Happy Birthday G

And as it's G's Birthday, I offered to cook for a group of friends that she's invited round tonight. 

She wanted me to cook my Cottage Pie.  And she wanted me to cook a Veggie version of it, this is what it looks like (without its mashed potato roof).  It's made up of onions, leeks, lentils, mushrooms, carrots, tomatoes, spelt, peas and vegetable stock.  The mash that will go on top has a bit of mashed cauliflower in it as well, just for another background flavour.

And my special tip for mash - try a teaspoon of ground cumin in it as well.  I find that really adds another yum.

I now have to finish off the non-veggie version and then I can relax until we go into cooking mode around 7.

I've just realised that there is no Sekt in the fridge.  I shall right that wrong before much longer.