What to put in cottage pie today???

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hmmm, what shall i ad today then??

come on ladies ideas please?!?!

and obviously that is supposed to say add

carrots, brocilli and cheese on top
???is that what you mean?

mm, dh wont have cheese but brocolli in it?

that would be good!

what have you got?

tempted to say, just about anything other than a cottage.

red peppers
baked beans

baked beans in cottage pie?!?!

iv got most veg, but dont really know what would be nice, normally only have onion and mushroom and thats it!

this is the best cottage/sherperds pie - by Gordon Ramsey

I usually put diced swede & carrot in my cottage pie

mmm yep .. its luverly .. my mum used to add curry powder as well (but it makes the mash go a bit orange

(possibly a bit to 70's retro )

red wine, what about dc's (age nearly 3 and nearly 1)?

alcohol gets cooked off so you just get the flavour irrc

well I served it to mine, aged 4 and 2

they didn't eat it but that had nothing to do with the alcohol...

I add mixed veg to mine

finely (must be finely) diced carrot, celery and onion. And garlic. tinned toms. whatever herbs you want.

red wine is better put in the cook than the pie imo, unless its a dinner party standard one. wasted on the kids.

wouldn't brocolli be better with it rather than in it? I wouldn't be able to judge if it would come out tough or soggy.

Brush a bit of egg on top of the potato if you're not using cheese it makes it lovely and crispy and tasty.

ledodgy good idea but no eggs, darn might dash downstairs later and see if neighbor has any!

will do gordon ramsey i think without the red wine, jsut looked and no wine either, can you tell we're skint??

I amde a cottgae pie today

put in:
beef mince
beef stock cube
onion
carrot
courgette
yellow pepper
tomatoe ketchup
tin of chopped tomatoes
tomatoe puree
mixed herbs
sprinkle of sugar and
gravy browning.

Will just have mashed maris piper potatoes on top with butter and milk mashed in... if we didnt have fussy chidlren for tea woulf have done a sweet potatoe and maris piper mash but didnt want to risk it

YUM YUM

oh and 3 cloves of garlic

well i did:

onion fried
add grated carrot and parsnip and chopped celery and swede
added some garlic stuff
added mixed herbs
added beef stock and let it reduce
put in oven with mash on top!!

tasted brilliant, the swede and parsnip made it taste great!

nannyl id love half and half mash with sweet potato but dh wont eat sweet potato!