More about Keith

I just finished reading the Keith Richards autobiography. First of all, it's pretty amazing he can remember that much. It's really fairly entertaining.  I think he's a little hard on Mick though. As much as I have a soft spot for old Keith, and he does have many endearing traits, believe it or not; there really wouldn't have been a Rolling Stones without Mick. Okay, without Keith either. Like most long term friendships it's complicated, and that's probably what makes it interesting.
One of Keith's endearing traits is an inordinate fondness for Shepherds P ie. He even makes it himself and includes a few recipe hints. Usually I wouldn't recommend English cuisine, but with the weather and all it sounded kind of good and it was.  I think the secret is being the one who knows what's going in it. Leaving the ingredients up to some murky leftovers is where things go astray. As luck would have it my recipe of the day was for Shepherds Pie with cheesey mashed potatoes. Not exactly Keith's recipe, but very tasty.
What is recipe of the day, you ask? It's from Martha Stewart's Everyday Food and they email a recipe every day. Well, it's a dinner recipe.  Anyway, I'm no chef by a long shot, but they've all been good. My approach is to make it more or less according to directions, really, what goes exactly according to directions, and then I can figure out how to simplify it even more