Brown and Sticky Thighs

Master Indy issued another challenge to slave this weekend:

“Cook me something sweet but not fattening!” Well this chicken dish does have a sweet sticky finish on it. The calories are limited. This should satisfy His sweet tooth and still be healthy! Just keep the sides plain to compliment the main food. For instance here slave serves quinoa and fresh roasted green beans. Each adds its own enhancements to the featured event.

Again, since we live in a time of high poultry prices, notice how much we can save by not buying the the bone-less, skin-less chicken. Leave the bone in and remove the skin ourselves. When you remove the skin, you remove a whole bunch of the fat. Bag the skin and freeze it. You can substitute this for bacon at times.

Ingredients

• 5 teaspoons olive oil
• 5 bone-in chicken thighs (about 1-3/4 pounds), skin removed
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• Sliced green onions
• Hot cooked quinoa, optional
  

Directions

First do your cutting: mince the garlic. Then lay out the chicken on a sheet of wax paper. Then skin should just peel off, you might need a sharp knife to separate the fat but for the most part, just pull!

I cut the wax paper around the laid out pieces of skin. Sprinkle some salt and seal that up to freeze.

1. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add chicken; cook 8-10 minutes on each side or until golden brown. The chicken will release from the pan when it is ready to turn.
   
   
    
   
   
   
   In a small bowl, whisk water, brown sugar, orange juice, soy sauce, ketchup, vinegar, garlic, and pepper flakes. 
   
   
   
   
   
    
2. Pour over chicken. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 30-35 minutes or until chicken is tender, turning chicken at the 15 minute mark. 
   
   
   
   
   

You will notice that since most people only use the right front burner, slave spreads the duties around.

The fresh green beans have been snapped and soaked:

Now is the time to slide that foil lined tray with the beans into the oven at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.

3. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir into pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 1 minute or until sauce is thickened. Sprinkle with green onions.

It brings such joy to slave to be able to be challenged and to work hard to please my Master.
For our music:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtzoUu7w-YM

Socialslave

To satisfy and restore.

To nourish, support and maintain.

To gratify, spoil, comfort and please,

to nurture, assist, and sustain

…..I cook!

Please buy slave's cookbook:

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October is LGBT History month:

Much of the quotes for this piece were from contemporary writings nearly 400 years old and may be difficult to read. This was before standardized spelling came to the New World.

1624

Richard Cornish, alias Richard Williams (d. after January 3, 1625)

Cornish was master of the merchant ship Ambrose in 1624 and the following year was tried, condemned, and hanged for forcibly sodomizing William Couse, a nineteen-year-old member of the crew. Apart from the name of Cornish's brother and the controversial aftermath of the trial, nothing else is known about him. 

On November 30, 1624, Couse testified before the Governor's Council that on the afternoon of August 27, 1624: "Richard Williams als Cornushe" had  forcibly sodomized him aboard the ship, then riding at anchor in the James River, and caused him "payne(sp) in the fundament"(sp) that left him "sore 3 or 4 dyes."(sp) He also reported that Cornish had apologized but later put his hands inside Couse's codpiece "many tymes (sp) … and plaid and kiste him." The testimony indicated that on one occasion when Cornish called Couse to him but Couse refused to go, Cornish stood him "before the maste (sp) and forbad all the shipps(sp) Company to eate(sp) with him" and made him "Cooke (sp) for all the rest."

On January 3, 1625, Walter Mathew, the boatswain's mate on the Ambrose, testified that he had overheard part of a conversation between Cornish and Couse when the two were in the master's locked cabin. When Mathew later questioned Couse about what had taken place, Couse "replied he would keepe (sp) that to himself till he cam (sp) into England." He later told Mathew only that Cornish "would have Bugard (sp) him" but refused to state whether the captain "did the fact."

Perhaps this might have been a consensual relationship, but a ship's master had considerable authority over a cabin boy, and Couse may have had few means of effective resistance. His comment to Mathew about not mentioning what Cornish had done until they returned to England hints that Couse may have intended to lodge a complaint with the English authorities. The two depositions of Couse and Mathew are all that survive in the Council's fragmentary records that predate Cornish's trial and execution.

