It's with a broken heart that I write this post.

My Mom passed away last night.

I love you, Mom.

It's summertime and the grilling is easy.  OK, the birthdays are over and our Seventh Wedding anniversary is coming up tomorrow, so what better way to celebrate than using an easy grilling recipe (oh, and this time happens to be Father's Day, too!)

Today is about tips rather than a recipe.  No, not tips as in 20% of your bill, either (unless you plan to apply a price tag to your home-cooked dinner and put the appropriate tip into a piggy bank). 

My husband is famous for saying that his meal would be worth $15 at a restaurant (that's how I know something was a hit, when he compares the home-cooking to a restaurant).

Some say it's a cottage pie when made with beef, that only meat from a shepherd's flock would make it a shepherd's pie, but either way it's named, it's a mighty tasty dish.  Here's my version of this easy one-dish meal.