Beans! Beans! Beans! - Early Holiday Gift Thread

[Broomstick]

My sister sent me an early holiday gift, this year, a collection of heirloom beans from a company called Rancho Gordo:

Domingo Rojo
Alubia Blanca
Midnight Black
Garbanzo
Cranberry
Royal Corona
Christmas Lima

(I am not a fan of Lima beans, but sister says "these are different, try them" so I will)

Now, a box of beans might seem to be a weird gift, but we're both trying to acquire less "stuff" to clutter up our lives and beans are a healthy and (hopefully) yummy goodness. She knows I like cooking with heirlooms and rare varieties, and I'm trying to do more with beans. So it's a great gift for me.

The fact that this company is trying to buy from indigenous farmers and promote genetic diversity in crops is a bonus.

I'm a little surprised how enthused I am about this.

(She's getting a custom-mix of chocolates, mints, nuts, and chocolate-nuts and chocolate-mints from me)