Shepards Pie, Vegetarian

I have seen Bryan eat Shepard's Pie at the local Irish Restaurant several times, and it always looks REALLY GOOD! So we have finally tried to make a vegetarian version.
It turned out great. We looked at these two recipes:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/vegetarian-shepherds-pie/detail.aspx
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/vegetable-shepherds-pie/detail.aspx

We followed the second one to some extent.

• Several Red potatoes
  
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 16oz mixed veggies (eggplant, oh crap, what else?)
  
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 6 tablespoons milk
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 (19 ounce) can kidney beans, drained
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika

was our recipe. We made the mashed potatoes based on a different recipe we had already done.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/garlic-mashed-red-potatoes/detail.aspx
It turned out really good. I might try and find a way to add more flavor to the veggies, but I really loved the mashed potatoes so I might just make more mashed potatoes next time.