Cottage pie is made with beef, and shepherd’s pie is made with lamb. Or so they would have you believe. This division between mashed potato-topped meat pies is actually only about 50 years old. Before that, recipes for shepherd’s or cottage pie could cal...

A fun rendition on a Shepherd's pie. Using a spring form pan you can really make this look like a pie. You've also got mashed potatoes on both the top and bottom. Super easy to make.

Now technically this is a "cottage pie" because a Shepherd's Pie has Lamb and not Beef. Not everyone likes Lamb though. Even in Ireland. Same process just switch the meat. This may seem complicated because of the number of ingredients but really it is...