1/2 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed and minced
1/4 cup white cooking sherry
1/4 cup vegetable broth
3 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. cumin
1 15-oz. can black beans
1 1/2 cups cooked rice

• Sauté the onion and the garlic in the sherry, vegetable broth and soy sauce until the onions are translucent.
• Add the mushrooms, black pepper and cumin and sauté for approximately 5 minutes and then add the black beans and the cooked rice.
• Cook for approximately 20 to 30 minutes, or until done.

Makes 7 to 8 servings