Partridge Shepards Pie

I'm not a big movie star fan, I couldn't tell you who plays in what, my wife and her family on the other hand ... they know their movies! They can tell you the person's name and all the other movies that person has ever been in, plus the year it was released. You literally can't watch a show or movie without them pausing it ten times to talk about the actors playing in it.

Recently I decided to do some British / Scottish type meals for Gundog Central in honor of Sean Connery after he passed away. You might not think that has a lot to do with Bird Hunting or this site, but I disagree. A lot of our hunting traditions come from British culture, bird hunting and bird dogs being among them. Growing up, I was a big James Bond fan, I admired the coolness of the character even in the direst of circumstance. Sean Connery was one of the few actors I looked up to.

We also recently lost a member of our family, my wife's brother, Ronnie. The whole family is crushed, but Tami's mom was understandable devastated. We asked her to come stay with us while she tried to cope with the loss. It's been several weeks now, and she seems to be doing OK on the outside, but we all know she's still struggling on the inside. We pass the time by watching TV and cooking food.

While she was here, this is one of the meals I made for her. I know a Shepard's Pie is nothing new, but I'd never cooked one before and I was on my list of things to attempt. Traditionally it's made with Sheep or some other kind of red meat, not game birds. After cooking this ... this has to be one of my favorite meals!! We killed this, we went back to second and thirds! The biggest disappointment is that we had absolutely no leftovers!