Hilary came early for dinner tonight and helped cook. She made the rice and helped prep the other stuff. The tacos were good as usual, although we had a lot of food.
– I did my usual black beans, with onion and garlic and chili powder.
– I made salsa with grilled yellow and red roma tomatoes, cilantro, onion, lime juice and jalapeño peppers. The tomatoes were from our garden. I coarsely chopped the tomatoes when they were done. It turned out great.
– This cake is very good. Really dense and rich, and very chocolately. I’ve redeemed myself from the disastrous chocolate soufflé cake of a few weeks ago. I like that it’s very simple and doesn’t need frosting.

• Sautéed Pimientos de Padron
• Tuna Tacos
• Corn Tortillas
• Black Beans
• Guacamole
• Arroz Verde (Fine Cooking #35, November 1999, p. 45)
• Bourbon Chocolate Cake (Fine Cooking #64, July 2004, p, 66)

Mango Margaritas