British Pie Week – Cheese, Bacon and Potato Pie. Today is the last day of British Pie Week 2025. I don’t know about you, but I am very partial to pastry. It can be elegant like cream filled choux pastry buns or satisfying like a traditional Cornish Pasty. However, my favourite use of pastry is…
British Pie Week
British Pie Week – Shepherd’s Pie
It is British Pie Week that quintessential staple of a good pub menu, and who doesn’t like pie. Traditionally Shepherd’s Pie is a réchauffé dish made from reheating leftover minced lamb and vegetables in gravy and serving with a mashed potato top. My recipe uses one of my favourite cuts of lamb, the shoulder, which is full of flavour and delicious when slow cooked.
British Pie Week – Braised Beef and Red Wine Pie
Shin is an inexpensive cut of meat, which is big on flavour, and is full of gelatinous sinew which cooks down to make the most excellent gravy.