Cornish was convicted and executed on an unrecorded date, probably not long after Mathew's testimony on January 3, 1625

Several mariners and Virginia residents later asserted that Cornish, an excellent mariner, had been unjustly hanged, and they blamed the governor, Sir Francis Wyatt. Criticism of the trial reverberated throughout the maritime community for more than a year. During the winter of 1625–1626, the Council heard testimony from several mariners indicating that Richard Cornish "was hangd (sp) for a rascally boye (sp) wrongfully," and Arthur Aveling testified that Cornish was executed "through a scurvie (sp) boys meanes,(sp) & no other came against him."

It should be noted that the Captain was hanged not for the “relationship” which was often overlooked, but rather for the “rape”!

Be sure to read slave's full article in all four parts in “the Vital Voice”:

http://www.thevitalvoice.com/a-quick-synopsis-of-our-national-lgbt-history/

 

Beef and Tortellini Bake

This dish is a great example of what happens when you have to come up with a meal from what you already have sitting around. This casserole is just the thing for these first chilly nights of autumn. It uses pre-made frozen tortellini, a can of diced tomatoes, some soup, hamburger & sausage and a lot of imagination.

Never be afraid to trust your instincts on what tastes will work together. This Italian inspired casserole relies heavily on mid-western tastes. Add the touches you like to make it your own.

Ingredients:

• 1 9 ounce package refrigerated cheese-filled tortellini
• 1 lbs. ground beef
• ½ lbs sausage
• 1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 14 ½ ounce can diced tomatoes, un-drained
• 1 can condensed tomato soup
  8 oz fresh mushrooms rinsed & broken
• 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese (6 ounces)
• ½ cup finely shredded Parmesan cheese (2 ounces)
  

Directions

Do your cutting. Chop the onion and garlic – keep separate. Rinse and break apart the mushrooms just so they are in large chunks.

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cook tortellini according to package directions; drain. Return to pan; cover and keep warm.

Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat and start the ½ lbs sausage. After about 3 minutes add the ground beef. Cook for about 7-8 minutes and remove with a slotted spoon to a bowl lined with paper towels. Now into that skillet dump the onion, and stir cook them for about 5 minutes. Add the chopped garlic for another 2 minutes. Stir in the mushroom chunks and cook for about 5 minutes.

In a large bowl pour the cooked tortellini, the condensed soup and diced tomatoes. Add the meats then the onion-mushroom mixture.

Stir in the cheese reserving just a handful to sprinkle over the top.

Transfer mixture to an un-greased 9 x 14 baking dish. Sprinkle with reserved mozzarella cheese.

Bake, uncovered, about 20 minutes or until heated through. Makes 8 to 10 servings.

Slave served this with some roasted asparagus.

For our music:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhemVQ8NNwk

So lucky to be my Master Indy's slave

sociaslave

To satisfy and restore.

To nourish, support and maintain.

To gratify, spoil, comfort and please,

to nurture, assist, and sustain

…..I cook!

Please buy slave's cookbook:

The Little Black Book of Indiscreet Recipes by Dan White http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F315Y4I/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_vAT4sb0934RTM via @amazon

LGBT History


Back in 1965:
Dewey's Lunch Counter was a popular hangout spot for African-American LGBT's in Philadelphia. Claiming that gay customers were driving away other business, Dewey's began refusing to serve young patrons dressed in what they called 'non-conformist' clothing.
On April 25 more than 150 kids showed up in protest and were turned away by Dewey's. Three teenagers (two male, one female) refused to leave. The Philadelphia police arrested them along with the African-American gay activist who was advising them of their legal rights. The four people were charged and found guilty of misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
Members of the Philadelphia African-American LGBT community and other patrons set up a picket line outside.
On May 2 another sit in was staged. Police were called once again, but this time there were no arrests. Dewey's management backed down and promised to stop denying service.
The Janus Society, one of the few LGBT advocacy groups in existence, described it this way:

“All too often there is a tendency to be concerned with the rights of homosexuals as long as they somehow appear to be heterosexual, whatever that is. The masculine woman and the feminine man are looked down upon...but the Janus Society is concerned with the worth of the individual and the manner in which she or he comports himself. What is offensive today we have seen become the style of tomorrow, and even if what is offensive today remains offensive to some persons tomorrow, there is no reason to penalize non-conformist behavior unless there is direct anti-social behavior connected with it.

