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The whole idea of the tomato pie is great, but the mozzerlla cheese ruined it. I'm going turn the recipe into a frittata the next time I make it. Will follow the recipe & use beatten eggs, half & half & Italian shredded cheese instead of the mozzerlla.<\/p>","CommentId":1,"DateRated":"03\/19\/2015 13:48","GUID":"27e06bdd22c1474b8f59ec571153ea63","MemberId":7192393,"Rating":2,"ScreenName":"Cammie273","SubmittedDate":"03\/19\/2015 13:48"},{"Comment":"
An Awesome dish!! I would recommend doubling the cheese, dividing it proportionally, adding a little Cheyenne (I did this as i mixed all of the herbs and spices together before sprinkling on the layers). Also, I would suggest 1\/2-1\/3 cup flour sprinkled over the tomatoes. I found that this helped the pie from becoming "soupy." An Excellent Dish!!! I have made Four times. and will Keep making For Sure!!!!<\/p>","CommentId":2,"DateRated":"09\/07\/2011 23:50","GUID":"0d6b4de062f7441098193163e9f57299","MemberId":4043663,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"jpcord66","SubmittedDate":"09\/07\/2011 23:50"}]},"breadcrumb":[],"meta_data":{"enhanced_fields":{"enhanced_recipe_title":"Italian Tomato Pie"}},"analytics":[],"yoast_head":"\n