Thread: Cottage Pie

I am FINALLY making this tonight! I have been meaning to make it forever!! I just got back from the store and would like to note that a swede is actually nothing like a parsnip, a parsnip looks like a big white carrot and a swede is another name for a rutabaga "The term "Swede" is used instead of rutabaga in many Commonwealth Nations, including England, Wales, Australia, and New Zealand." I went in the store looking for a parsnip and found something that looked like a big white carrot and I knew it should have looked like a turnip from the picture Angie posted in the thread for the pasties. After having to get help from 2 different people in the produce department and a google search on my phone I left with a rutabaga.

Oh my goodness this was soooooo good!!!!!! I totally impressed Dave and his little brother that was over for dinner last night with this meal, we all loved it! I do have pictures which I will add shortly. I followed the recipe for the most part, since it calls for frozen peas I decided to just use a frozen pea and carrot medley instead of using fresh carrots. When I was simmering the meat mixture I kept waiting and waiting for it to thicken up but it didn't so I added some flour and that fixed that right away. I drained the tomatoes even though it doesn't specifiy either way and used the right amount of everything else so not sure why it wouldn't thicken up until I added flour. Lastly I know it says the wine is optional but at least for me it is not optional, I can't imagine this without it. I did add the glass of wine and it complimented all the other ingredients so well that I just can't imagine making this without it, the wine is a must in my book!

cant wait for the pics!

Finally got to posting pictures of this delicious cottage pie