www.noreenskitchen.com http for more festive recipes and 7 holiday meal plans, check this out. Make your holiday meals special and stress free! Available for instant download, just click the link! Greetings! I wanted to begin to focus on some really nice appetizers that are affordable and accessible for everyone and I cannot think of a more elegant or beautiful appetizer than a pate'! Pate is a smooth spread that is served on baguette or crackers. Foi Gras is a goose liver pate' that is rick and unctuous. We don't have the budget for that so we can fall back on the old Jewish favorite "chopped liver" or Chicken LIver Pate' I am taking some inspiration from Mark Bitman, a foodie and writer for the New York Times who is the most amazing "minimalist" cook I have ever seen. He takes his inspiration from his grandmother's traditional chopped liver which would have been made with melted chicken fat or "schmaltz" instead of the butter. This pate' is easy to put together and very budget friendly. It incorporates some interesting spices such as clove and allspice along with salt and pepper which give the pate' a mild and rich flavor. If you are going to make this, plan on preparing it at least a day ahead, this will need to chill and overnight is recommended. You want to serve this cold so it will be spreadable and the flavors that you took time to cook into it will have time to mix and mingle. This pate' is a wonderful addition to any holiday appetizer spread or just on it's own ...