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Texas Banter I’m not crazy, I swear! Home About Contact Me Current Reads Disclosure PR Information Winners 17 Jun I’m thinking… Posted by texasheartland in Books, Feelings, Siblings, family, life, sisters, thoughts, twins, writing. Tagged: book, Books, family, Feelings, idea, Siblings, sisters, thoughts, twins, writing. 1 Comment As I laid down to go to sleep, I started thinking about the books I have been reading. All of them have been fiction and in 95% of them, they feature some sort of paranormal monster- whether it be a vampire, werewolf, or witch. Then I got to thinking of the nonfiction books that centered around twins. None of them came from the actual twin’s point-of-view. They have all been written by some expert or a parent of twins. Sure we want to know how twins come about or what it’s like to have a set of twins. But you don’t get a sense of who the twins truly are, unless they are young and can’t write the book. But with all the adult twins in the world, you figured that they would write a book about what it’s like to be a twin and live with a twin. Maybe I am thinking outside of the box, and that’s who I am. But I was thinking of writing a book about twins… from the twin’s point-of-view! I wouldn’t write it like it was some distant future and we’re already in college and trying to make our way through life and Biology. That would be disingenuous of me and wouldn’t really make sense since there is still a lot that Manders and I go through every single day. Hell, we still argue over what to watch on TV before we go to sleep. No one ever tells you those little things that make twins so wonderful. We argue but we don’t stay mad. I think it would be so cool for people to see what twins are TRULY like from their point-of-view instead of an expert who has no twins or a parent whose twins are too young to say what the bond is like. It would be one of a kind! 16 Jun More Christmas in July Posted by texasheartland in Blogging, Christmas, Giveaways, blog, blogs, family, holidays, summer, winter. Tagged: blog event, Blogging, blogs, Christmas, Christmas in July, holidays, july. 1 Comment More Christmas in July! If everything turns out just like we want it, we’ll have product reviews, giveaways, shopping ideas so you can get all your Christmas shopping done before the Holiday rush, craft ideas, and maybe some decorating ideas! We are still looking for a few more sponsors to help us with giveaways. If you are interested in sponsoring one of our Christmas in July product reviews/giveaways, please refer to PR Information and look for “Event PR”. If you are a blogger wanting to participate in this year’s “Christmas In July” event, please refer to the following (from Confetti Dreams): # Through out July (starting the 1st and ending the 31st), create a few posts that deal with Christmas. This can be your favorite memory, your favorite/least favorite gift, craft ideas, recipes, reviews, or giveaways. You can get as creative as you want! # Before each post, either put “Christmas in July†or “CIJ†so we know which post to look for. # Confetti Dreams might have the cheap version of Mr Linky, so once you are done posting, you can post it there. # By the end of this week, Confetti Dreams will have made a button for every participating blogger to place on their blog. Confetti Dreams will of course put it in this post so you can see it and grab it. Any blogs that are interested but have more questions, e-mail me at texasbanter@ymail.com with the subject “CIJ Participating” and I will get back to you as soon as I can. We are still working with sponsors for giveaways and product reviews. If you have any ideas for sponsors to contact, shoot us an e-mail the aforementioned with the subject “CIJ Sponsor Idea”. Any problems with Mr. Linky will result in a post on Confetti Dreams with a list of participating blogs. 16 Jun Gifts, Cards, and Books Posted by texasheartland in Feelings, Siblings, birthday, family, life, random, sisters, thoughts, twins. Tagged: birthdays, Books, cards, family, gifts, life, Moms, mothers, Siblings, sisters, twins. 1 Comment Mom’s birthday is on Thursday and while I don’t have a gift to give her on Thursday, they are in the mail. Manders and I are so crafty that she has no clue! But she is getting a card and it could be the card to top all the birthday cards she’s ever received! You know how Hallmark has designed all of these recordable cards and those with music, and those with sound? We got her one with sound. I wanted to get one with music but at $10, that’ll have to wait until Christmas. True, I will also have something else in mind but since I couldn’t get her the card with music, I have decided to wait. I want one of those for my birthday as well! Speaking of my birthday, if you don’t already know, I share it with Twin. One of her birthday gifts is also in the mail. I know it’s a little early (considering our birthday isn’t until December) but I wouldn’t have the chance