Shepards Pie a la Velotramp

A scrumptously filling dinner, suitable for backpackers and pedalers of all sorts!

Ingredients:

Part one-the base:
lentils (substitute with sidekicks if preferred)
Texturized Vegetable Protein (TVP)
curry powder

Part two-the midsection:
one medium onion
1/2 green pepper
one small zucchini
five cloves of garlic
other seasonal veggies as available
one-two tablespoons of olive oil
pinch of oregono
dash of salt and pepper

Part three-the top
one package of instant mash potatoes (preferably garlic flavoured)
four fresh green onions
2 heaping tablespoons of cream cheese

Part four-the accoutrements
one large avacado
tex mex seasoning

Step-by-step:

1. 1-2 hours prior to meal, soak lentils in thermos to aid in water absorption and cooking time
2. purchase cheap malt beer from local cornerstore (unless you don`t live in Quebec, in which case you might have to walk further than a block to buy a beer)
3. Prepare WhisperLight for meal. Be careful not to light your hair on fire.
4. Boil lentils in water for 10 minutes. While lentils are boiling, chop veggies using the underside of your bowl or a large boulder as a cutting board.
5. Remove lentils from heat and let sit. Toss veggies in a pot with oil and a little water and bring to boil. Add spices and stir as necessary.
6. Once veggies are done, switch back to first pot and heat up the lentils again. Add TVP and curry powder to the mix.
7. In a third pot, bring water to a roaring boil forinstant mash potatoes. Remove pot from heat,

stir in potatoes until smooth and creamy. Toss in finely chopped green onion and cream cheese and fluff with a spork.
8. Now that it`s all cooked, begin to layer the pie in individual bowls. First, scoop out the lentils and then smooth. Next, heap out the veggies. Finally, add the creamy mash potatoes.
9. Top with thinly sliced avacado and a generous sprinkle of tex mex spice.

Bon Appetit!

(I would add a photo, but this computer is lame and doesn`t have a place for my USB cord. I also apologise for any spelling errors-the spell check is in French and thus it highlights nearly all my words as incorrect, so I can`t really use it)