Dana's Recipes

First established in the 1700s when potatoes became a staple of the poor, this dish was typically made of leftover meat and vegetables, covered with mashed potatoes and baked. Today it is generally made from scratch and has several variations.  The meat for example can be ground beef, cuts of stewing beef, ground chicken or turkey, ground pork or lamb while the potato covering can be made with white, golden or red potatoes, sweet potatoes or entirely replaced with rice. For the vegetable mixture, almost anything goes. As always, here is how I have made it recently, and by that I mean it is rarely ever the same. Ingredients Meat Mixture: 1  to 1 ¼  lbs ground beef 2 medium onions 1 largish carrot ½ cup peas 14oz can of Diced Tomatoes Three cloves (or more) of Garlic Sprig of fresh rosemary 1 teaspoon of thyme Dash or three of Worchester Sauce or Braggs Seasoning Sauce (gluten-free option) Arrowroot powder or corn starch Salt and pepper to tast

Here is a recipe that has been in heavy rotation in my kitchen for the past several years. It is a great way to slip introduce vegetables to your families diet or to friends you may have over for dinner who are finicky eaters (You know who you are! :) ). Photo Gallery by QuickGallery.com Follow along with the photos above or read along below: Serves 4 Potatoes -  4-6 medium sized Carrots - 2 Parsnips - 2 Olive oil Rosemary, thyme, oregano or Italian seasoning 4-5 cloves of Garlic if preferred. Salt and pepper Start by filling a large pot with hot water and add healthy dash (that's not enough, add more) of salt. Place on the stove top and turn the burner to "Holy Crap that's Hot." Start cutting the  potatoes into bite sized pieces. Throw into pot as you go. Then cut the carrots, throw them in. Cut the parsnips, but put them aside for now. As the water begins to boil, set your timer for 5 minutes.  When it buzzs/scares the crap out