pilgrim pie

here's my version of a collision between shepherd's pie and thanksgiving:

cube some taters--maybe five smallish ones--and put them on to boil.

brown some ground turkey, with a sliced onion, chopped pecans, about a tablespoon of soy sauce, and thanksgiving spices (thyme, sage, pepper). after it's browned, tranfer it to the bottom of a greased 9" round casserole pan. the soy sauce and pecans are suggestions from julie, and they make a huge addition to the overall flavor and texture.

after the taters are done, transfer some of the starch water to the turkey pan and use it to make a mushroom gravy. (or, in my case, open a can of cream of x soup.) mix the gravy into the browned turkey.

mash the taters. add butter, milk, sour cream, garlic powder. cheese if you feel like it.

spread a layer of cranberry sauce over the turkey and gravy. then spread the taters over that.

broil the whole business until it gets a nice golden crust on the taters--about five minutes.

eat!

then wish you had some punkin pie.....