I know bean soup doesn't really count as a snack item, but it will be the last review to round out the items I received in my February Foodie Pages tasting box.
Full of Beans is a small, family-owned business in Ontario. The products offered by Full of Beans pretty much came out of necessity: the owners' son was put on a wheat-free diet, so the mother learned to make gluten-free options for him.
The Kitchen Sink soup mix contains a blend of 12 different types of beans (13 according to their product description, but 12 per their ingredient list. Odd...) and additional seasonings. The package they came in sure isn't lacking in colour.
I soaked the beans overnight and ended up cooking them in the slow cooker. I made a few modifications: no tomato (as I didn't have any at home), but I added some sausage and mixed baby kale at the end. My soup turned out to be more of a brownish-grey colour, and not like the version shown on the product page online. I found the beans did not really preserve the vibrant colours they held in dry form. As for taste, the soup turned out as I expected. Keep in mind I am generally not a big fan of beans, so when I make something like this, I don't expect to be blown away by the taste...and I wasn't. Truthfully, as pretty as the 12 types of beans are, I probably could have done something similar using 4 or 5 different kinds and my unrefined bean palate would not have noticed the difference.
Buy again? No. Nothing against Full of Beans, but I am just not a fan of beans in general. However, I would be interested in trying out their baking mixes, such as the one for these gluten-free brownies, in the future. ~500g bag, C$5, available on foodiepages.ca
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