@crowbar – BUTTER. 🙂 I did a clean-out-the-freezer concoction and used some cut up diced hashbrowns for the top instead of mashed potatoes. I didn’t add any fat to them and thus they didn’t brown up at all in the oven. It was edible, just not delicious. So, next time I can either
- go back to mashed potatoes
- toss them in some melted butter before topping them pie
- broil for a few minutes at the end
I’ve made a nice cream of mushroom soup that I’m going to stir the remainder of the shepherd’s pie into for a creamy hamburger vegetable stew for dinner tonight.