Shepherd's Pie

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Everyone's Irish on St. Patrick's Day, especially with these dining and beverage specials. Here's a sampling of what local restaurants are offering for the holiday. A St. Patrick's Day prix-fixe at Max Fish, 110 Glastonbury Boulevard, Glastonbury,...

Sixpence Pie Company 26 North Main St., Southington 860-681-6118 and http://www.sixpencepiecompany.com Andie MacDowell's character in the movie "Michael" expressed in song how I feel about pie: "Pie, Me O My, I Love Pie." So how about a place that...

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This list is not all-inclusive. American Contemporary Allgauer's Doubletree Hotel, 5000 W. 127th St., Alsip, 708-272-4223 Open all day to accommodate hotel patrons and the public, Allgauer's is casual yet sophisticated and with recent renovations it's...

Peggy Kinnanes Irish Restaurant and Pub 8 N. Vail Avenue Arlington Heights (847) 577-7733 www.PeggyKinnanes.com To read more about the restaurant: metromix.com Shepherd's Pie Filling: 2 lbs lean ground beef, chuck 1 large yellow onion, diced 8 oz....

The Irish Oak 3511 N. Clark Street Chicago (773) 935-6669 www.irishoak.com To read more about the restaurant: metromix.com Shepherd's Pie 6 lbs of ground beef 2 Tablespoons of beef base 1 stick of butter 1 bunch of celery, finely diced 1 bag of...

No matter what your heritage may be, everyone is a little bit Irish on St. Patrick's Day. Local restaurants are getting ready for the holiday with plenty of hearty fare, Irish beers and a healthy dose of craic. Slainte! >>Angelico's Lake House, 81 N....

In our shortcut for classic Shepherd's Pie, instead of beef, we use cubed cooked chicken. Everything cooks up quickly in a skillet, which makes our Spooky Shepherd's Pie topped with ghostly dollops of mashed potatoes a perfect year-round main dish....

Have you ever had shepherd's pie? I have never trusted shepherd's pie, not even as a hungry teenage male who generally ate anything that moved. I just could not muster enough confidence to partake. When I first saw that type of chow, I was an 18-year-old...

Two years ago, Julie Adams, co-owner of Julienne Tomatoes in Petoskey, came across a recipe for a shepherd's pie she couldn't resist. After some experimentation and tweaking with her chef, Rusty Hughes, the two came up with the perfect one-dish meal that...