Growing up, shepherd’s pie was the ultimate cold-weather comfort food in my house. We all loved to dig into those warm, hearty layers of meat, veggies and mashed potatoes that felt like a cozy hug.

The meal was easy to make and took less than an hour to prepare. The pie's filling was flavorful and savory, while the mashed potatoes were perfectly creamy. I'm an Irish-American, but I didn't grow ...

When the weather gets chilly, there’s nothing like a warm bowl of soup to comfort the soul. Shepherd’s Pie Soup is a twist on ...

For a time, when I was a lad growing up in New York, I went to an obnoxiously upscale grade school called St. Bernard’s (pronounced with Connecticut lockjaw of course, as in BERnerd’s, not BerNARD’S).

It’s pretty agreeable: few things are as satisfying on a cold and wet winter’s day as a steaming meat pie. There’s something about vegetables, meat and gravy wrapped up in flaky pie crust that makes ...

Imagine my surprise. Flipping through a new cookbook, I discovered that my favorite meat-and-potatoes meal from childhood wasn't Shepherd's Pie at all, but Cottage Pie. It was as if someone had taken ...

St. Patrick’s Day, at least in the United States, is inextricably linked with corned beef and cabbage. Funny thing about that, though. “Me growing up in Ireland, we never had corned beef and cabbage.

No holiday is complete without its cuisine, and St. Patrick's Day is no exception. Whether it's traditional shepherd's pie or a foamy pint of green beer, there are plenty of St. Patrick's Day treats ...

I'm not complaining, but my kitchen is not large. See, I have so little counter space that I sacrifice half of my stovetop as counterspace, making it hard to get multiple pots and pans boiling and ...