Home-made Chicken Pate with Garlic and Cognac

This recipe is so easy, you wouldn't believe your eyes... You can have a slice of piping hot bread in the morning covered in this luscious pate made by your own two hands... ;)

What you need: 

- 200-300 gr chicken liver ( preferably from chicken grown in a nice farm, all healthy and fed naturally)
- 6-7 garlic cloves cut in slices ( you can put more if you prefer a stronger garlic flavor)
- a few good splashes of good quality cognac
- aprox 100 gr butter
- salt and pepper to taste

How to make it:

1. Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius. Put the chicken liver onto an oven tray covered with baking paper in one single layer and put all over them the slices of garlic.

2. Put some salt and pepper all over the liver and then pour all over some splashes of cognac.

3. Put the tray in the oven for aprox. 20 minutes. Please make sure that when you take the liver out it is slightly dark pinkish in the middle, meaning not over done.

4. After you take it out of the oven, put the chicken liver with the garlic and its sauces in a food processor, add the butter and blend until it becomes a pate. Taste and add salt and pepper according to your preference...

This is it... This will not have the fake pink color the supermarket pate has and you'll know you don't eat plastic when eating it...:D Put some nicely in a sweet jar and offer it to your friends...  ;)  

Slutty Brownies

I didn't named these brownies but I baked them and I can say that they are soooooo decadent and rich that you will remember them... Try them, they will be the winner brownie of this year ;) 

You will need:

For the Brownie layer:

• 10 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 1/4 cups white sugar
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
For the Oreo layer:
• 1 package of Oreo 
For the Cookie Dough layer:
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (at room temp)
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups AP flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
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• For the Brownie layer:
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• In a medium sauce pan, melt the butter over medium high heat. Add the sugar and cocoa powder once the butter is melted. Whisk to combine and remove from heat. Add the salt, vanilla and eggs and continuously whisk until the eggs are combined. Add the flour and continue to mix. Set batter aside.
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• For the Cookie Dough layer:
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• Cream together the butter and sugars in a mixer. Add the eggs and vanilla, making sure to scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl. Add the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder and mix on low until everything is incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chips. Set dough aside.
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• Assembly:
• 1. Pre-heat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius. Rub the bottom of a 20 by 20 cm baking pan with some butter and cover with baking paper and then rub the baking paper with some more butter. 
• 2. Layer the cookie dough on the bottom of the baking pan, pressing down to form the bottom of the slutty brownies.
• 3. Layer as many oreos that will fit on top of the cookie dough. No need to overlap. One single layer will do. 
• 3. Pour the brownie batter on top of the oreo layer and make sure it's evenly layers on top.
• 4. Bake for 30-35 minutes. Test with a knife to see if the center is done. If the knife comes out clean, let the brownies rest before serving. If the knife comes out with batter still on it, allow the brownies to bake about 5 minutes more.
• 5. Serve with ice cream while is warm or rewarm the brownie in a microwave and serve again with ice cream   :)