A couple of years ago I had my first taste of tomato pie.  I fell in love with it instantly.  So this summer, when we had loads of garden tomatoes - it was all I could think about.  I emailed the woman who made it for me the first time in search of a recipe.  Although I ultimately did get the recipe, it was after I decided I would just figure it out on my own.  I'm not one of those cooks who can take a little of this and a little of that to create a gourmet anything.  I am a recipe follower.  But, this time I was desperate and gave it a shot.  I researched a dozen + recipes online trying to find something that seemed similar to what I had eaten 2 years ago.  Nothing seemed quite right -- but everything seemed pretty consistent.  I decided to take what looked like the best parts from each recipe and came up with my own.  The end result was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Totally fat kid - but delicious!  This was a huge accomplishment for me and I've totally tooted my own horn about it.  It really was incredible.  I've made it a couple of times now and hope I get a few more tomatoes this fall to make it one more time....