again to get this UNIQUE and personalized gift so I snagged it when I had the chance. At first I thought about getting it for me but realized that I know someone who would enjoy it more so naturally, I personalized it for sissy. I still plan to get her what I want for her birthday because this just happened by accident and I knew the chance wouldn’t come again. So, she’s going to have 2 gifts from moi! I am a sad person. Not emotionally but in some weird way, I am sad. You know what I mean? I can’t think of an anaolgy to help explain it but I will tell you why. I entered a blog giveaway to win “The Night Gardener” by George Pelecanos because I have heard such great things about it. My local library didn’t have it and I didn’t want to buy it if it turned out to not be my “cup of tea”. I would be stuck with a book I didn’t enjoy and probably out $15. My… thoughts (?) were answered. I woke up this morning, turned on the computer, signed into my e-mail and saw that I had won a copy of the book! I have been excited all day because I had won a book. This is why I say I’m sad. I am excited about a book that I’m sure almost thousands of people have already read! But I guess in some way, that is what I enjoy about my personality- I am able to get excited over everything little thing. You could ask me if I wanted to go buy a movie and I would pick up the keys and drive you over there myself. 14 Jun Christmas In July… Posted by texasheartland in Blogging, Christmas, Giveaways, blog, holidays, random, summer, thoughts, winter. Tagged: blog, blog even, Blogging, Christmas, Christmas in July, holidays, summer, winter. Leave a Comment The Texas Summer has shown it’s ugly face and it looks as if it is to stay, which I am not thrilled about. So I try EVERYTHING to keep myself cool from the triple-digit heat that seems to be plaguing this side of the country this early in the season- frozen water, daily baths, jumping in the shower with all my clothes on, dreaming of Christmas, watching Christmas movies (or movies that have some Christmas in them), and even sticking my face in front of the air conditioner because it’s just so darn hot! So Manders came up with a brilliant idea to beat the heat, even if it’s in our minds- a Christmas in July blog event between the two of us! There will be product reviews and & giveaways, craft ideas, early-shopping ideas, and who knows what else! I know it’s a little too early to be thinking about Christmas when temperatures are soaring about 100*, but c’mon, just the thought of snow makes me want Christmas to hurry up and get here! Hell, I’ve even started thinking of what I could get a family member for Christmas or what Manders might like! Maybe I’ll actually get it all done in time. So besides my regular babbling and product giveaways (that would be in no relation to the “Christmas in July” even), on July 1st, keep your peepers open for Christmas posts to keep you cool until the weather changes to Fall, and then, well, you get the idea. If any other bloggers would like to join us for this even, please contact us at texasbanter@ymail.com or orchestratenoise0726@yahoo.com with the subject “Join CIJ”. 13 Jun Excited and Nervous… Posted by texasheartland in Feelings, Guys, dating, life, love, random, relationships, thoughts. Tagged: dating, Feelings, life, love, relationships, thoughts. 2 Comments Next weekend, “Cyber Guy” will be here. Well, after he goes to his mother’s house and eat the big meal she plans to cook for him. Him and I both know that his mother missing him, though they talk everyday. She keeps asking if the transfer is permanent. Hell, my mom would be the same way! But I am extremely excited and a little nervous. I haven’t seen him since November, though we talk almost every other day. Even though we’re not a couple, he’s just one of those guys that makes your heart go pitter patter. When we first met, he was nervous. He didn’t tell me until I asked him last week and he said he was really nervous. I already know what I’m going to wear when we go out but I’m now at that stage of how to wear my hair. It’s gonig be hot so naturally, I would put it in a ponytail. But when I go out on dates, I like to wear it down because it’s a habit I picked up. I am never usually this nervous when I see a guy, even when dating him, because I got used to the fact that hey, he picked me. But for some reason, he gives me butterflies. I’m not used to this feeling. Maybe one day we’ll sit down (or chat about it) and sort out our feelings. I can’t pretend that I don’t like him because he knows me extremely well and can tell when I’m holding something back. True, he doesn’t know that I’d like to be with him but he’s probably surpressing the same thing. We’re probably both afraid to say how we truly feel when in reality, we both could be wanting the same thing but afraid to say it. Don’t think that I don’t know him well either because I do. I know when he’s tired, sick, or just in a rough mood. Just like he knows me. I know that we will eventually end up together- it’s just a matter of waiting. Waiting it out to see what could transpire. I know that his job has a lot to do with it and if he still lived in Texas, it wouldn’t have taken so long. But I understand about his job and everything. We do what we need to do to get by. 9 Jun How Ironic… Posted by texasheartland in Feelings, family, funny, life, random, thoughts. Tagged: fall, family, funny, life, random, summer, TCBY, thoughts, winter. 