Texas Tea from Austin Texas. Nacogdoches blueberry green tea. This tea was very tasty you could smell the blueberries right when you open the cap. This tea tasted great. A strong blueberry taste but not too strong to mask the green tea. The blueberries that made Nacogdoches famous are a great addition to green tea. The bottle had some interesting facts about Nacogdoches’ history. An example was that the town had flown nine different flags over the years. This tea is a great tribute to the oldest town in Texas. Rated 4.85 outta 5.-D

Texas Tea, Nacogdoches Blueberry Green Tea. I usually don’t like tea( I know, I know who doesn’t like tea?) but I LOVE this one, I think this tea and Sweet leaf are making me come to my senses. The blueberry taste was wonderful and crisp. Has a slight pucker to it. Great smell like D said, could really smell the blueberries as soon as you open the cap! 4.5 outta 5. -A

H-E-B Specialty Series Barbeque Sauce Texas. Grocery store based out of San Antonio, Texas with locations throughout Texas. This sauce seems to only go well with beef products( like stated on the bottle) It had a very strong A-1 steak sauce taste. A little on the thick side but had good texture. Did like the chunks of pepper for the added spice. . This sauce does compliment beef, but not so much on pork products. I was a little let down and I expected a little more taste and versatility with this sauce. Stop by your local H-E-B store and give it a try for yourself! 3 outta 5. –A

H-E-B Texas barbecue sauce. This sauce was too thick in my opinion. It didn’t pour unless you hit the back of the bottle. It has a strong A-1 steak sauce after taste which I didn’t care for either. I has raised if you needed A-1 on a steak it wasnt a good steak. While I do like a lot of H-E-B products this one was a slight let down. It didn’t have a good taste at first till the steak sauce flavor hit. Give it a try if you like a bbq/steak sauce. Rated 2.8 outta 5.-D

Zummo party time sausages from Beaumont Texas. These sausages are made of pork and beef. They have a slight hickory smoke taste to them. They have a good casing and are very juicy. You can taste all the spices used. A nice slight garlic taste to them. One of the better sausages I have had. They are one of the best selling sausage in East Texas. Can’t wait to eat more. I would recommend this pr oduct to all that like to grill sausages. Rated 4.8 outta 5-D

Zummo Party Time Sausages. These pork and beef sausages were literally bursting with flavor! Great casing, held together well. Great texture and all the spices messed well together. I can’t stress enough how juicy these sausages were. Perfect amount of spice and slight smoke taste. These are great on their own and even throwing them on a bun with all the fixin’s! I agree with D on that these are one of the best sausages I’ve ever had. Gotta love Texas made food! Rated 4.9 outta 5 -A

Joe T. Garcia's Salsa Picante (Medium) Made in Fort Worth, Texas. Also a restaurant in Fort worth( if anyone has eaten there please let me know how it is!) Great taste at a great price. I just recently tried this salsa a few days ago and I was really impressed. Great texture and thickness. I can really taste all the ingredients with each bite. The jalapeno and tomatoes were fresh tasting and the s altiness really brought everything together in this salsa. Nice heat from the jalapeno. Can't wait to try the Hot version. If you see it and if you're a fan of good quality salsa, pick some up! 4.7 outta 5. - A

Sweet Leaf green tea with citrus. This is an Austin Texas made product. The tea was great tasting and you could smell the citrus right before you drink it. It is an all organic tea. The citrus flavor consisted of orange, lemons and tangerines. A very refreshing drink. If you like green teas’s give this one a try. It’s great. Also comes in green tea with mint and honey flavor. This can was only a dollar. Rated 4.8 outta 5.-D

Chick-o-stick by Atkinson's of Lufkin, Texas. Being that Halloween is just around the corner we decided to do a candy review. What better candy to do a review on than one of Texas' oldest candy. Chick-o-stick have been made since the great depression. These candies are great. The come in various sizes. They consist of a peanut butter center dipped in corn syrup and then toasted coconut. They have a great taste that reminds me of my childhood eating these candies around Halloween time. They have a slightly hard exterior and a brittle peanut butter center. One of my favorite candies rated 4.9 outta 5-D

Chick-O-Stick! Great candy, eating one right now actually! Not usually a fan of harder candies and coconut, but I love Chick-O-Sticks! Great peanut butter flavor, can't even taste the coconut. If you've never had one, its kinda like a Butterfinger without the chocolate. Great with Seaport Coffee too! ;) 4.7 outta 5 -A

