Shepherd's Pie

Superb flavor stew! I couldn't find lamb shanks, and substituted a boned leg of lamb. It developed a great flavor - and adding prunes gave it zings of sweetness.

The mashed potatoes were a good education for me. Rose recommends using a ricer or pushing them through a sieve. No ricer here, so I used the sieve method - and wow - very fluffy! I found that they were a bit dry, perhaps because I used low fat sour cream? It was easily remedied by a couple tablespoons of milk.

I tried to get the rose appearance on the top with the spoon, it looked pretty nice.

My kids love shepherd's pie, and they found this recipe very much to their liking. I wished there were more vegetables, but its flavor just couldn't be beat.