Shepherd’s pie comes to us from England when the humble cottagers used potatoes in almost every meal. It is now popular worldwide as a layered casserole of meat and vegetables, topped with mashed potatoes and baked until the potatoes reach golden perfection. Sometime in England between 1861 and 1907, humble working class women found a way to make leftover roasted meat go farther by combining it with the humble potato in shepherd’s pie. Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management, by Isabella Beeton, recipe 1427 is an early version of shepherd’s pie.  In the recipe, a pie dish is is lined with mashed potatoes first, followed by the meat.  In Scotland, it became popular to cook shepherd’s pie in a piecrust.  This yummy combination of meat, potatoes and veggies began with many variations and that trend continues with this Turkey Shepherd’s Pie!