| | BEANS |
| 1 | c | Dried black beans |
| 3 | c | Water |
| 1/2 | lb | Ham hock |
| 1 1/2 | ts | Salt |
| 1 | md | Onion, chopped |
| 2 | tb | Chopped green peppers |
| 2 | lg | Garlic cloves, chopped |
| 1 | tb | Olive oil |
| | PICADILLO |
| 1 | tb | Oil |
| 1 | | Onion, chopped |
| 1/2 | | Green pepper, chopped |
| 1 1/2 | lb | Lean ground beef |
| 2 | c | Canned tomatoes, undrained |
| 1 | tb | Raisins |
| 1 | ts | Capers |
| 1/2 | ts | Tabasco sauce (optional) |
| | Salt & freshly ground pepper to taste |
| | RICE, ETC |
| 3 | c | Cooked rice |
| 2 | | Hard-cooked eggs, forced through a sieve |
| 4 | sl | Bacon, fried crisp and crumbled |
| 4 | | Bananas, sliced lengthwise and sauteed in butter (my note...I'd probably use sweet plaintains sauteed in olive oil myself here) |
