The Transporter Couch

Last night we had for dinner a strange, rustic dish called Sheepherder’s Delight.  Some might call it Shepherd’s Pie but there’s something that distinguishes them from one another.  Shepherd’s pie is a layer of mashed potatoes, a layer of ground lamb cooked with onions and mushrooms and spices, and another layer of mashed potatoes then a sorf of creamy mushroom sauce.  Sheepherder’s delight is more or less the same thing but the potatoes are scalloped and pan-fried and there’s only the one layer on the bottom.  The rest is more or less the same, but it’s topped with bread crumbs.

Either way, as delicious and filling and comforting as it is, it is the nastiest thing to look at.  On the plate it looks, no lie, like dog vomit.  So you just avert your gaze and scarf it down, with beer or a robust red wine.