I wish the people here who'd mentioned some tasty kibbles would supply the recipes for those.
hint hint.
Should we start with preparing the shepherd?
First, I recommend that you bag your shepherd while he (or she ... nice, juicy meat on a shepherdess!) is asleep so that the meat will be tender. Sneak up behind them and slip the bag over their head quickly followed by a sharp blow to the head with a medium weight ballpene hammer. A carpenter's claw hammer will work in a pinch.
The next step is to carefully separate the panpipes from the shepherd. Discard the panpipes. They will stick in your craw. Next, draw and clean the shepherd. CAREFUL! DON'T NICK THE GALL BLADDER! Place the guts and entrails in a shallow grave down in the cellar, beside the others.
Next, hang the shepherd in the garage for at least a week (in cool weather, preferably). It is recommended that you hide the shepherd well at this time, or you will have to fill up the cellar to the brim, again. (Perhaps some of you might like to share your recipies for milkman, paper boy and Avon lady?)
It is recommended that you carve the meat away from the shepherd and cube it before you put it in the pie. I left the face on, once and had it staring out of the top of the pie but alas, my dinner guests are not sophisticated gastronomes so, off to the cellar with them, too.
Carefully fill your well rolled and lardy pie shell. Add roots, shoots and tatties to suit your tastes.
Shepherds Pie in an uncommonly exotic feast and I recommend that it be served with fava beans on the side. It is deserving of a really good Chianti, as well.
Bon Apetite!