Derek Shepherd Pie

So. After 11 years (has it really been that long??) Inez and I are finally roommates. We've moved in with some friends into a row house in Brookland, DC and are just loving it. Now we are cooking together all the time and so don't need to post to show each other what we've been doing. It has, however, come to our attention that people other than ourselves read this blog, fancy that!

Another thing we get to do together now is watch Grey's Anatomy. Yes. We admit... we love Grey's. So this Thursday we decided to brink it all together by making a Derek Shepherd's Pie.

Yes, that is "Derek"written out in cheddar cheese. Yes, we are big dorks.

Here is the Joy of Cooking's recipe for shepherd's pie (paraphrased):

• Make some hash.
• Make some mashed potatoes.
• Put the hash, then the mashed potatoes in a dish.
• Bake.

Here's what we did:

• Cook up 1 1/2 chicken breasts with onions, garlic, salt, pepper, thyme, oregano, basil, cayenne, cumin, coriander (or whatever sounds good to you).
• Make some mashed potatoes.
• Chop and lightly steam some kale. (Can you tell wedidn't measure anything?)
• Chop and steam some carrots. 
• Grate some cheese (we used dill havarti and parmesan, just a little bit).
• Put a thin layer of potatoes on the bottom. Put everything but the rest of the potatoes in the dish. Put the potatoes on top.
• Write out "Derek" in cheddar cheese.
• Bake at 400 degrees for a while. 
• Watch Grey's Anatomy and enjoy.