3 Comments As Mom, Manders, Dad, and I were leaving this place we had gone after we picked up Dad from work, I noticed that the truck was getting warmer. True that it was 95 out and our vehicle seems to attract heat like a moth to a bug zapper. So I said that when I get too hot in the dog days of Summer, I think of sweaters of the Fall, snow of the Winter, and turkey on Thanksgiving. While the thought of turkey doesn’t naturally bring the idea of “cold”, Thanksgiving can be nicely cool here. Just the idea of putting on a turtleneck (yes, I own one) and going over to my Grandmother’s house while it is 45* outside just makes me wish Fall would come sooner. Naturally, this sparked conversation between everyone. Twin had replied with something to the effect of buying a bag of ice and just laying on it. But ice in Texas just doesn’t last very long. Then Dad started saying something about ice and the cooling effect just as I turned my head to look out Mom’s driver side window. What I noticed seemed ironic but yet, creepy. Just as he finished saying what he was saying, a truck drove by that had a TCBY sign in the back. I let out this huge grin and said “That’ll work!”. Of course, we weren’t going to get any ice cream because we had ice cream here at home and we had planned on getting pizza for dinner. But the thought that we were thinking of “cooling” ideas. While I don’t plan on venturing outside after 12pm tomorrow due to the fact that we are to have 100 degree weather with heat indexes well over triple digits, the thought of that TCBY sign going by just as Dad was talking about ice (or was it ice cream?) still makes me giggle. It’s not every day that something like this happens. Nope, surely isn’t. 9 Jun Hoping… Posted by texasheartland in Feelings, Party, birthday, family, life, random, thoughts. Tagged: birthday, birthday party, family, life. 3 Comments Lately, I’ve been so tired. I don’t know why, but all I want to do is sleep. Maybe perhaps that it has been extremely hot (with temperatures now reading above 95*) that all I want to do is stay inside the bedroom where it is nice and cool… Well, atleast most of the time it is. Of course you have a nice, soft, comfortable bed that just screams “Sleep!”. I can’t blame the bed because it didn’t ask to get made. I sure as hell can’t blame Mother Nature because heaven forbid I piss her off- she might make it turn 115* the next day just for spite! I could blame myself but who wants to do that! So why would I blame myself? Not taking my vitamins. I have excellent long-term memory but when it comes to remember to take my vitamins the next day, out the window it goes. I need to tattoo it on my forehead. Maybe that’ll help. I am hoping that something will happen before or on Mom’s birthday. I would love to hold a virtual birthday party for her. That means virtual balloons, cake, and HOPEFULLY a giveaway to celebrate her birthday! Even if I can’t have a giveaway, I will still hold the birthday party. Speaking of her birthday, while I know I can’t get her a gift right now, I would still love to get her a card. But what’s funny is that for the past year or so, we haven’t gotten her a sentimental card. They have all been funny or humorous cards. I guess since life has been a little hectic, you gotta find a way to laugh or you’ll just be pulled down deeper into depression. We’ve all been there, unfortunately. Now if Mom and Manders will just wake up, we can go shopping! 6 Jun Quiet… Posted by texasheartland in Books, Feelings, cats, dogs, family, life, random, reading, thoughts. Tagged: Books, family, Feelings, life, Meditating, Pets, reading, thoughts. 2 Comments As I sit here, the only sounds I hear are the hums of the fans and my fingers hitting the keyboard. It’s unusually quiet- I am the only one awake. Even the cats are asleep. Zeus is asleep in the chair. Patches is on top of the television (which I expect her to fall off of any moment as she usually does). Smokie and Princess are asleep in the bedroom with Manders- who must have been really tired. Mom is asleep on the couch because she has a headache. Dad has gone out for a while to do a few errands. I usually don’t like all the quietness because it feels like I could go crazy with my thoughts. But because of a migraine yesterday and endless channel surfring on the TV (there was nothing on that piqued my interest!), I welcome the quiet. No music, no television, no dog barking at air- soothing quiet. It’s been a while since I could sit here, in the living room, with nothing but my thoughts. Usually