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Lamb and Eggplant Shepherd's Pie 

Me....

Well…I was pleasantly surprised with this and I’ll tell you why.  I know spring lamb is all the rage in spring.  And I like lamb.  I love s roasted rack of lamb, I adore a boneless butterflied leg marinated and thrown on the grill.  I don’t like a Bolognese sauce with lamb, just don’t so I didn’t hold high hopes for me liking this…

And as I said, so pleasantly surprised.  The lamb was tasty and I loved the eggplant in the filling!  I did peel the eggplant even though the recipe said don’t bother…I bothered and was happy.  I made the filling a day before and the flavor was better after 24 hours.  The recipe states you can make it three days ahead, so I bet it just keeps getting better.  Kasseri cheese and Hilton Head Island…ah, I would have a better chance catching a bus to the moon than I would finding Kasseri cheese...so....Pecorino it was for the mashed potato topping and that was just fine.  All in all a nice easy twist on an old favorite. I would make this again in the dead of winter!

Sophie...

I liked it very much except for the eggplant, I picked it all out.  Mom says she doesn’t like lamb so much in this kind of stuff, but I thought it was yummy and tender.   I always liked shepherd’s pie and was glad there weren’t any peas in it…I hate peas.

Luke...

Don't like shepherd's pie, never liked shepherd's pie, never will like shepherd's pie...I had it too much of it in school and it was horrible!  So I didn't even try this even though Mum did make it and promised it would be good.  I'm not a shepherd's pie kind of guy...ever.