"Becca" > wrote
> Yum, I love black beans & rice. El Pollo Tropical, it is a fast food
> restaurant, and that is the first place I go when I am in Miami. I also
> like Las Vegas Cuban and the Latin American Cafe at Bayside.
> Darn, now I am getting hungry.

I lived on BB and rice my first year out of school when I was making the
change from bartender to paper pusher. I'd simmer a bag of black beans for
hours with tons of garlic and cumin, fresh cracked pepper, salt to taste and
serve over rice with a sprinkle of cheddar. It was way too good.