Happy Cinco de Mayo

It's Cinco de Mayo and I feel like I'm finally getting out of my

Winter and Long Spring funk!

The weather has become Spring and

I've been tackling the flower beds:

One done - 6 to go!!!

There's a plump chicken in the crockpot for an effortless dinner tonight.

This chicken came from a local farm - free range.

I usually don't bother preparing the liver but this one looked so healthy.

 I just couldn't discard it like I usually do - that is since we don't have any Cairns around the house anymore.

(oh how they loved the chicken liver!).

I decided to cook the liver and make a little pate to enjoy later this evening,

 after a sauna to sooth those sore muscles.

Have you ever made a liver pate? I hadn't, so I followed a recipe online by Martha Stewart

and it turned out quite lovely!

The taste is quite spicy but nice and I'm so glad I could use that liver.

Here is the recipe I followed:

1/4 onion - chopped

1 carrot - grated

Seasoned with cayenne pepper, salt and pepper, thyme (just a sprinkle of each).

Saute the onion and carrot in butter and olive oil (added a bit of water as it fried down) just until the vegetables are tender/soft. Remove from pan.

Add a bit more butter and oil to the pan and add the liver. Salt and Pepper to taste. Fry this till cooked through (about 7 minutes).

Now just put it all into a chopper or food processor and process till fairly smooth.

Pat into a small bowl, splash with some Olive Oil and chill.

Pretty simple really!

Till next time ....... Happy Cinco de Mayo to you and yours!

Off I go to the garden .......