jmcquown > wrote:

> Boy, that George Bernard Shaw was sure ahead of his time!
> Did he really make cottage pie like you described? I didn't see
> anything remotely resembling the cottage pie I've ever made,
> other than a mention of mashed potatoes. Wild rice? Why?!
> I don't see any mention of beef. Cottage pie isn't vegetarian
> or vegan. It's beef with a nice meaty seasoned gravy, maybe some
> vegetables but not anything resembling 'California cuisine',
> topped with mashed potatoes. If you enjoyed that recipe,
> fantastic. But you should probably call it something else.
> That was not traditional 'cottage pie'.

This isn't California cuisine _at all_ ... it's classic
UK vegetarian. It's much too filling and satisfying to be CC!



Steve