I'm baaack! With food!

Well, it's been over 7 months since I've posted a recipe. That is FAR too long and I apologize! I have made many new recipes in the past 7 months and I've finally found the time to share them with you. I hope you enjoy them!

This recipe is for the most recent dish I've made. It's shepherd's pie! My hubby loves shepherd's pie from this Irish place we go to so I decided to make him a quick version of it since we haven't been to that restaurant in a long time.

Shepherd's Pie

1 tbsp. butter

1/2 onion, chopped

2-3 stalks celery, chopped small

1lb. ground beef

1 clove minced garlic

salt & pepper

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1/2 tsp. dried thyme

2 c. frozen corn, thawed

mashed potatoes (about 5 russets cooked, mashed, and seasoned how you like)

2 c. shredded cheddar or colby jack cheese

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease a 9x13 pan.

Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and celery, stirring until the onion is sweated out a bit. About 3 minutes. Add the ground beef and cook until browned. Add the garlic and salt and pepper to taste the last 30 seconds of browning. Drain the meat mixture well.

In a large bowl, combine the meat mixture with the mushroom soup and dried thyme. Taste to make sure it is well seasoned and add salt and pepper if needed. Then dump this into the 9x13 pan and spread out. Spread the corn out on top of the meat and then top with the mashed potatoes. Sprinkle the cheese on top.

Cover with tin foil and bake for 15 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for another 10 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes and then serve.