The secret to silky, smooth pâté is twofold. First, simmering the liver in liquid instead of browning it prevents the liver from drying out while cooking. The second “secret” – and actually, this shouldn’t be a surprise, since we’re talking about French cuisine here – is butter. Lots and lots of butter. Some traditional French recipes call for so much butter that the end result is more like butter pâté with a little bit of chicken liver thrown in. Some recipes also add whole cream and many have a dash or two of Cognac or other liquor for good measure.

This recipe, which is based off one by the great French chef Jacques Pépin, uses a little bit more restraint and gives the chicken livers first billing. With less butter, the result is no less delicious. The liver flavor is slightly stronger but the texture is still perfectly smooth and creamy. If you want to add more butter, by all means, go for it. Either way, this chicken liver pâté is a perfect snack, one loaded with flavor as well as protein, vitamins and minerals. Eat it by the spoonful, or use the pâté as a dip for raw vegetables or Primal crackers.

Makes between 1/2 and 1 cup of pâté

Ingredients:

• 1/2 pound chicken livers
• 1 shallot, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3 to 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (at room temperature). For pâté that is very dense and buttery, add between 8 to 12 tablespoons of butter

Instructions:

Rinse the chicken livers and pat them dry. Cut off any white connective tissue.

In a saucepan, combine the chicken livers, shallot, garlic, bay leaf and salt. Add the water and bring to a simmer.

Cover, reduce the heat to low and simmer 3 to 5 minutes, stirring once. Turn off the heat and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes.

Discard the bay leaf. Drain the liquid out and transfer the livers, shallot and garlic to a food processor. Add nutmeg. Process just until the livers are finely chopped, then, with the blade still running, start adding the butter 1 tablespoon at a time.

Once the butter is blended in, season with salt and pepper then continue to process until the pâté is completely smooth.

Scoop the pâté into one large or two small ramekins or bowls. Decorate the top with fresh herbs if you like. Cover with plastic wrap pressed down onto the pâté (to protect it from air) or pour melted butter on top, creating an edible seal (when melting the butter, skim as much white foam off the top as possible).

Refrigerate 4 to 6 hours or overnight so the pâté firms up. The pâté will stay fresh up to 1 week.

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CSULB Economic Stabilization Act Panel Discussion

Housing prices are crashing. Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, and Washington Mutual, have been acquired for pennies on the dollars. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are under Federal Government conservatorship. US Commercial banks have tightened lending standards, and a credit crunch threatens global financial markets. All of this stokes fears of an economic slowdown that many believe could result in a deep recession for the US and the rest of the world. The US Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve Board developed a plan for a 0 billion bailout of Wall Street, and this bailout will be discussed by a panel of experts on the CSULB campus. The panel will discuss what caused the crisis, what the bailout means, what the implications of the bailout are, and how Main Street, not just Wall Street, is affected.

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Ready for your latest tour through the dense and meandering wording of patent applications? Well, dig in, because it’s Microsoft’s turn to confuse lawyers the world over with this latest USPTO doc, submitted in November of 2010. The filing describes a computer-based program that would, essentially, analyze a primary device’s installed applications, cross-reference it with a different device and then either migrate that software batch or suggest similar apps to download on a secondary unit. Sounds a lot like a potential Windows Phone Marketplace recommendation / app transfer engine to us, but what exactly Redmond intends to use this pending patent for is anyone’s guess. As always, if you care to sacrifice a few minutes of your life to mind-numbing legal jargon, then by all means hit up the source link below.

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We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol’ Federal Communications Commission’s site. Since we couldn’t possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we’ve gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tablet getting the stamp of approval over the last week. Enjoy!

Phones

Tablets and peripherals

• Motorola H19txt (Bluetooth headset)
• ZTE MF820B (LTE USB Modem with AT&T bands)

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During the first two games of this series, Ramon Sessions scored four total points on 2-of-10 shooting. He already has 12 points in Game 3, making 5-of-8 shots.

Sessions also has four assists in Game 3 after having three combined assists in Game 1 and Game 2. He has attacked the paint more in Game 3 than he did earlier in the series. He is currently the second leading scorer for the Lakers, trailing Kobe Bryant’s 13 points.

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So here’s your quick background: World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka withdrew from Rome with a right shoulder injury. The injury was “a surprise” to everyone at the tournament, per an article from Retures. Maria Sharapova was asked about Azarenka’s injury on Friday. She didn’t seem to think it was such a surprise.

SHARAPOVA:

“She is probably injured more than any other player and to be number one in the world and be able to play a full schedule,” said Sharapova. “I think last year she had more retirements that anyone but played a full schedule and after two days retirement you would see her practicing and so it’s tough to know what her state is and what she is feeling.

Caroline Wozniacki cramping and full body twitch (Doha 2009)

This is painful to watch. But her will pulled her through the line at the end.

“Personally, if I am injured however big or small the fine is, the body is no support for me and if this is the tournament where you have to participate or get zero points. For me the health is the most important thing, if I am healthy then I can go on court and beat someone and not go and save whatever money and I pay the fine.

“We have a new system of new rules and mandatory tournaments and its very successful because all the top players attend. Sometimes all the top players are not there because some players get injured but sometimes you have to pay a little out of your pocket and not play.”

Serena Williams was also asked about Azarenka. She had a bit shorter response.

WILLIAMS:

Everyone is injured and its really good and I hope she gets better. It’s good showing up.

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TOPEKA, Kan. — Cruz Pedregon topped Funny Car qualifying with a track-record performance Friday in the NHRA Summernationals at Heartland Park Topeka.

Pedregon had a 4.046-second run at 315.56 mph in his Toyota Camry to better both ends of the Funny Car track record. Bob Tasca III was second at 4.062 and 315.56 in a Shelby Ford Mustang.

“We definitely have one of the quicker cars out there,” said Pedregon, a four-time winner at the track. “So, we just have to continue to do our job and not beat ourselves on Sunday.”

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CONCORD — Kyle Busch has the first part of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race down.

Now, how about the most important part – the win?

Busch won his third All-Star Race pole – and second consecutive – and its $50,000 prize on Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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