legumes
![Black Bean Soup with Bananas Black Bean Soup with Bananas](http://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/56/2011/09/blackbean-soup1000-160x107.jpg)
Black Bean Soup with Bananas
I have created several versions of black bean soup through the years, but this one, flavored with pancetta and finished with bananas, ranks at the top of my list of favorites.
![Puerto Rican Pork and Beans Puerto Rican Pork and Beans](http://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/56/2011/09/pork-and-beans1000-160x107.jpg)
Puerto Rican Pork and Beans
My wife, Gloria, often prepares this dinner when we have guests. A satisfying one-dish meal, it can be cooked ahead and refrigerated or frozen, and it is even better reheated.