Alton Brown Strikes Again!

Every home chef probably has their favorite "inspiration"; that TV personality, cookbook author, or recipe guru they always fall back to when looking for a good recipe, their fail-safe.  For me, that's Martha Stewart and Alton Brown.  I have a few other favorites (Emeril, Ina, and Paula to name a few), but when I'm looking for a good recipe and don't want to go the trial-and-error method, these two are my go-to sources.

Tonight's recipe for Shepherd's Pie came from Alton Brown, and it did not disappoint.

I used ground beef (locally grown, grass-fed) instead of lamb since lamb was not available at any of my local grocery stores in the days leading up to my using this recipe, but the rest of the recipe I followed as written.

My daughter is not a fan of mashed potatoes, but still ate the goodies underneath.  The rest of us devoured all but that last few small spoons of deliciousness, leaving me hardly anything in leftovers.  That's an endorsement all by itself.  Joerg thinks it could benefit from a little kick, and I think the mashed potatoes were a bit bland (I should have used more salt and pepper), but all in all it was a win.  This recipe will definitely be used again.