4 individual pate Recipes

extra virgin olive oil, butter, minced shallot, diced fresh button mushroom, salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste, garlic clove, minced, dry sherry, beef filet mignon (or 1 beef and 2 scallops to make two different kinds) or 2 (3 oz) beef tenderloin, about 1-inch thick (or 1 beef and 2 scallops to make two different kinds) or 4 large sea scallops (or 1 beef and 2 scallops to make two different kinds), sliced pate, cut in half vertically (use your favorite pate, chicken , pork, or duck mousse), sheet frozen prepared puff pastry, thawed, cut in half, egg, beaten, water, minced fresh basil

beef tenderloin steaks, fat trimmed, butter, salt , to taste, pepper , to taste, fresh mushrooms, chopped, frozen puff pastry, thawed, liver pate, 4 slices (plain or with truffles or green peppercorns), egg, milk

olive oil, beef tenderloin steaks, unsalted butter, shallot, sliced, cremini mushrooms or 1/2 lb button mushroom, quartered, garlic clove, minced, fresh thyme (or 1/4 tsp dried ), dry sherry, heavy cream, sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed, egg, beaten, salt & freshly ground black pepper