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link to Pâté en Croûte: 17 Tips for Avoiding Crusty Mistakes

Pâté en Croûte: 17 Tips for Avoiding Crusty Mistakes

Pâté en Croûte—which is pâté surrounded by pastry—is a showstopper and takes considerable attention to detail to do well. It’s not a beginner recipe and it’s for sure out of my current...

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link to (Liver) Pâté 101: Ingredients, How It’s Made & How to Eat It

(Liver) Pâté 101: Ingredients, How It’s Made & How to Eat It

Liver pâté is delicious and, if you buy it in the store, it can be expensive. Fortunately, it’s easy to make at home, as I’ve recently discovered. Since I now know the joys of at-home liver...

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link to Confit: Preserving Yummy Meats the French Way

Confit: Preserving Yummy Meats the French Way

When I first explored confit, I had a vague idea that it involved duck legs and fat. Since then, I’ve learned more about what confit is (not just duck legs!) and I wanted to put together a helpful...

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link to Forcemeat 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Meat Emulsions

Forcemeat 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Meat Emulsions

When I first came across the term forcemeat, I had no idea what it was. Nor did I know that my favourite delicacies—chicken liver mousse and good ole sausages—fell under the category of...

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link to How to Make Pâté en Terrine: 20 Basic Steps You Can Master!

How to Make Pâté en Terrine: 20 Basic Steps You Can Master!

Making a pâté en terrine—aka terrine—can be simple or difficult. Before I made my first terrine, I was a little intimidated by the process and I didn’t know much about the topic at all. So, I...

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link to 11 Tips for Buying or Procuring Your First Terrine Mold

11 Tips for Buying or Procuring Your First Terrine Mold

Though you can make terrines, pâtés and mousses in any old dish, you might want to buy a proper terrine mold. I know I do! But I’m not sure which one to buy so I’m doing a bit of research...

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About me

Hi, I’m Andrea Bassett. A couple years ago, I shifted to eating foods primarily from the animal kingdom and I lost my mojo in the kitchen. Then I “discovered” pâtés, forcemeats and the charcuterie counter at my local butcher shop. As I learned about and made terrines, pâtés, rillettes, etc., I got my kitchen mojo back. I created this website to share what I’m learning about forcemeat and other delights from the French country kitchen!

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