Shepherd’s pie.

Here is another post about food instead of about anything else, because food is easier to talk about.

Although FunkyPlaid does an excellent job looking after me, I do not do the best job looking after myself. I have allowed myself to be a bit overrun by deadlines and responsibilities, and haven’t carved out enough time to just sit in one place and not do anything. I even have a China Miéville book on my nightstand that has been sorely neglected.

Because of my mental state, I have been falling back on old recipes for dinner. Not so tonight, when I decided to make Alton Brown’s recipe for shepherd’s pie.

This involved a trip to Waitrose, which I love. It is very posh and has nearly everything … except for a glass baking dish, which we neglected to pack, so I had to do some on-the-fly adjustments.

shepherd's pie, ingredients

I was skeptical of these adjustments until most of the hard work had been completed. Then I decided that no matter what happened, I was going to devour it because it smelled so good.

shepherd's pie, in progress

Lucky for us, it tasted good too!

shepherd's pie, ready to eat

Despite the preponderance of iPhone photos, my dSLR still exists. I just haven’t had the wherewithal to reacquaint myself with it yet. Soon, soon. First there is a glass of wine …

About Halsted M. Bernard

Halsted, a/k/a cygnoir, does stuff with words. Her favourite things to do with words are keeping this diary, writing stories, and organising information. She lives in Edinburgh with her husband, two cats, a few gadgets, several fountain pens, and many books.

Posted on 12 Nov 2011 in Diary, Food
  • Jbd

    Read that damn book! Pie is good.

    • http://cygnoir.net cygnoir

      Something tells me you like the book.

  • Tom Franklin

    Trusting in Alton is always a good thing where good eats is concerned.

    – Tom

    • http://cygnoir.net cygnoir

      I wholeheartedly and wholestomachedly agree.

  • Simon …

    You have no idea how pleased it makes me that you are actually making Shepherds pie properly – ie with Lamb. The lack of understanding internationally between Shepherds and Cottage pies drives me TO DISTRACTION.

    Shepherds do not herd cows, they herd sheep. Beef has no place in a Shepherds Pie. END OF.

    • http://cygnoir.net cygnoir

      I am glad you approve. And let’s not dwell on whatever past kitchen transgressions of mine that might have insulted your sensibilities, because I am sure there were some, especially that time I made sweet potato cottage pie. Please don’t cry.