That would be great, Linda. I was only using what I had on hand, but tonight I will probably mix with rice and add some Caribbean hot sauce. I have ALOT, so I can try something new every day for the next week :-)

There was recipe posted back in May 2007 that Sol said looked authentic, but someone else posted it. I've made it several times and love it. Here's the recipe: "Cuban Black Beans 2 cups Black turtle beans (I didn't measure I used a 1# pkg) 2 green peppers (1 whole the other diced) 6 quarts water 3 TBSP Evoo 2 ham hocks (I used a 1/2 lb hickory smoked bacon) [or turkey/chicken legs/thighs - Lars] 2 cups thinly sliced onion 6 garlic cloves minced 3 TBSP tomato paste (I used the whole can) 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground oregano 3 bay leaves cracked 1 TBSP salt to taste 1 Tsp ground pepper 3 TBSP chopped cilantro (optional) 1/2 cup red wine vinegar or lime juice Soak beans overnight with whole pepper. Remove pepper, keep beans in water. Saute Evoo, bacon or ham, onion, diced pepper, and garlic until veggies are soft. Add to beans, add tom paste, cumin, oregano, bay leaves, and S&P. Bring to a boil and then simmer until beans are tender and sauce thickens. Serve over rice. I soaked the beans in my crock, sautéed the veggies and bacon, threw in the spices and tom paste, then added it to the crock and simmered for 3 hours on high. 10 minutes before serving add 1/2 cup red wine vinegar or lime juice. It was quite good. We frequent a mom & pop Cuban restaurant in Somerville and this ranks right up there with their fare." I didn't soak the beans with the pepper, and I used one green pepper and one red pepper, which I sautéed with the onion and garlic. For me, the bell pepper was the key flavor in this recipe, and I've never made it with ham, since DB would not eat it. You can omit the meat altogether, and it is still a good recipe, but I have used chicken or turkey thighs in it also. I used lime juice instead of vinegar because I've got lots of limes on my tree now. Lars

Thanks for posting it!

Here's the thread; scroll down to brianadarnell! http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/kitchbath/msg1019341021161.html Very, very easy. Just dump in a bunch of ingredients. She got it from The Food Network, and you can substitute home-roasted pumpkin beautifully. Here is a link that might be useful: Food Network