(Do the) Mashed Potatoes

Cooking is like running.  When I don't do it for awhile, I get really lazy and forget I actually like it.  I dog-ear recipes in magazines all the time that I never make and sabotage my training (and budget) by eating junk.  Since blogging about running has helped my running, I'm going to try to blog about cooking to encourage me to do it more often.  (PS - don't tell my mom that we eat out a lot and mainly use the oven for frozen pizza.)

So on to Installment One in our new series with tonight's offering: Shepherd's Pie with Buttermilk-Chive Mashed Potato Crust (except I forgot to buy buttermilk and chives and had to use skim milk and rosemary) from the January/February 2010 issue of Clean Eating.  On a scale of 1 to 10, Jimmy # 1 gave it a 5 (but easily finished it) and Jimmy # 2 gave it a 2 (he claims not to like mashed potatoes... seriously? and ate as much of it as he eats of anything [i.e., not much]).  I liked it, but then I'm a big fan of Irish comfort food (less a fan of eating cute animals like lamb... luckily, turkeys aren't known for their cuteness).  The cute husband has not yet weighed in as he's still refereeing.  There are carrots and peas (a.k.a. vegetables) in it though, so he might "forget" to try it.  Anyway, there are 160 calories per serving, 4 grams of fat, and 20 grams of protein. Not bad!  And the house smells yummy, so yay.  (Oh, and cost per serving: $1.33.)

Postscript:  Tony Randall gives it a 10.  (In the interest of full disclosure, Tony Randall gives all people food a 10.)