Shepherd's Pie Vegetarian Style

Steve and I had a dentist appointment today so we got home earlier than usual from work and had time to make a new recipe. I have the Hungry Girl cookbook and there is a recipe on page 278 for squash-tastic shepherd's pie. While the real recipe calls for turkey, I used Boca crumbles and vegetarian gravy. Also I used fresh carrots and celery and frozen peas, instead of all frozen vegetables. I googled the recipe and I found it in this article.

We cooked it for 25 minutes, but I think it would have been better cooked longer so the top could brown more like a normal shepherd pie.

Here is what it looks like inside:

Here is my portion with some kale chips. This looks like a huge portion, but it is a salad plate.

I really loved this recipe and love that we have a ton of leftovers from it.

I also enjoyed the last treat that I had left from Gina's package. It was a goji berry bar. And how cute is Gina that she even cut these like hearts. I need to get my hands on a dehydrator so I can try to make Gina's recipes!!

Now for a heart healthy drink that I have been loving - POM wonderful!

I buy San Pellegrino by the case from Sam's club, and a little bit of POM juice goes a long way to add flavor to my sparkling water. Plus pomegranate juice has a lot of great health benefits and one bring great for cardiovascular health. I really value the importance of heart disease because my mother has suffered from heart disease her entire life and my father died from a heart aneurysm when I was only 11. So the fact that studies have show that pomegranate juice is beneficial for people like my mom means that it must be a drink worth trying!

Thanks Diana for introducing me to this great product. I'm glad to have something to drink sometimes instead of water.