State Fair

The Texas State Fair is in full swing! Yesterday I was one of the judges for the annual Cheese Contest. There are four categories of entries: soups and appetizers, entrees, cheese desserts and cheese cakes. I judged cheese desserts. It was a delicious morning tasting cheese flans, cheese tortes, cheese desserts of all kinds and flavors. It was difficult to select just one winner, but we did.

Texas Treats annual holiday preview and luncheon is next week: Tuesday, October 6 and Wednesday, October 7 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. We'd love for you to stop by. We're previewing some of our holiday goodies over a casual lunch. If you are able to attend, please call us at 972-516-3280, or email at admin@texastreats.com. (Just counting food!)

Just a quick reminder - be sure to sign up for the holiday contest! Rules below.

Enjoy this gorgeous weather!!

Holiday River Rocks

Holiday Dallas Basket

Holiday Home on the Range

Texas State Fair

Welcome to Fall and Football and the Texas State Fair! For the last 6 years, I've been judging various foodie competitions at the Texas State Fair. Tomorrow I'll be one of the team of judges in the annual cheese contest -- hope I'm on the cheesecake team!

We're still adding holiday goodies to the website, so please be sure to take a peek. Don't forget to register for the $50 holiday gift basket give-away!

Deployment Pack

Taste of Home

Celebrate the Season

Contest Ending Soon!

Did you enter the Texas Treats holiday contest yet?...Can't you hear Mama saying "are you waiting for the cows to come home? Get Moving!"

We're adding holiday goodies to the website almost daily. Today we're featuring a Texas-shaped basket filled with creamy pralines and tied up with holiday ribbons. Need just a little something for a hostess gift? You might look at the plastic Texas-shaped box filled with Pecan Chews. Sending holiday greetings to an entire office? Check out the Break Room Bonanza - there's a treat for everyone!




Holiday Praline Basket



Winter Pecan Chews



Holiday Break Room Bonanza

More Holiday Items Added!

Round up some memorable holiday fun! Need a small gift? How about a jar of salsa with your client's name on the label? Or a cowboy hat filled with chips and salsa? Our Little Bit of Texas Tray is just that - little tastes of Texas.

More on personalizing Salsa and Texas shape Tortilla Chip labels:

- If you are giving your gift to an individual, put the client's name on the salsa and chip labels. Your name will be printed on the gift card.

- If your gift is headed to the company kitchen to snack on, we'll be happy to print your

company name on the chip and salsa labels. That way everyone will know who sent the

wonderful tray of goodies. Your company name and greeting is also printed on the gift card

which is tied in the ribbons.

Holiday Cowboy Hat

Little Bit of Texas Tray

Blog Contest!

Who loves a drawing? Who loves a contest? Here's your chance to win a $50 Gift Basket from Texas Treats! Ready, set, GO!

Enter the contest as many times as you like. There are several ways to enter the contest:

1. Follow Texas Treats on Twitter. Send us a message or @TexasTreats so we can count your vote!

2. Comment on our blog! At Texas Treats, we're trying to please you, our favorite people! To do that we'd like some feedback. Are you looking for any specific Texas products? If you were building your own Texas gift basket, what kinds of fun items would you include? What would you name it? Each comment entitles you to an entry!

3. Follow Texas Treats on Facebook and become a fan! We'd really like your help on this one. To have your own URL on Facebook, Texas Treats needs 100 fans. Would you please help us out?

4. Follow Texas Treats on blogger.com

Enter as often as you like. Drawing will be held September 30. We'll announce the winner with their permission, of course!

In the meantime, throughout the month of September, we'll be adding holiday goodies to this blog, as well as our website. We'd love your input, and who knows? You just might win the $50 Gift Basket!

In advance, a sincere thank you for spending time with Texas Treats and sharing your ideas with us.

We also have two new holiday products for you to look at!



Holiday Two for Texas



Holiday Spirit of Texas Gift Pack

Blog Open House!

"The weather outside is frightful"...we're talking about good ol' Texas heat of course! Let's mentally cool off and think of Christmas and those wonderful end-of-the-year holidays. Hope you don't mind, but Mama taught us to plan ahead or at least think about planning ahead!


Here at Texas Treats we're planning holiday fun for you! For the first time, we're having a Blog Holiday Open House! What??? We'll be adding new holiday gift baskets every few days to this blog as well as our website, having a contest or two just for giggles and trying to help you with your shopping! So be sure to check back often.


To get you started, enjoy 20% off your holiday order! I see you smiling! But, there are a couple rules:

• Your order must be at least $100,
• You must place your order by Sept 30 for November or December delivery,
• AND you must sign up to follow our blog and comment on it as well!

Use Coupon Code HOLBLOG2009/930 when ordering. We'd love to speak with you, so if you have questions or just want to sit a minute and chat, please don't hesitate to call us at 972-516-3280.

To kick off the open house, here are four fun Texas gifts to check out. Were betting your clients would enjoy a Texas snack! Now don't forget to use that coupon!




Holiday Austin Basket


Home For The Holidays


Season's Greetings Western Style



Holiday Taste of Texas

Thinking Ahead

Where has 2009 gone? It's Labor Day and soon will be time to start thinking ahead to those winter holidays. Retailers are closing out summer items and replacing them with holiday glitz! Yes, we agree - it's way too early for winter wonderland sights!
But Mama was a Girl Scout and told us to always "be prepared". With that, we would like to share a few holiday ideas with you. Starting next week and throughout September, Texas Treats will unveil holidy gift ideas, contests and fun!
Keep in touch - Adios!