Shepherd's Pie

We have been making Shepherd's Pie for years, but this time with local potatoes, and ground beef made from Strip Steak that is raised locally.  And...we decided to make our own creamed corn.  We picked some local corn for the food pantry and they let us take some ears for ourselves.  It was sweet butter corn which we took off the cob and froze.  To make the creamed corn, we took about two cups of the frozen corn, cooked it on the stove, added a little salt, added about a 1/4 cup of water and then pureed it just slightly.  I mixed about 1/2 a tablespoon of corn starch to a 1/4 cup of water and added that.  Brought to a boil to thicken.