Humble Pie

In our house Christmas Eve is for last-minute preparations and wrapping up of stocking presents. It is also the day before the big meal, so I always feel that supper on Christmas Eve should be something homely and satisfying, not rich and lavish, in view of what is to follow. So I suggest this layered pie, a very popular family dish. It makes a busy evening simpler because it can be prepared beforehand and then just put in the oven and it only needs a green salad as an accompaniment.