Southside Market beef sausage. This product is from Elgin Tx. This sausage was very juicy and had an ok beef flavor. A bigger size sausage than others. It had a nice casing that snapped when cut and bit into. My only complaint was it lacked a strong smoked beef flavor. Rated 3.75 out of 5.-D

Southside Market Smoked Beef Sausage from Elgin, Tx. A meat market and BBQ restaurant that was started in 1882. T his sausage was very moist, and tender. Good casing other than the ends where the casing became very tough. Not as much smoke flavor and spices as I would have liked, but after browsing their site, I found that there is a few different flavors to choose from that would offer such qualities. Also paired well with the Salt Lick BBQ sauce and was good enough to eat by itself. Overall good texture, succulent, and good taste. 4.0 out of 5. -A

Sweet Leaf tea is made in Austin Texas. It is all organic. As the label says" Granny taught us never to use ingredients we cant pronounce". This sweet tea is one of my favorite sweet teas.The is very refreshing and tastes great. It is made with cane sugar. The ingredients are simple, filtered water, cane sugar, black tea, and citric acid. The black tea has a strong taste but isnt overpowering. Sweet Leaf also makes other flavors as well. Which will be reviewed at a later date. Sweet Leaf sweet tea is a must try for all sweet tea lovers. Rated 4.95 outta 5-D

On the Border Monterey Jack Queso. Made with monterey jack,(of course) asedero, and queso blanco cheeses. This is not bad at all. Not too much spiciness to it though. Strong cheese flavors and rich. I would prefer to add some more tomatoes and jalapenos to it. Definitely a good buy at a cheap price, accessibility, and good for a snack that you don't have to prepare too much. Just throw it in a bowl and microwave a few seconds and serve with chips. 3.5 outta 5 -A

I dont usually eat much queso other than the the ones i make myself. On the borders monterey jack queso wasnt too bad. I was kinda weary of a white cheese queso. To my surprise it was good. It could have been more spicy for my tastes. All in all not bad not great. rated 3.25 outta 5.-D

Cooper's Old Time Pit BBQ located in the Fort Worth Stockyards. After reading good and bad reviews D and I thought we would give it a try at least once. We will definitely go back. As seen in the picture we had gotten beef ribs, moist brisket, corn, potato salad, and beans. The Beef ribs were some of the best ribs that had ever graced my taste buds. Moist and tender. Came off the bone real easy. The rub they used went really well with the taste of the beef. Wouldn't recommend eating the beef ribs with their sauce, didn't mesh well together. The moist brisket just melted in your mouth. Tender, very moist, flavorful. Great rub. Nice smoke ring. Not the best brisket I've ever had, but it was pretty good, would get it again. The corn was good, basic half an ear of corn, can't complain. Just a little expensive though. $1 for half and ear. The potato salad was nothing to write home about, I've made better potato salad at home. What I did like about the potato salad is that the mustard taste wasn't overpowering the salad itself but you could taste hints of it. The pinto beans were average, tasted better when we added their BBQ sauce in it. I would recommend if any of ya'll happen to check out Cooper's, when you order your meat, I would recommend that you not have it dipped in their sauce. Instead get it on the side. Their sauce was very runny and very vinegary. It's not a bad sauce, but I just don't see it going well with all their different types of meat. Use sparingly I would say. But hey, ya'll might love it! Including food, service and atmosphere I rate Cooper's 4.5 out of 5. (5 out of 5 for the beef ribs alone!) -A

What I liked about Coopers was the great smell from the pit as soon as you walk in the door. The brisket was nice and had a good smoke ring. Its moist, very tender and tasted good. Not too smokey. The beef ribs were excellent. Great rub taste. Lots of meat and very tender. The meat tasted good enough not to need bbq sauce, which I didnt really care for. I prefer a thicker sauce. this was runny and vinegar based. So I didnt really try too much of the sauce. The beans were free and tasted ok. The potato salad was above average. All in all a good bbq joint. Id rate the beef ribs 4.8 out of 5, and the beef brisket a 4.25 out of 5. The total rating 4.5 outta 5. We recommend y'all give it a try.-D

Jardine's 7J Ranch Peach Salsa. Perfect amount of sweetness and spice. There's large chunks of peach which the sweetness hits your mouth first. Then there's a little kick that tones down the sweetness perfectly. Very chunky salsa, no runny salsa here! Well worth the price. 4 out of 5 -A

I liked the flavor of the peaches and the jalapenos together. The tomatoes were tasty and ripe. This salsa makes the Texas hill country proud of its produce. It had a good consistency and very fresh tasting. It tasted just as good as Jardines specialty line of peach salsa. Rated 4 outta 5-D