Cottage pie…

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️

This year, I made cottage pie instead of the usual roasted corned beef, cabbage & potatoes. I made corned beef several times during the year and wanted to try something else. The something else was delicious!

Cottage pie is the same as Shepherd’s Pie, except it uses ground beef instead of ground lamb. I made the cottage pie without a recipe but found one similar to how I made mine.

The difference is I used a cup of diced fresh carrots and added 1/2 can of creamed corn. I also made a pan gravy to serve with the cottage pie. I love gravy!!!

In addition to the recipe, I added an egg yoke, cheddar cheese, and chives to my mashed potatoes. I whipped mine with a beater until silky smooth, then applied a simple fork pattern on the top of the pie. I love how the design came out after it was baked.

Here is the Cottage Pie recipe link if you want to try making it. It was so perfect on a foggy & rainy night.

I mentioned in earlier blog posts I haven’t had any coffee or cocktails for the last five weeks. Since I am no longer on antibiotics, I made a decaf coffee with Baileys Irish Cream. It tastes so damn good!

One thing that can’t be taken away is that I am Irish and love a good drink. The other thing is I will always tell stories the Irish way, which drives Marty insane.

We give a dozen side stories to get to the point. The side stories are completely necessary; ask my buddy, Martin Sullivan.

How the Irish give directions will give you a St. Paddy’s Day chuckle.

Happy Friday!