I much prefered the look Of Michelle Collins' pie last night. Nice rustic mash topping.

Thought Gordon's looked a bit poncey

it was shepards pie *argues along with them*

smash sounds horrible .

I LOVE shepherds pie, i havn't had it in probably 15 years though since i moved from my mom's house.. and yeah.. hers looked real homemade but the gravy in gordon's would just make it

again, i missed the show. please excuse my ignorance but what's the difference between cottage pie and shepherd's pie?

Of course he looks 'poncy'. He's a total ponce. He's Scottish and cant cook other than British stuff. Killing eels? With Jonathan Ross? I ask you? Was that 'culinary'? No. It was another tabloid TV shitefest.

i find this programme and tad boring.

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Originally posted by NickiJ22:
again, i missed the show. please excuse my ignorance but what's the difference between cottage pie and shepherd's pie?

They are the same thing but shepherds pie is made with lamb (shepherds - lamb, geddit?! he he!) and cottage pie is made with beef (because...erm, cows live in cottages....)

Quite right Brocolli:

Shepards = Minced lamb/mutton is used
Cottage = Minced beef

However, I noticed that on both Gordon's & Mich's pie they topped them with cheese. Traditionally neither of these pies should be topped with cheese - that's called Cumberland pie........

so what my mother served up to us for many years was in fact cottage pie and not shepherd's pie.....? what's even worse is that she actually went to catering college and really should know the difference. me and her are going to have words. this revelation now throws everything she ever told me into disrepute. i don't think i can believe her about anything again ever

NickiJ22, speaking as a mother, all I can say is diddums.

Mums are human too, sometimes it is easier not to explain.

is that you mum?

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Originally posted by NickiJ22:
is that you mum?

No, I lasted half a term on Domestic Science before being banned from the kitchen.

who won that btw ?
i cnt remeber

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Originally posted by baybee-mel:
who won that btw ?
i cnt remeber

Gordon one! Judges said that the other one is too dry...

o right thanks for that! =)

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Originally posted by brocolli:
and cottage pie is made with beef (because...erm, cows live in cottages....)

LOL

what it is made with, it tastes best with baked beans in

my mom used to put baked beans in what she claimed to be shepherds pie

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what it is made with, it tastes best with baked beans in

Sounds vile. I know someone that also puts baked beans in chili-con-carne YAK.

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Originally posted by MonkeyTrousers:

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what it is made with, it tastes best with baked beans in

Sounds vile. I know someone that also puts baked beans in chili-con-carne YAK.

oh no, only kidney beans in chili-con-carni

( think i will have that tonight ! )

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Originally posted by jules60:
Of course he looks 'poncy'. He's a total ponce. He's Scottish and cant cook other than British stuff. Killing eels? With Jonathan Ross? I ask you? Was that 'culinary'? No. It was another tabloid TV shitefest.

Go and pick your spots, because that would be more interesting than your posts on Gordon Ramsay. A little bit less of the Scots racism please, that could turn nasty.

I would like to see Michelle Collins' pie. Do you have a picture?