ShepHerd's Pie and TV Shows

I am glad it is weekend as it turned out to be a real "House Keepers" week with not much time for some exploration. Weekly shopping (Now early Monday Morning to avoid the crowd), Garden services, dogs to the parlour, haircut and cooking. I will not mention the Job Hunt as I am pretty sure you will see the tears running down the post. Next Wednesday is also a public holiday in Singapore.

Zelma made the "Best I have ever Had" Shepherd's Pie and the only difference from before is the use of Mutton Mince and not Lamb mince. And no, they are not the same and I did loose the bet. Lamb is typically meat from an animal up to 12 months old where mutton is obviously from an older animal. Mutton is suitable for stews and pies as it is not as tender. You can read up further on all the details;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamb_and_mutton

We did manage to play some catch up with our favourite TV shows now that I am in the downloading mode again. Top Gear, as I mentioned before but also watched some Damages, Dexter and QI. For those of you not familiar with these shows I present a short write-up. Highly Recommended. I provide some sample clips to tickle your interest. You can download them from

http://eztv.it/showlist/

Dexter is the story of this "Normal" Blood Spatter Analyst working for Miami Metro Police who has a very dark side. Sort of like Robin Hood but instead of money his passion is to kill people who gets away from justice. His father was a cop and now he also works with his sister, a cop. Interesting story line and each season has a main villain.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=FQuuKGcnlGQ

QI is a very funny and interesting BBC Quiz show hosted by Stephen Fry. Features 3 guests every week and pose some real life questions with amazing answers. Bit of a "Adult" Show. They have themes, dress up and often the actual show turns out something very different due to the witty comments flying between the guests and the host. I keep the Oxford dictionary handy to understand all the English words but very entertaining.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqRkkVQ6OSE&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MrKxzqJhR8

Damages is a legal thriller set in the world of New York City high-stakes litigation, Damages follows the turbulent lives of Patty Hewes (Glenn Close) the nation's most revered and reviled high-stakes litigator and her bright, ambitious young protege Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne). Each season also  feature a major bad guy as part of the plot. Season 4 has just started.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx1NvP_SEIA&feature=related

The Big Bang Theory is the story of two brilliant theoretical physicists, who thought they new everything about life, meet a woman who shows them how little they actually know about real life. Very funny and enjoyable.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULHHQiFfK9o&feature=related

I am also a huge fan of Master Chef Australia for obvious reasons. Other favourites include, The Killing, Body of Proof, Lie To Me and Yes, Desperate Housewife's.

Have a nice weekend