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.

Mutzie's Kitchen serves up traditional Scottish shepherd's pie in Berkley. For more visit, mutzieskitchen.com.

British cuisine has been a punchline in the culinary world for a long time. When many Americans think of British food, they ...

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).

The rush for autumn flavors is in full swing at our house. The cinnamon, nutmeg, clove and allspice have migrated to the front of my spice cabinet. Sweet potatoes are on my weekly shopping list in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...