Spicy Bean Pizza

So my first recipe post in quite a while is a strange one, but I like it. It uses the same basic seasoned bean mixture as the Bean & Cheese Quesadillas. I'm not sure why it's called spicy bean pizza since it has dill weed or cumin, but isn't spicy to me. I like to add crushed red pepper to the bean mixture for a little heat or you can cut up hot pepers and add them. I made this many years ago and my sister Tiffany loved it. I don't know if she still would and since she lives in Georgia, I couldn't offer her any this time. Spicy Bean Pizza
1 c. green pepper, chopped
1/2 c. red onion, chopped
1 t. olive oil
1 (16-oz.) can pinto beans, rinsed & drained
1 (15 1/2-oz.) dark red kidney beans, rinsed & drained
1 T. lemon juice
1/2 t. paprika
1/2 t. dried dill weed or cumin seed
1/2 t. salt
1/4 t. garlic powder

1 (10-oz.) pkg. refrigerated pizza crust dough
8 oz. pizza sauce
2 c. mozzarella cheese, shredded

Preheat oven to 425º. Combine green pepper, onion and oil in 2-quart casserole. Cover. Microwave on HIGH for 4-6 minutes, or until begetables are tender, stirring once. Add beans, lemon juice, paprika, dill weed or cumin seed, salt and garlic powder. Mix well. Re-cover. Microwave on HIGH for 3-5 minutes, or until mixture is very hot, stirring once or twice. Mash beans slightly. Set aside.

Grease 12-inch pizza pan. Press dough into prepared pan. Bake for 5 - 7 minutes, or just until crust begins to brown. Spread sauce evenly over crust. Spread bean mixture evenly over sauce. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 10 - 13 minutes, or unti crust is brown and cheese is melted.

Who is 12?

It's hard to believe, but it's true. Elisa is now 12. She is so excited to finally be in young women's after all her friends have been for a while now. To celebrate, on her birthday I took the kids black light miniature golfing and then to eat.
We were all in a silly mood and laughing at everything. Then Elisa spilled a big cup of fry sauce on her pants and we all laughed at that...even Elisa. Isn't she awesome?

Then she spilled asphalt pie down her face. I don't know what was going on with her.

Then a few days later she had her friend party. We had lots of fun at laser tag, but I didn't take my camera to that. Then we came home to eat and play games.

I took this photo right before we started to play fugitive, but some of the kids had run down the street to get another friend so they weren't in the photo. I had kids from 3:00 until midnight and was exhausted at the end of it!

But Elisa got very spoiled by her very nice friends. I know she doesn't look like she likes her gift in this photo, but she loved it, along with everything else. Most of all, she enjoyed spending so much time having fun with her friends.

And she still has the extended family party coming up. Lucky girl! Happy birthday, Elisa!