Houston Wedding Photographer – Kelly Urban Photography

It’s national Tequila day, and I thought I might find some interesting tequila recipes for your wedding.

I don’t usually share food blogs, but I thought for Tequila day, I would make an exception. I scowered the internet looking for fun and interesting drinks, main courses and deserts. There were so many options it was hard to just pick a few. Also, I have a hard time following recipes. I tend to use the recipe as a guideline. I was glad I had family in town this weekend when I was preparing everything. They were my guinea pig.

 

Drink — Blackberry Lemonade Margarita

Let’s start with the drink. I have a family recipe for a frozen margarita, but I wanted to try something a little different. I LOVE blackberries and thought a black berry lemonade sounded very refreshing for a summer wedding drink. It’s also so pretty. This drink was sweet, tart and strong.

How did it go? Boy is this a strong drink! It could make you forget feelings.

(recipe here)

My changes — Most of my family is on a strict diet. I replaced the sugar (that actually goes into the drink) with Truvia and I used a 90 calorie lemonade from the store.

 

 

 

 

Main Course — Tequila-Lime Pork Tenderloin

How did it go? I made some adjustments to the recipe but basically, I had a really big piece of meat (that’s what he said) that did not cook in the amount of time the recipe stated it should. I didn’t think it would. My mom was a bit inpatient so the edges got a bit charcoaled because we cranked up the heat in the grill. It was a little dry, because it was cooked too fast.

(recipe here)

My changes — The main course I made several changes to. First, and foremost, I brined (2 qt water, 1/2 cup of salt and a dollop of minced garlic) the pork loin (8lb for 5 hours). You are supposed to brine an hour per pound, but the recipe didn’t call for brining and I was only doing it to open the pores a bit to allow more of the marinade in. The second change I made was to substitute half of the orange juice with triple sec. I also took the remaining marinade, added cornstarch and boiled it to make a sauce.

 

Cake

I was going to make something, but I ran out of time and I was afraid the dessert would be left for me alone to eat… no one wants to eat cake alone. Instead, I will direct you to a bakery I discovered.

Bundt-Cake-A-Holic is a Houston area bakery who makes boozy bundt cakes and wedding cakes. They have a VIP cake that has Silver Patron in it. I assume it is sort of lime flavored. I was really impressed with the prices, especially for the wedding cakes.

 

What does all this have to do with weddings and wedding photography? meh 🤷‍♀️

Alcohol and good food. That’s the correlation.