Shepherd's Pie

• ground beef or ground lamb
• salt, pepper, spices
• peas (frozen)
• sweet potatoes (or regular potatoes)
• butter or fake butter
• milk or milk substitute
• carrots
• corn (optional)

Brown ground beef in large pan.  Season meat as you like with salt, pepper and other spices (possibly worcestershire sauce, thyme, rosemary).  Add peas, carrots and corn and mix.  Mash potatoes in a separate container with butter and milk (season with salt and pepper).  Spread meat mixture at the bottom of an appropriate dish (ie, pie dish, casserole, etc).  Spread mashed potatoes on top and place in oven to make potatoes crispy (preheat oven to 400F, use broiler to crisp potatoes).

Pumpkin Pie Bars

Crust:

• 1/2 cup butter or non-dairy butter substitute
  
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup almond flour
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
  

Filling:

• 3 cups pumpkin (or other winter squash) puree
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup almond milk
• 2 tablespoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar. Cut in the remaining ingredients. Press firmly into the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
3. Bake crust for 7-8 minutes
4. In the medium bowl, beat together all filling ingredients
5. When the crust is finished baking, remove from the oven and pour the filling on top.
6. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until a knife comes out cleanish.