Zeus is making some sort of noise with his endless amount of toys. Smokie would want attention as soon as she woke up. Not long after that, Manders would wake up and would want online. While I have no thoughts in which I have a decision to make, it is nice to reconnect with myself once more. I am a believer in that meditation (in some shape or form) truly cleanses your body, mind, and spirit. I haven’t meditated in a long while due to everything that was going on and there never seemed to be any peace and quiet. It even seemed a little louder than I liked in the bedroom- even while reading and having some movie on for background noise. It’s like I couldn’t concentrate on what I was reading because even the words pounded in my head. Maybe I’ll get a little more reading done than I had gotten done yesterday. I have 2 books I need to read and while I haven’t even made a dent in the other one (with almost 1000 pages and I am only on page 135), I am almost halfway with the other. Both interest me but I refuse to read them when I will just skip over a majority of what the book says instead of my imagination running wild as I read.I am finally making a dent in my quest to read 100 books by December 31st. To make it seem as if it wasn’t a blazing 100* outside, I even plan to read books that were made for the Christmas Holiday instead of Summer. Why? Not only do I look forward to Christmas every year, reading about snow and Christmas trees will make it seem as if it were a mere 30* out instead of triple digits. Patches just fell. Told ya she would. 3 Jun June… Posted by texasheartland in Fantasy, Moms, Siblings, birthday, family, life, love, random, thoughts. Tagged: birthday, birthdays, family, mom, sisters, summer, time, twins, years. 3 Comments Ah, June. It finally decided to grace us with it’s presence. Yuck, Summer has arrived. Not officially (that comes on June 21st), but close enough. With a 100* stuck in there for the high as Saturday, it’s Summer. You can’t convine me otherwise. What else is in June? A birthday. No, not mine! That’s in December. Mom will be having a birthday this month. June 18th, if I remember correctly. My mom turns another year older and another year wiser. I am not saying how old she is because I don’t want her to feel old. Not that it’s a bad thing I just want her to feel as young as I do on occasion. But I don’t even know what to get her for her birthday. Yea, I could get her another card. True, I could get her some chocolate. But that’s just like Valentine’s Day- minus the big stuffed bear. I want something unique this year. Flowers, framed picture of me and Manders, her favorite TV show on DVD, a pretty throw, a new car… Ok, that last one MIGHT be a little over the top. But you know what I mean. The only problem would be trying to find money myself so me and Twin could get it secretly. It might throw off the whole “surprise” element if we go up and ask “Mama? Could we have some money so we could buy you a birthday present?”. I know she’s reading this so the whole “Surprise! Happy Birthday Mama!” has been thrown out the window. I am not creative as far as crafts so I can’t make her something. Considering I’m accident prone, I’d probably hurt myself in the process. Maybe I should talk with Sissy and see what she wants to do. You what’s even more scarier than trying to buy a gift for Mom? That fact that Twin and I will be turning a quarter-of-a-century old in 6 months! It seems to me that time keeps going by more quickly by the year. There’s an episode of Futurama (why do I always seem to relate everything to either Futurama or Family Guy?) where time skips by the second, by the minute, or even by the years. Sometimes, that’s how it feels. One minute you could be doing something and the next minute, it seems as if a year has gone by. Kind of scary, if you ask me. Now, I am off to find out what to get my dearest Mommy for her birthday. 29 May Going For It… Posted by texasheartland in Feelings, Guys, dating, life, love, random, relationships, thoughts. Tagged: dating, Feelings, love, relationships, thoughts. 5 Comments A couple of months ago, I declared that I wasn’t going to pursue “Cyber Guy”- I lied. Yes, he is living in Louisiana, which is quite far from where I am. Right now, those are only miles. We are still extremely close. For a while, I thought my feelings weren’t as strong as they were before but they were masked with something else: time. We hadn’t talked for a while and I thought that because we weren’t talking as much, my feelings would dissipate into nothingness. I was wrong. I was more wrong that I had ever been. He started following me on Twitter and over Twitter, he sent me a message asking to get on Yahoo! Messenger, which signaled to me he wanted to talk. My heart started racing once again, as it does when I talk to him. We started talking and he mentioned he was coming down in two weeks. I mentioned to him that I got butterflies when Manders had told me, since had accidentally sent a Direct Message to her instead of me. I said “Kiddie, I know” to which his reply was “No, it’s not kiddie. I had butterflies when we met. I was nervous as hell!”