Shepherd's Pie

Shepherd's Pie

As a teenager in Toronto, I used to babysit a little French girl from Montreal.  Zoe loved Shepherd's Pie so much that her mother always made it for us on babysitting nights. This was a meal that Zoe and I enjoyed together ever so much.  Zoe insisted that we eat it with red pickled beets on the side.  This little 5 year old knew what she was talking about!

I never thought to ask her mother for the recipe and wish I had so that I could make the same meal for my 2 little girls.  Nevertheless, this didn't stop me.  Based on remembering the basic ingredients of ground beef, corn, and mashed potatoes, I put together a recipe of my own that's become a classic in our home today.

If there's a hunter in your family, try replacing the ground beef with ground deer.  It's so tasty!

This recipe is very simple and can be frozen in a sealable glass container and reheated at a later date.  I always used to make two and freeze one that I could pull out of the freezer after a day with my family on the ski slopes.