Shephards Pie

My favorite recipe for Shepards Pie.

You will need the following ingredients when making Shepherd's Pie.  Sometimes I will use frozen peas instead of green beans.  Do NOT use canned peas for this recipe.

* any type of ground meat (beef, pork, lamb, etc).
* one medium size onion
* one can cream of mushroom soup
* one can grean beans or frozen peas (drain the green beans)
* potatoes (to be used for mashed potatoes)
* 3 cloves garlic (to be used together with mashed potatoes)
* butter and milk (to be used for mashed potatoes).
* grated cheese (cheddar it typically used, but other cheese varities may be used).
* I also add in a can of corn, drained

Peel potatoes and cut into cubes and place in large pot.  Peel garlic and place in pot with potatoes.  Fill with water and bring to a boil  While the potatoes are cooking, dice onion and saute in sauce pan with extra virgin olive oil.  Add the ground meat and brown.  Add the can of cream of mushroom soup, frozen peas or canned green beans, and turn heat to low and simmer while finishing the mashed potatoes.

Place meat mixture first in a casserole dish, cover with the mashed potatoes and top with the grated cheddar cheese.  Place in oven heated to 350F and bake for 25-30 minutes until cheese has melted and is slightly bubbled.  Serve warm with freshly ground black pepper.

Easy Pot Roast

Most weekends I am running around doing errands and keeping up with the house that in a flash its Sunday and I haven't eaten or cooked a single decent meal. Sigh! What's a girl to do? Keep it easy!

Pot Roast

Salt

Pepper

Beer

Garlic cloves, peeled

Through all the above in a crock pot and cook on low for 5 hours until it falls apart and melts in your mouth.

Baby potatoes

Baby carrots

Garlic cloves, peeled

Toss all the above in a pot (not cutting or prepping necessary), boil until tender. Mash with butter, add salt and pepper to taste, mix in some shredded cheese of choice.

Marinated collard greens came from the deli counter at Whole Foods and are super delicious. I will learn to make these once things die down a bit with my work and volunteer schedule.

And dinner is served.....