Today I would like to introduce you to the non-profit organization called the Women’s Bean Project that was established back in 1989. This wonderful organization has been helping women break the cycle of poverty and unemployment by employing them in their gourmet food product and handmade jewelry business. I think this is absolutely fabulous and we should all be supporting this wonderful organization if we can.
The Women’s Bean Project sells a variety of gourmet food products like chili mixes, bread mixes, cookie mixes, beverage mixes, baking mixes, gift baskets, etc. and all of these mixes and baskets are hand assembled by the women who are employed there. In addition…you will find beautiful handcrafted pieces of jewelry that have also been made by the women who work for this organization. Wow…I am totally impressed with this organization.
My Review: The generous folks over at the Women’s Bean Project sent me their fabulous Chili and Corn Bread Bundle to try out for all of you. This set includes 2 different styles of chili (one spicy hot and one mild) and the cornbread baking mix. I decided to make the mild chili a few evenings ago since I was expecting some friends over for dinner. I soaked the beans overnight as instructed on the package and the next day I prepared the chili according to the recipe directions on the package. In the package all of the beans are included along with the spice mix for the chili so you will need to add a few other ingredients to it. Once I had it prepared (it was easy) I placed it into my slow cooker to keep it warm until my guests arrived. In the meantime I prepared the cornbread mix and baked that according to the directions on the package. For this one…you just add the wet ingredients. After everything was done…my guests arrived. I served beverages, freshly made Mexican Taco Salads, the chili, the cornbread and some banana chimichangas for dessert. Yes folks…I go all out when I cook! Anyway…after the dinner was over I asked my 3 guests what they thought about the chili. All of them (and I mean all of them) told me that is was fantastic and 2 of them asked me for the recipe. I told them that it wasn’t from a recipe but from a package of chili and cornbread that I received from the Women’s Bean Project. They were astonished that something that good came from a package! Sorry…I forgot to take a photo of the delicious corn bread!
I haven’t made the spicy chili mix yet but I am sure it will be just as delicious as the first one. I found the chili and the cornbread mix to be really easy to prepare and you only have to add a few other ingredients. You can purchase this same gift set that I received for the review from their site for only $14.25 and it comes beautifully packaged making it the perfect gift for a foodie lover on your gift list.
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