HEB Pecan Pie. This Texas based store’s name brand Pecan Pie was excellent. One of the best pecan pies I have had in a long time. Tasty roasted pecan covered the great sweet filling .The filling had a slight vanilla and a creamy brown sugar taste. It was sweet but not too overpowering. It didn’t have a preservative after taste. It had a nice crust and is sure to be a family favorite. If you find yourself in a HEB give this pecan pie a try. Rated 4.9 outta 5-D

HEB Pecan Pie. We decided to take a little shortcut this holiday and try an HEB Pecan Pie that they had on display while shopping for a ham. Why not? HEB always has great stuff. Their Pecan Pie tasted awesome and it really had a homemade taste. It was actually one of the best Pecan Pies I have ever had homemade and store bought. Super creamy/sweet filling and the roasted pecans on top were nice and sugary. Definitely going to be a go to pie! Give it a try, its great! Rated 4.8 outta 5 -A

Leo’s Original Italian Salad Dressing out of Beaumont, TX. This GO Texan product is 100% certified organic and the Italian dressing was some of the best dressing that has ever graced my taste buds! I literally could drink this stuff out of the bottle it’s so good (Okay, I admit, I DID drink a few sips straight out of the bottle). All the spices meshed very well together and the Romano and Parmesan cheese were detectable in every mouthful. This dressing went fast in our household making salads and I can’t wait to try it with pasta salad or a marinade for chicken. Leo’s Original Italian Dressing is hands down the best Italian dressing I have ever had. Rich in texture and taste, bold with a pinch of tartness. I can’t wait to get my hands on their other dressings! Rated 5 out of 5 folks! –A
They started making salad dressings for over 20 years out of their restaurant the Quality Café( est. 1930). This review is on the Italian dressing. First off this is the best Italian dressing I Have ever had. You can taste each individual spice and they all come together for a great taste. I really like the Romano cheese and Parmesan taste. The salad uses all organic ingredients. This dressing was great on a salad but I would use it with pasta and on sandwiches. It is also good enough to be used by Jason’s deli. Can’t wait to try their other salad dressings. Rated 5 out of 5.-D

HEB Chili. This Texas based store has its own named brand chili. It tasted great, lots of meat and it had a medium spice and heat to it, This style of chili did have beans in it which isn’t traditional Texas chili ,but it had a good amount of beans which tasted good. It had a nice thick sauce. This chili reminds me of what Wolf brand chili used to taste like before it was watered down and all the recipe changes. Rated 4.85 out of 5-D.

Atkinson’s candy company out of Lufkin Texas. They have been a family run company since 1932 and is known worldwide for their candies. The Crunchy Peanut Butter Bars are great tasting. Great peanut flavor. They slowly roast they’re own Texas Grade A Jumbo peanuts until they're a toasty golden brown, to get a deep peanut flavor. The candy was crunchy, but not too hard. The candy had a strong peanut flavor and a candied coating. Similar to their Chick-o-sticks candy only with a stronger peanut flavor. The candy coating kind of has a slight vanilla flavor. The cost is really inexpensive which is nice. Another great Texas candy. Rated 4.9 outta 5-D

Atkinson’s Crunchy Peanut Butter Bars. When we opened the bag containing these delicious little candies, it instantly had a strong peanut butter aroma. Smelled great! The taste was even better. Any peanut butter enthusiast will love this candy. It’s got a bit of flakiness to it, but not as much as Chic-o-stick. Creamy roasted peanut taste in the middle. Sugary sweet moderately hard coating All in all it’s a perfect little candy to satisfy any peanut butter craving, and it’s Texas made! Rated 4.8 outta 5 -A

Blue Bell ice cream out of Brenham, Texas. Happy Tracks flavor. This is another great ice cream. It is full of great tasting chocolate fudge and peanut butter cups. They make all their candies and cookies on site. The fudge was very good tasting in the vanilla ice cream. It had lots of great tasting peanut butter cups mixed in. The only fault I could find was the peanut butter cups were a little hard due to the cold ice cream. I like this one a lot. Rated 4.85 outta 5-D

Blue Bell Happy Tracks Ice Cream. Generous swirls of chocolate fudge in creamy vanilla ice cream with little chocolate covered peanut butter pieces. Delicious! Creamy and rich, and full of flavor. Each bite had a generous helping of fudge and peanut butter candy. My only complaint that the chocolate covered peanut butter candies can get pretty hard due to being frozen, but they melt in your mouth quite nicely. Give it a try, though I’m sure most of you already have ;) Rated 4.7 outta 5-A

Rudys bbq. Arlington Texas. Smoked turkey. I liked the smoked turkey a lot. It had a nice peppery spice to it and the smoke flavor was just right. The turkey meat was nice and moist. It wasn’t too salty and went well with rudys ”sause”. Rated 4.8 outta 5-D