Irish Shepherd’s Pie with Colcannon

Up your comfort food game with this Irish Shepherd's pie, a fun twist with extra hidden veggies in the mash up top & a rich, meaty filling underneath.

Some things are just not about looks. And Shepherd’s Pie is one of those things. When this Irish Shepherd’s Pie came out of the oven, those bubbly edges and almost-charred snaggles on top, along with the smatter of spatters along the edges almost made me want to skip photographing it altogether. Which got me thinking: […]

Almost Irish Stew (gluten & nightshade free)

This comforting take on Irish Stew from https://meatified.com is as rich as the original, but skips the gluten & nightshades. A delicious one pot meal to warm you from the inside out.

When your heritage is a mix of English & Irish like mine… you’ll find that a lot of the classic comfort food you crave is the yummy to eat, but near impossible to photograph kind. Brown food. It’s the kitchen song of my people. And this Irish Stew is no exception. But it is deceptively […]

Spiced Shepherd’s Pie with Coconut Lime Sweet Potato Topping

This Spiced Shepherd's Pie from https://meatified.com is a fun twist on traditional recipes, laced with warm seasonings and a creamy coconut lime sweet potato topping. It's the perfect winter one pot meal that proves that comfort food can be healthy! Bonus points: it's nightshade free & AIP friendly.

Swirl and swoop that sweet potato! It’s not quite The Bend And Snap, but honestly, this Spiced Shepherd’s Pie with it’s show off coconut, lime and ginger scented sweet potato topping will bring plenty of interested parties to your kitchen or table, stat. I’ve always loved the savory and spice-heavy when it comes to flavor, […]

Classic Shepherd’s Pie with Parsnip Mash

This nightshade free twist on the classic Shepherd's Pie from https://meatified.com has a topping of white sweet potatoes and parsnips that doesn't leave you missing the traditional potatoes. Perfect comfort food that you can serve straight from the skillet!

My grandmother lived in England during the Second World War and through food rationing that continued into the 1950s, long after the war had ended. She also had four children in that decade or thereabouts, so itā€™s perhaps completely unsurprising that she could make a meal out of seemingly nothing, never wasted a damn thing […]