Make this simple pie recipe even easier by cooking the filling in a slow cooker the day before you want to serve it. Season the beef with salt and black pepper. Heat an ovenproof casserole until hot.

When it comes to pies, I just can't go past a traditional steak filling ... This gives your pie a crisper bottom and stops it getting soggy. If using bought pastry, buy sheets, so you can remove ...

As the rainy days and dark nights draw in, John’s in the kitchen with the first pie of the season. He’s helping us beat the cold autumn weather with his comforting beef and mushroom pie.

Sitting around the family dinner table with a magnificent pie as the centrepiece would certainly be fit for a king or queen. Cutting the hole and breaking through the crust, is guaranteed to get ...

Tender beef in a rich sauce made with beer and bacon, topped with crisp, golden puff pastry – this superb steak, mushroom and ale pie is a perfect autumn warmer.

From the traditional steak and ale to the sweet pudding favourite apple pie, the options are endless ... flavour at home - roast chicken and mushroom. And you don't even need to go the supermarket ...