. He never told me he was nervous and he never showed it! The “lovey dovey” sighing didn’t stop there. I had quite a lot of caffeine that day and it had fused into my blood system, making me really talkative. It was either that, or I was tired. Maybe both. But as he was getting ready for bed, I apologized for babbling so much. It’s only natural that I babble. As he was saying good night, he said “It’s okay. I love your babbling.”. That made my night and it made my heart go pitter patter. I know eventually we will end up together. We still say “I love you” to each other and joke around. I think he wants to get his job together and life together before making any kind of commitment (if you can call it that) and I respect that. I just hope my arm is better by the time he comes down. I refuse to wear a sling on a date. Yuck! How funny, he just signed into Yahoo! Messenger! Scary timing! 27 May Summertime… Posted by texasheartland in Feelings, Siblings, fall, family, life, random, rant, sisters, summer, thoughts, twins. Tagged: August, fall, family, Feelings, fun, hot, july 4th, June, rant, summer, Summertime, temperature, Texas, vent, water. 4 Comments Call me crazy, but I think I am one of those Texans that absolutely hates the Summertime. Yes, I am not a fan of Summer. When a Texas Summer can reach over 100* every day, all you want to do is sleep in a tub full of ice. It’s too hot to do much of anything outside without being drenched in sweat. Even Zeus and that kitties complain that it’s too hot. I guess if I had fur, I would too. Then again, I do look forward to a few things every time Summer tolls around. I love the 4th of July fireworks. They’re so beautiful against the Texas sky on a hot Summer night. I also enjoy getting into water fights against Manders with the water hose. EVERY Summer, we have water fights and have been doing so since we were little. It’s a great way to cool off and it’s super fun! We end up getting soaking wet but it’s a small price to pay for family fun! Other than that, I prefer to stay somewhere there is an air conditioner. If I have to go out, I always have shorts, flip flops, and sunglasses on. I live for the day I can wear flip flops once again. I would wear them 365 days out of the year if I could. I know it’s not exactly stylish but when the temperature reaches 110* in August, you can’t exactly go out in public in your skivvies. I am counting the day until I can put away the shorts (keeping the flip flops) and put on a sweater. I live for the Fall Season and even though it’s not even June yet, I cannot wait until the first cool front comes through to make my body send chills down my spine and my nose tingle with the scent of Fall. Maybe that’s something to look forward to. 25 May 100+ Reading Challenge Posted by texasheartland in Blogging, Books, Feelings, life, random, reading, thoughts. Tagged: 100 books, book, book challenge, Books, characters, Feelings, learning, life, reading, thoughts. 3 Comments On J. Kaye’s Book Blog, she is holding the 2009 100+ Reading Challenge. I asked Mom if she thought I could read 100 books (or maybe like 80) between now and December 31st. She replied with “You’re a good reader, aren’t you?”. I thought about it and said “Why yes, I am!”. I read the whole Twilight series in less than a month- I consider that very good reading. Even if I don’t like the book, I will finish reading it just to give it a chance. I am thinking of entering it. I have to post my reading list as I read them along with the reviews and since I have a lot going on here, I’ll post them at Texas Banter Book Reviews that way Texas Banter ISN’T so cluttered. This should be a fun little challenge and I have to set up my post(s) and TBBR before I enter so that maybe I can enter. With 2 books coming from the library, an eBook, and a book I am currently reading, this should be fun! Maybe I won’t fry my brain and get confused with characters. If that’s the case, I’m gonna still going to read because I know I can do it. I can, can’t I? 24 May EZ Combsâ„¢ Review Posted by texasheartland in Beauty, Feelings, Hair, Product Reviews, Products, Reviews, thanksgiving. Tagged: Beauty, Ez Combs, Feelings, Hair, product review, Products, Review, thoughts. 2 Comments Mom was at the store last week when she came across a 2-pack of the “As Seen on TV” Ez Combs. I’ve always wanted to try them but crazy me, I didn’t know they sold them in stores! As someone with extremely long hair, my only options for hairdos were a ponytail or leaving my hair down. After a while, it got monotonous. I wanted something different. So when Mom showed us that she had bought them, I was so happy because I finally had new ways to wear my hair! My first ‘do was called the “Foutain” and it felt great because I didn’t have the worry of a small elastic band falling off or the pain of a clip. I was able to leave my head back and not feel like spikes were being driven into my scalp like you get with a lot of the plastic hair “claws”. With long hair, it did seem as if my hair was a “fountain” and it made it look very chic. Then out of habit, I put my hair into a ponytail using the Ez Comb. It’s not the dreaded “average ponytail”. Not only is it a cute accessory for ponytails, it also adds flair t your hair without being “just a ponytail”. You can even sleep in your ponytail without waking up to your ‘do being on one side of your head! There are also many ways to wear the pontyail just like with any elastic band. But what the bands don’t offer is another way of wearing your Ez Comb- the “Butterfly”. While the original way to wear your ponytail with Ez Comb can make your hair seem longer because it’s not pushed into an elastic band, it doesn’t have the “elastic band tightness” that some woman enjoy, especially when they are working out. With the “Butterfly” effect, it make your hair look chic without slipping and will give you that “hair is in a pontyail tightness” that I sometimes enjoy. I only have one problem with the Ez Comb. As I have said, I have extremely long hair. Like hair slmost to my rear. See where I am going with this? Sometimes when I am ready to remove the Ez Comb, my hair will get snagged on the rough edges and it takes me a few minutes to wrestle it away. Besides having rough corners, it’s an absolute must have, especially for us gals with long hair! 22 May “What’s For Dinner” Giveaway- ENDED Posted by texasheartland in Contests, Giveaways, Products, food, sweepstakes. Tagged: Blogging, dinner, food, giveaway, Giveaways, Products, romanos macaroni grill, twitter. 303 Comments This time, Texas Banter is giving away food! Our lovely friends at BlogSpark are giving three (3) readers the chance to win! Now what is the deal with the food? Have you even thought about dinner tonight? If not, might I make a suggestion? Pasta. Not just any pasta- Romano’s Macaroni Grill dinner kits! With yummy flavors like Garlic & Herb Chicken Penne, Creamy Basil Parmesan Chicken & Pasta, Chicken Alfredo with Linguine and Chicken Marsala with Linguine, even the pickiest taste buds will enjoy it! To see my review, visit Romano’s Macaroni Grill Review. So what is up for grabs here at Texas Banter this time? It is the ultimate dinner! Three (3) winners will each recieve the Romano’s “What’s For Dinner?” gift basket: a sample of the Creamy Basil Parmesan Chicken Pasta variety, three coupons for you to try the other varieties the next time you visit your local grocer, colander and serving spoon. How can you win one of these lovely gift baskets? Just answer this simple question: What is your family’s favorite dinner topic? THIS IS MANDATORY! “Enter me” or “Nice giveaway” does not constitute as an entry and will be removed. YOU MUST LEAVE A VALID E-MAIL TO ENTER! OPEN TO U.S. RESIDENTS ONLY. Extra Entries (6): Leave a separate comment for each entry. *Follow me on Twitter (Username- texasheartland.) *Subscribe to Texas Banter Mailing List *Tweet about this giveaway (Win food at Texas Banter! http://tinyurl.com/puypy6 @texasheartland) *Follow Manders on Twitter (Username- confettidreams.) *Add my Texas Banter Button *Blog about this giveaway The giveaway starts on Friday, May 22nd upon going “live” and will end on Friday, May 29th at 11:59CST. Entries submitted after that time are voided and do not count. Winners have 48 hours to respond to the winning notification. If the winner(s) have not responded within the 48 hours, a new winner(s) will be chosen. All winners chosen via Random.org. 21 May Khaya Cookie Review Posted by texasheartland in Product Reviews, Products, Reviews, cookies, food, thoughts. Tagged: cookies, dessert, food, khaya cookies, product review, Products, Review, Reviews, sweets. Leave a Comment When the Khaya Cookie Company agreed to send me products to try for Mom’s birthday, I was floored! Boy, would Mom be surprised! Khaya Cookies sent me their “Grapeseed Shortbread” and “Orange & Chocolate Krunchi” cookies to try and review. The “Grapeseed Shortbread” (made with currants and grapeseed) was the first to be tried. I’ve never had currants before so I was curious to how they would taste. It has a unique taste. It does taste like shortbread but without tons of sugar. The finishing note just makes you want more! Next we move onto the “Orange & Chocolate Krunchi” cookies (which are made with orange zest, Belgium chocolate, and honey-sweetened grains). It has a taste of a granola bar without being too chewy. The chocolate is sublime and there is just a hint of orange. It’s a symphony of flavors! Did you know that Khaya Cokies are all nature? They use only the finest and freshed ingredients with not preservaties. They are also committed to empowering people so that they can earn a living with solid business and life skills. With a caring company and fresh gourmet cookies, how can you say “no”? 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