speaking of which...

I emerged from the computer the other night to find Pia somewhere near the beginning of starting to cook dinner.

"Smells good, what's cooking?"
"I'm trying to make shepherd's pie"
"Righto." (big pause) "Hang on - we don't have any mince - how are you going to make it?"
"Oh, I'm innovating"

An interesting experiment. Have you ever tried shepherd's pie, made with potato and the 'shepherd's pie spice mix' offered by Masterfoods, accompanied by left-over apricot chicken and a sprinkling of additional ginger (for taste). No?

Well. Best not to, really.