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Hanging with my man before my flight. #mainecoon #fluffycat #kitty #mymainman #lookatthosecheeks

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Marshall : the inquisitive kitty #mainecoon #fluffycat #boxlife #boxobsessed

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Breakfast casserole. Mm. #nofilter #cheesy #breakfast #foodie #casserole

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Foggy evening in Detroit ¦ Top of Renaissance building barely visible (12.09.12) #Detroit #renaissancecenter #Jefferson #Christmaslights #downtown #puremichigan

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Tomato Pie Homemade by yours truly! #nofilter #foodie #tomato #pie #tomatopie #savory #homemaker

Tonight I decided to make one of my favorite savory pie dishes for dinner, Tomato Pie. I got the original recipe/idea from Paula Deen, although I have transformed it into my own and trust me, it is amazing.

This pie has the most intense bursting flavor with every bite, I've even had tomato haters LOVE this pie. Now that is impressive!

Tomato Pie | Ingredients

Prebaked Pie Crust

4 larger size tomatoes

1/2 medium red onion

Maple smoked bacon thick sliced

Bunch of green onions

Basil Leaves

1 cup cheddar

1 cup mozzerella or a mozz mix

1 cup mayonnaise (light or full)

Prep Work:

Preheat Oven to 350F

Chop onion into relatively small pieces

Chop green onions

Chop basil leaves

Chop bacon into small pieces

Blend the mayo and cheese together for a topping

Throw pie crust in the oven for a couple minutes until it is slightly browned. I always wrap the top crust area with aluminum foil throughout the entire recipe in order to keep it from burning.

Cut an 'X' on the top area of each tomato and throw them into a pot of boiling water for about 30 seconds or until you can see the skin peeling back. Take the tomatoes out and throw them into ice water to cool them down and keep them from cooking down.

Peel the tomatoes, slice them and then layer them into a colander and sprinkle them with salt. Let them drain for about 10 minutes to get most of their moisture out. We don't want to soggy up our crust!

Take the pie crusts out of the oven, let them cool. While you wait for them to cool, caramelize the onions and throw the bacon on the stove as well. Once those are cooked you are ready to build your pie!

Grab your crusts, begin by layering with tomatoes, top them with bacon pieces, green onions, caramelized onions and basil. Do this for about 3 layers, depending on the depth of your pie crust.

I always end my layers with the bacon, onion and basil leaves. Top the pie with the mayo/cheese mixture, spread evenly and throw this puppy in the oven!

30 minutes at 350F or until you see a night browned color. Take it out, let it sit for a bit and then dig in!

Serve Warm!

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Beautiful Lake Michigan off the pier in Manistee

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Beautiful Clouds Right Before Dusk - Almost Pink!

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step by step pierogi , a set on Flickr.

Photo Steps to making simple, easy and delectable homemade blueberry pierogi from scratch!

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Who came up with this? And why am I grossly intrigued and want to get some?

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Tad-Poles | always fascinating

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Flowers growing in my mother's pond

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I've always been interested with giant squids - mainly because they scare the living bejesus out of me. Could you imagine just swimming around and have this 30 foot long squid swim by you?

I guess you could be positive and think about how much delicious fried calamari you could have for lunch ^_^

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Polish Residents Release 11,000 Floating Lanterns : Latające lampiony Poznań - rekord Polski

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Wiśniówka

Not the particularly best day to be standing on an unsteady ladder in a garden, today my father and I teamed up and picked our cherry tree naked.

These cherries in our back yard are not the delicious, deep burgundy, plump cherries from up by Traverse City that you can down an entire crate full ( and regret completely later on when you can't get out of bed ). These cherries are smaller, bright red and have a bitter kick.

So why on earth would be bother with these lame cherries when we live in Michigan and can just get delicious cherries from up north? We bother because of ‎'Wiśniówka'!

'Wiśniówka' is a Polish cherry - let's go ahead and describe it as a- liqueur. It is made with sun soaked cherries and lots of vodka! Being 100% Polish, this is mine and my families alcoholic drink of choice ( besides vodka of course :0) ).

'Wiśniówka' is usually thinner than the average liqueur you can buy at the store to mix in with your drinks, although since you make it at home, the thickness is dependent on the maker. You can drink it as a small shot or even sip it from a nice crystal glass- but be careful- this drink tastes so good and can take you pretty far!

I am ecstatic to try this years batch, since last year our cherries were all eaten over by birds! This is one of my favorite Polish alcoholic drinks and I opt to share it with as many people as possible!

Na Zdrowie!