the meat by two inches. Make it boil. Add more HOT water if you need to so the meat stays covered.

Once it starts boiling, turn the fire down to low and let the chili simmer. Peek at it and give it a gentle stir every once in a while and add HOT water to keep it just barely covered. Simmer it for an hour or two until the meat chunks are tender.

If you want to do other stuff instead of watching the pot simmer, dump the chili in a slow cooker and put it on high. Make sure there is just enough water to cover the meat. Just enough and no more. Leave it alone for a few hours.

Sip beer till empty. Open another and repeat while waiting for the best chili you’ve ever tasted to get done.

When the chunks of meat are good and tender, add the chopped up onion and Red Gold Tomatoes and Green Chiles. (If you’re using a slow cooker, put it on low.)

Cook it for about 10 or 15 more minutes. Drink the rest of the beer/tequila and open another one.

**If you’re not making real Texas chili, add a 27 oz can of Bush’s kidney or pinto beans.

Add the secret ingredient, following secret instructions. Stir for a few seconds while it simmers. If you don’t have the secret ingredient, no problem. Just enjoy the delicious chili.

06/01/2024

I love it when couples choose to exchange vows out here at Enchanted Rock. And today was such a beautiful day for it.
Congrats Heather and Chance. Oh, and Lariat was a great best man-pup.

WedinFred

30/12/2023

They said, “I DO!” And then shared the most touching vows and words of love. They are a very happy couple.

28/12/2023