Heston's Shepherd's Pie and Cauliflower Truffle Macaroni Cheese

SO, this weekend my girlfriend and I decided to buy one of each of the new Heston range from Waitrose while they were still on offer and the first two we are trying are the Shepherd's pie and Cauliflower cheese.

Cauliflower cheese tastes very truffle like (too much for Carly)

The lamb shank in the Shepherd's pie was beautifully tender and added a luxurious edge to the dish...

I would say that both dishes have a lot of positives and very rich flavours, however, I wouldn't necessarily recommend either dishes if you are looking for a simple warming supper!

Homemade Lasagne

One of my favourite dishes, both to cook and eat, is Lasagne!

Charlie Bigham's Fish Pie

I was initially going to eat and review a Heston Blumenthal fish pie for dinner tonight from his new range exclusively for Waitrose. However after finishing my shift and realising we had none of the Heston fish pie in stock I went for the Charlie Bingham's pie instead!  A colleague originally recommended this product to me over the Heston offering however I will still review the Heston alternative over the coming few weeks. I served the pie simply with a handful of green beans which worked nicely with the richness of the fish pie.

For those people strange enough not to like seafood there are no prawns or any other such creatures in the pie; it has two types of fish, salmon and haddock (regular and smoked!)  This may appear to be rather simple for such a high quality product however you get a good amount of very good quality fish and the bechamel sauce is beautifully creamy and perfectly seasoned.  A very nice wholesome touch is the large amount of spinach in the filling that gives it a more home-made feel along with the beautiful chunks of fish.  The pie has a lovely layer of crispy mash on top but not too much potato and goes beautifully well with the rest of the dish! The smoked haddock gives a lovely depth of flavour and overall this is a superb pie!

Packaging (Display and quality of serving):

• I love the packaging with the simple hand drawn picture on the outside and quirky messaging of a great brand.
• Lovely wooden packaging and easy to eat out of (although slight problem at the end!)

Essential Product Info:

• Serves two people however I was feeling hungry so had it for one.  This dish would probably serve two people very well but not particularly large portions.
• Nutritional Information see below diagram: