Raisin Bagel and Fruit
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I was raised calling this shepherds pie. I was recently told because I make it with beef itâs cottage pie and that it can only be called shepherds pie if itâs made with lamb. I argued with that logic it canât be called cottage pie either because itâs not made with cottages and if thatâs the logic weâre using in names here than shouldnât it be cattle rancher pie?? Anyways itâs whatâs for dinner tonight with some salad on the side and you now all got a bit more of a glimpse into my possibly permanently damaged mind 
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Well whatever you call it, it looks great.
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Late night snack
The Uncrustables are a fairly new discovery.. I actually prefer the honey ones but they were out so I got the regular peanut butter and strawberry.
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Yo. Just as an etymological aside: Cottage pie was typically made with beef and potatoes (but could be any cheap meat I think). Itâs name was indicative of the way that it looked like tiles on the roof of the houses where working class/peasants lived. It was a class driven dish, beef just being the cheapest or most often used. I reckon back then (18.c) they put just about anything in it and very little beefâŚI mean we have Steak and Kidney pie over here and also it was traditional and normal to have oysters/eel, offal or cattle innards to bulk pies out if meat was expensive. Shepherds pie is actually Irish I believe, and made with lamb. But I reckon the concept is the same.
I think you should just call it whatever you want. It drives me mad when people pick me up on it here (England) and itâs so pedantic. Believe me, pedantry around correctness is still very much an English sport 
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I make a nice pie version with carrots and lentils and beef stock. The recipe called it something like Shepherdess pie, like what the fuck, cos women eat vegetables?? 
Looks good either way.
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Baby kale with white beans, lemon juice and Parmesan.
Sweet potato
Campari tomatoes
Green beans
Bon appetit everyone.
Food is life ⌠and fuel.
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Yesterdayâs fodder.
Fishcake/salad/potato caper salad.
Pork krapow w/pakchoi, green beans, lettuce, leeks and basmati and prawn crackers.
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I grew up on (what we called) shepherdâs pie. Funny how people/nationalities all make it differently.
My Mom (American but Irish heritage) made it with beef, garlic mashed potato, corn, creamed corn.
My Dad (Irish) made it with beef, potato, and carrot when I was small. No fucking seasoning, bland as hell.
Thankfully my Dad figured his shit out and by the time I was a teenager, he was doing it my Momâs way but with onion added to the beef as well as CURRY POWDER which turned out to be a fantastic addition. Lamb instead of beef sometimes.
I accept the peas/cartots way, but I can never support the way with cheese on it 
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My lovely British friend for 45 years now always ALWAYS corrects me on my recipes.
Thatâs not bread pudding.
Thatâs not a crumble.
Thatâs not shepherds pie.
Thatâs not a scone.
Thatâs notâŚâŚ.
And I love her to death for that. And she always has a wonderful thought out explanation for it too. I didnât know it was sport
Love you guys!
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We called it Chinese Pie.
We had it on the school lunches every other week with the American Chop Suey.
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Here you go! I am sure you wonât be surprised but itâs not the first or only thing I have ever found about it.
From New England dot com
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So whatâs with the âchop sueyâ in American Chop Suey? According to The Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink , âchop sueyâ is a culinary phrase with Chinese origins, and dates back (in print, at least) to the late 1800âs. Itâs thought to be a transcription of âtsa tsui,â which is Mandarin for âa little of this and that.â In time, âchop sueyâ became a dish containing a loose assortment of bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, celery, soy sauce, and either pork or chicken, which went on to become one of those Chinese-American dishes popular in Chinese restaurants stateside, but likely unfamiliar to a native Chinese diner. Later, another dish of muddled, cobbled ingredients and origins (this time Italian-American) would also carry the âchop sueyâ name.
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I love it all ways, Iâm cottage/shepherds pielyamorous. 
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Make anything however you like, lad.
We will fucking moan anyway.
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Finally can upload again. 3 meals i had yesterday. Stewed beef noodles, Pad Thai, and spicy pork larb salad. No more Airbnbs and cooking in the near future. Its all just eating out at restaraunts now
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Iâve seen this a few times on menus in SE Asia, I havenât ever ordered it. American fried rice is on alot of menus as well, never really knew what it was. 
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