Shephards Pie

Ever since I found a different touch of cauliflower mash online I've wanted to do it with my version of the shephards pie. This is it. I hope you enjoy. Even my oldest kid who repels cauliflower normally liked this recipe.

Shephard's Pie (4 servings)

1 small turnip, peeled & diced
1 small cauliflowerhead, peeled & diced
seasalt
1 egg
3 tbsps heavy cream
2 tbsps water
1 cup sharp cheese, grated

1 tbsp tallow
1 medium celerystalk, sliced thinly
1 small carrot, peeled & diced
1 small onion, peeled & diced
2 garlic cloves, peeled & minced
300g ground beef
1 tbsp tomato paste
0.5 cup water
seasalt
black pepper

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Preheat oven to 225C/437F.

1. Boil  turnip, cauliflower and salt in water. 5 minutes for turnip, add cauliflower and boil for an additional 10 minutes. Drain and set aside for the while to cool off.
2. Heat  skillet to high heat, lower to medium heat. Melt tallow in pan.
3. Saute onion, garlic, carrot and celery.
4. Add tomatopaste and water. Stir.
5. Add ground beef and stir. Cook  until brown. Season off with seasalt and pepper. Turn plate off and let go on afterheat.
6. Together with turnip and cauliflower, add  egg,  cream and water in a bowl. With a handblender, blend until all  lumps are gone. Fold down cheese.
7. Move over meatsauce to ovendish and top off with  the cauli-turnip mash.
8. Bake on middleshelf for 30 minutes.
9. Let "sit" for 20 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
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Amount Per Serving

Calories 378.1
Total Fat 29.0 g
- Saturated Fat 13.6 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.2 g
-  Monounsaturated Fat  9.8 g
Cholesterol 126.5 mg
Sodium     227.7 mg
Potassium  586.0 mg
Total Carbohydrate 8.6 g
- Dietary Fiber  3.1 g
- Sugars  1.9 g

Creamy Zucchini-Cauliflower Soup

Whenever I  get the  touch of a common cold it always makes me feel  seven times as miserable as it also affects my already crummy immune system and  gives me breathing issues. However,  licorice tea does wonders. It works wonders. It helps ease the breathings and I can once again  take control of the panic that threatens to  jump me into seizures instead.

Anyhows, I wasn't feeling up to solid foods. I haven't been wanting  solids in a few days now. But I wanted something to eat. So,  I checked around the web and  found a recipe for a low calorie creamy zucchini soup. It sounded good.. but I wanted a bit  more nourishment in mine. So, I used that one as a mere base..  here's my version instead:

Creamy Zucchini-Cauliflower Soup 
serves 2 to 3

You'll be needing:
1 tbsp coconut oil
half an onion, peeled and diced
1 tsp garlic powder
half a medium sized zucchini, peeled and  diced
a quarter cut of a medium-sized fresh cauliflower, cut into florets
(if you don't have fresh, frozen will do..  about 1.5 cups)

2.1 cups (5 dl) water + veggie cube (stock cube)
0.5 cup (0.5 dl) coconut cream

Heat up  coconut oil in saucepan, add onion, and zucchini and garlic powder, stir around until glazed. 
Add water and stockcube and cauliflower too.
Bring to boil,  lower heat to medium, let simmer  for 10-15 mins.
Take off heat, add coconut cream and blend together using  foodprocessor or handblender until creamy and smooth.

Enjoy!