to think, to move. As a matter of fact I don’t think I moved from the sofa at all yesterday afternoon. It was 102ºF in Baltimore yesterday. That’s sweltering hot! Our AC unit did not stop running all day long, struggling to maintain 76ºF in the house.

We spent Tuesday with my friend Dawn and her son, Andrew, talking, eating, swimming at my parents’ house, going out for ice creams and a long ride through Miller’s Island in the evening to look at all the new (expensive) houses. Miller’s Island is actually a peninsula and Hurricane Isabel just about wiped them out but everyone is rebuilding up, three, four stories high up. Some houses even had their AC units up on platforms. We all had a great time. It’s hard to get Dawn to come over because she’s just so busy with her family, boy scouts, cub scouts, our homeschool co-op…I hope we can coax them over again very soon. *smile*

I served pizza, homemade almond/rum pound cake and also made a tomato pie with some very ripe tomatoes from Momma’s garden using Paula Deen’s recipe from FoodTV.com, though I did embellish it a bit. It was delicious and I’ll definitely be making it again.

Tomato Pie

4 tomatoes, peeled and sliced
10 fresh basil leaves, chopped
1/2 cup chopped green onion
1 (9-inch) prebaked deep dish pie shell
1 cup grated mozzarella
1 cup grated cheddar
1 cup mayonnaise
Salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.Place the tomatoes in a colander in the sink in 1 layer. Sprinkle with salt and allow to drain for 10 minutes.

Layer the tomato slices, basil, and onion in pie shell. Season with salt and pepper. Combine the grated cheeses and mayonnaise together. Spread mixture on top of the tomatoes and bake for 30 minutes or until lightly browned.

To serve, cut into slices and serve warm.

***I didn’t have any green onions so instead I used vidalia onions, sliced and about 4 cloves of garlic, minced which I softened in a frying pan sprayed with Pam. As soon as the onion/garlic mixture was soft I de-glazed the pan with about 2 TB of white balsamic vinegar***

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On a more serious note, my husband has been having irregular heartbeats and went to see a cardiologist who immediately scheduled him for a stress test. All came back okay though but it did give me a bit of a scare. Though we kidded about new husbands and how I was going to spend all that insurance money, I truly couldn’t imagine life without him. He’s not only the love of my life, he’s also my best friend and besides I’m just getting too old to break another husband in!!! Just teasing! I love ya, sweetie! *smile*