What a sweet thing to do! He must have some serious chef skills, cooking for so many people is not easy.
What herbs do you put in the homemade chilly seasoning? It looks good! I think that you are right to diy on spices and already packaged mixes can't compete with handmade stuff.
Beans beans...yup, one can't have too much of these , unless someone in the family owns a fire estinguisher🤣🤣