Not only important as having been led by African-Americans, the whole thing was studied by a man who would, four years later, make sure a demonstration would change history. His name, Craig Rodwell.

Hut Hut Ham!

October is not only LGBT History month, it is also National Tackle Hunger month. As the media starts to fill with football everywhere, lets do our part to “Tackle” this problem. You don't have to save the world, just take a bag of canned goods to your local food pantry. Even a small bag can offer hope to people in crisis. We will never feel abundance until we share what little we have with someone who truly has nothing.

Every ham you buy will say if it is “fully cooked” or not. With these all you have to do is heat in the oven, or slow cooker. The trick to making it special is what you smear on the outside during the last half hour of heating! That is what fills the house with a wonderful aroma of love. So snap this ham back to your favorite quarterback so he can score!

Ingredients:

1 2–3lbs fully cooked ham

1 sleeve of graham crackers

½ cup brown sugar

2 oranges (use both the juice and the zest)

1 slice bacon

For sides:

Roasted broccoli

Marconi and Cheese

Directions:

Make sure the ham is unwrapped completely. Set it out to reach room temperature about 45 minutes.

Pre heat the oven to 350. Place a rack on a lined cooking sheet.

Spray the rack with cooking spray.

NOTE: you will roast the ham for 10 minutes per pound total. The last 30 minutes you will glaze the ham. So in this case, since It is only 3 lbs (30 minutes total) you glaze it when you place it in the oven. If you were feeding a larger group with a larger ham use the above times and do not glaze until that last half hour.

Topping/Glaze:

Put the sleeve of graham crackers into a food processor and pulse into crumbs. Mix in the brown sugar and add to a large bowl.

Zest the oranges over the bowl, getting most of the orange skin as possible without the white underparts. Cut the oranges in half.

Squeeze just enough juice into the mixture to turn it into a thick paste.

Cut the slice of bacon into thirds and place on top of the ham.

Carefully pat this thick paste all over the top. If you have any left over, spoon that on top after 15 minutes in the oven it form a wonderful crust.

Allow to rest for about 10 minutes before carving.

Slave chose to serve roasted broccoli with macaroni and cheese as sides. It makes a very pretty color combination.

For our music:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mABuS9eSWnQ

So glad to be His slave!

Socialslave

To satisfy and restore.

To nourish, support and maintain.

To gratify, spoil, comfort and please,

to nurture, assist, and sustain

…..I cook!

Please buy slave's cookbook:

The Little Black Book of Indiscreet Recipes by Dan White http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F315Y4I/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_vAT4sb0934RTM via @amazon

For today's history:
1950

Dale Jennings would become known as the “Rosa Parks” of the LGBT rights movement. He was a World War Two hero of Guadalcanal.

In November of 1950, along with Bob Hull, Chuck Rowland and Harry Hay, he attended a meeting to set up what became the Mattachine Society. A group that would fight to gain acceptance through greater communication between homosexuals and heterosexuals. There had been other groups, but this one held together.

However it was not for being a war hero, a playwright, or author that Dale Jennings is remembered for. It was because when he was arrested for allegedly soliciting a police officer in a public park toilet, he fought the case and WON!

The incident happened in what is now known as MacArthur Park. The trial drew national publicity to the relatively unknown Mattachine Society. Membership grew dramatically after it was announced the society would help Jennings fight his case. Harry Hay managed to get the support of attorney George Sibley, a member of the Citizen's Council to Outlaw Entrapment.

Jennings was one of the first homosexual men to fight charges such as this one. Most plead guilty to avoid public scrutinizing. His case was promoted nationally. Anonymous funds began to come in to help fight the case. His decision to fight was a pivotal point in the movement. For this he has been called the “Rosa Parks” of gay rights.

The trial began in 1952. Jennings freely admitted to being a homosexual. However he insisted that he had done nothing wrong. He had been entrapped! He insisted that the officer had done the “actions” not him.

