Summer Classics – Scratch-made Tomato Pies

We ran across this recipe last week watching the Deen brothers on Southern Fried Road Trip. They stopped by a cute little restaurant where one of the most popular items was a tomato pie. Now I have to admit, when I was growing up I was not a huge tomato fan. In the south, EVERYONE always had at least one tomato plant in their garden and tomatoes were a staple for quick sandwiches in the sweltering heat. Only over the past few years have I started learning to LOVE them.

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Southwestern BBQ Totchos

Who doesn’t love BBQ? If you said “me,” we need to evaluate 1) our friendship and 2) your current life plan.

Any time we get BBQ out on the town, we inevitably have leftovers – lots and lots of leftovers. Mainly because we go beast mode like we are gearing up for a sumo match, when we really eat about 1/5th of what we order. Some of our favorites around Atlanta are Community Q in Decatur and Williamson Brothers in Marietta, btw.

This recipe is a quick way to use those leftovers and elevate it into a delicious mountain of food!

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