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Shepherd's pies from the British Isles

Comfort food, perfected over thirty years.

One much-loved cookbook of regional shepherd's pies, gathered, tested and shared by Mark Withey — the Shepherd's Pie Guy.

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Mark WitheyThe Shepherd's Pie Guy · Cobham, Kent

Meet the chef

Thirty years, one dish, and a kitchen full of memories

It was never just dinner. It was the whole family round the table — talking, laughing, sharing the day.

I'm Mark, sixty-five, and they've called me the Shepherd's Pie Guy for as long as I can remember. I've spent more than thirty years testing this one wonderful dish and sharing it with everyone I love.

Somewhere along the way, families stopped eating together — phones out, telly on, everyone elsewhere. This book is my answer: proper home cooking worth switching off for. Pull up a chair. Join me.

Mark Withey

Author & recipe-keeper

A piping-hot shepherd's pie with golden grilled mash, steam rising

The book

Shepherd's Pies from the British Isles

A proper cookbook built to be cherished and passed on — regional recipes, kitchen-tested, photographed at every step, with videos you can actually cook along to.

Recipes

Years tested

Regions

Recipe no. 07

Yorkshire Dales lamb, piped & grilled

ContentsPage

01The classic shepherd's pie12
02Highland venison & thyme28
03Yorkshire Dales lamb42
04West Country cheddar-topped56
05Welsh cawl-style70
06The Borders game pie84
07Irish stout & lamb98

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Cook-along videosEmbedded in every eBook recipe

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From the British Isles

A pie for every corner

Forty regional recipes, each rooted in its own patch of the British Isles. Pick a spot on the map and see what's cooking there.

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Three ways to make it yours

Same forty regional recipes, three ways to own them — whichever suits your kitchen and your shelf.

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The eBook

A beautifully laid-out PDF that downloads the instant you buy — on your phone, tablet or laptop, propped up on the worktop in seconds.

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The printed book

A quality hardback made to order and built to last — the kind of cookbook that earns its splashes and gets handed down a generation.

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From the kitchen

Pies worth making

Real photography from the book — the kind that makes you want to roll your sleeves up tonight.

001 — THE CLASSIC

Straight from the oven

002 — TECHNIQUE

The finishing touch

003 — FOR ONE

One for each of us

004 — START HERE

Honest ingredients

005 — SUNDAY

Sunday best

006 — SERVED

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Kitchen notes

Stories, tips & recipes

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Technique

The secret to a crisp, golden top

Why the right potato and a fork's worth of patience make all the difference.

Shopping

Choosing the right mince

Lamb for shepherd's, beef for cottage — and what to look for at the butcher.

Family

Sunday dinners worth switching off for

Small ways to bring everyone back to the table, phones away.

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