Favourite food and how I use it

This prompt from Long and Short Reviews was a tough one. I never cook and don't use recipes. However, I suddenly remembered one thing I do cook which involves one of my favourite foods - cottage pie, topped with mashed potato. My mother had a recipe for cottage pie which I still follow and it always turns out perfectly.

I won't bother with serving sizes as those always varied according to the dish we were using. :)

• Take one pack of beef mince and fry until brown. Put in the pie dish.
• Chop three red onions and four carrots. Add to the dish.
• Open a tin of beans and add those to the dish. We used to use flageolet beans but my husband prefers baked beans, which add a slight tomato flavour to the gravy.
• Make a cup of Bisto gravy flavoured with Bovril and add to the dish.
• Boil the potatoes and mash to your preferred consistency using milk and butter.
• Top the meat with the potatoes. Add butter to the top and ruffle the top with a fork so it will crisp in the oven.
• Heat the oven to 200C and cook for 25-30 minutes.

And now I want cottage pie.

So what are your favourite foods?