Step 1 : Introduction to the question "3. Potatoes, Carrots, Minced Beef, Butter and Onion: What's cooking?"
...1. Bangers and Mash 2. Steak and Ale Pie 3. Thanksgiving Dinner 4. Cottage Pie Shepherd's Pie originated in around 1870, a variant on the already popular Cottage Pie dish. Today, these two dishes are basically the same, but Shepherd's Pie is usually made with lamb or mutton, instead of the beef that Cottage Pie is made with.