Pie for Dinner

What do you do when you are a first-time gardener and it's too much of a success?

Make pie!

There are some steps to it, but it's really quite simple and surprisingly delicious - as TOH already dubbed it...

Start out by baking your pastry shell.  Let it cool.  Put an even first layer of tomatoes down.  I used cherry tomatoes because I have an abundance of them in my garden.  It calls for plum tomatoes, but personally I love the bite-sizes....

Evenly sprinkle the green onions next.

Next, layer the rest of the tomatoes on top.

Sprinkle with the basil, salt and pepper.  Spread the mayo/cheese mixture next.

Lastly, sprinkle the bacon and Parmesan.

Even though it says it serves 8, if you're serving it as an entree, it's closer to 4 or 5...  However, it'd be a great side to something and THEN, yes, it would serve closer to 8 people!

Print the recipe here.

Happy Summer Cooking!

Wedding Day Eats

I was just doing a little reminiscing of our wedding this afternoon...we are about a month away from our 2-year anniversary and it's gone so fast.  The reception after the ceremony was not very formal or a full meal, but my fabulous caterer friend, Cindi, made some amazing appetizers!  Check these out:

On the right of the platter, please let me point out one of Mike's very few wedding-day requests....sausage bacon wraps.  My first reaction was "no way."  The thought grossed me out a little, but really...why not?  Cindi did a terrific job at making them presentable and everyone loved them!

Here is Mike after his first mouth-watering bite of his dream wedding food. :)

Oh, and we can't forget the cake. :)  Market of Choice made this one.

Photography by Ira Petersen.