Kit (Our WWOOFER) and I have just finished baking a shepherd's pie for Yule. I make a few casserole dishes worth every year, and I usually don't take home leftovers. Shepherd's pie is one of my favorite dishes, but it is usually too time intensive to make for an average dinner. This is the only time of year I'm certain to make it.
yarrowkat has been calling this dish my "hypoallergenic shepherd's pie," as it is vegan and doesn't contain wheat, soy, or refined sugar. All things that various members of the community are allergic to or don't eat.
I had loosely planned on making this year's dish with cow milk, as I'm the only member of the community who has been vegan. Kit came along and kept me honest, however. As I fell off that bandwagon, I find myself feeding someone on it.
With the meal prepared, my favorite part of Yule is over, heh. There is the actual going to Yule, socializing, and enjoying the feast yet left, but it can't live up to making shepherd's pie. Noms.