A couple days ago I was walking at the beach thinking about a storyline when, as usual, my mind wondered to food; this time the marriage of taco and pizza. I did a little research and found a few recipes for chili bean pizza. I didn’t want a chili bean pizza, I wanted a taco that collided with a cheese pizza. So off I went to the kitchen bunker. And today my post is a super easy and great change up on the norm – EASY TACO PIZZA.
Ingredients:
1 (or more) pizza crust (I used a store bought crust which I simply unrolled)
1 lb. ground beef
1 avocado – sliced 
1- 16oz can refried beans
1/2 red onion sliced
medium tomato sliced
2 Tbsp Cilantro (chopped)
2 clove garlic
1 Tbsp chili powder
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/8 tsp ground fennel
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1- 8oz can tomato sauce
tsp olive oil
mozzarella cheese
Preparation:
Brown the ground beef, drain grease, add the tomato sauce, and fill the can with water and add to sauce. Add the chili powder, cumin, fennel, oregano, garlic. Stir and bring to strong simmer. Simmer until the sauce reduces and the meat has the look and taste of taco meat. Take meat off the burner.
Heat re-fried beans in sauce pan.
Spray cookie sheet with a little canola oil, add pizza crust and place in oven at temperature as set forth on its packaging. After about 5 minutes remove crust from oven smear a little olive oil on crust, next cover crust with a thin even coating of re-fried beans.
Next add the taco meat. Then add the sliced tomato, onion, top with cheese, cilantro. 
Place the pizza bake into oven and bake per container directions. When crust is golden remove pizza from oven. Add avocado slices to each serving.
And there you go, maybe add a side of the unused re-fried beans, and a salad, and you are set to serve family and friend a great easy taco pizza.
AND STUFF
A couple weeks ago Laurette had the great idea for the hood to go to the Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa. So we piled into a bunch of cars and cruised down PCH to Hermosa. I had been to the Comedy club a few times in the past, most recently to see Jay Leno work on jokes for his show (typically Sunday nights). But on our night they were doing a special revue with 8 comedians.
We arrived early to get good seating, and to have dinner. I think there was about 12 of us taking up 3 tables along the window. And what a great group it was, I would think the ages in our group spanned the 30’s to the 80’s! While we were enjoying our food and drinks the line outside, for those without dinner reservations, began to fill the sidewalk along the entire building. When everyone was seated the venue was packed. With dinner completed, drinks refreshed, the lights were dimmed and it was showtime! The next 80 minutes was virtually a seminar on comedic styles.
I was very happy to see that in these difficult times people were still supporting what is a marvelous venue for young comedians to develop their chops.
Laughing is good for you! So, if you’re every in the area of Hermosa Beach give the Comedy Club a try.
Good Eating and Table Talk,
Roger
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