At the end of the ten day trail the jury voted 11 to 1 for acquittal on the basis of police intimidation, harassment, and entrapment of homosexuals. His case was dismissed.

The effects spread across the nation. Homosexuals were going to stand up for their rights.

In those early years there were differing views of how best to obtain rights. Harry Hay believed that “homosexuals were a unique and especially talented group that needed to come together to reclaim their sacred and traditional roles”. Jennings, on the other hand, held the belief that essentially there was no difference between a homosexual and a heterosexual man. He preferred a more private role and wanted to fight to be left alone. It was a much more conservative time and divisions in view points would soon lead the organization to ask Harry Hay to leave.

In 1953 a group had split off led by Jennings and friends called One inc.

This became the dominant organization in Los Angeles. Jennings sister Elaine and her husband James Porter provided financial assistance. They produced a magazine that spoke out openly and quickly became the voice of the movement. Jennings was editor in chief and the main writer.

His writings would continue to be the main part of the LGBT movement even though the magazine had a low circulation it was passed from person to person. The word was slowly getting out.

Financial problems led to Jennings being ask to leave after 2 years.

Jennings then started to get books published. His third, The Cowboys was bought by Warner Bros. The book caused controversy due to its glimmers of homo-eroticism.

Master Indy's POSH Cottage Pie

Back in September on a business trip to the UK, Master Indy told His slave:

“I like Shepherds Pie, which I last had at a really posh party”!

Well slave decided to do a really posh version. Some background first! English shepherd's had this dish named after them centuries ago. It was made with ground lamb, some onion and few vegetables cooked in a gravy. It was served with mashed potatoes on top. When the popularity spread, other meats were used and to keep things in proper order it was proclaimed that Shepherd's Pie would be made of lamb. If it were made of beef, it would be called Cottage Pie.

Slave does note that in today's British slang, “cottage” and “cottaging” would be called “t-rooms” and “scoring in the T rooms” here in the colonies! However we shall overlook such trivialities and focus on some really tremendous food.

This version of the classic British dish is made with a rich thick stew base and big pieces of chuck steak topped with escalloped white & sweet potatoes. Elegant all the way. As you might know, stew always tastes better the second day. So the base of this dish is made the night before and the potato topping done fresh the day of.

Ingredients:

2 lbs chuck cut into 2 inch pieces

8oz mushrooms quartered

1 onion chopped

2 carrots peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces

1 stick celery cut into ½ inch pieces

¼ cup flour

3-5 cloves garlic minced

1 cup red wine

2 cups beef broth

1 bay leaf

1 tbs soy sauce

1 container of Greek Style non flavored non fat yogurt

2 – 3 tbs milk

2 garlic cloves thinly sliced

¼ tsp nutmeg

2 russet potatoes

1 sweet potato

a few dried cranberries for accent

Directions:

On the night before. Do your cutting:

Rinse and quarter the mushrooms and let dry.

Cut the chuck into large (2 inch) pieces removing much of the fat, not all but much

Chop the onion, celery, and carrots and place in separate bowls.

Chop up 3 cloves garlic, then slice 2 more; keep them in two different bowls.  

In a Dutch oven on medium high heat, warm 2 tbs olive oil. Brown the pieces of chuck, it will take different batches, just turn the meat brown don’t try to cook it. Take the meat out and place on paper towels until all is browned.

Add onions and sauté for about 5 minutes, add a few drops of oil if necessary. Cook until just starting to turn transparent.

Drop heat to medium low, dump in the flour onto the onions and cook for about 2 minutes stirring well. It will clump up. Add the chopped garlic (not the slices) continue to cook & stir for another minute.

Add wine to the pan. This will deglaze. Stirring up any brown bits from the bottom will add a lot flavor as the wine starts to thicken. Simmer the wine mix for about 5 minutes adding the beef stock, thyme, and rosemary.

Now add the celery, carrots, and mushrooms along with the beef. Float a bay leaf on top. Turn the heat way down to low to let this gently simmer for about 30 minutes covered.

After that turn off the heat: Remove the bay leaf, and let cool before putting in refrigerator overnight.

Please note: You have made a delicious stew at this point and can stop here if you wish!

Day Of:

Bring a pot of water to a boil & add salt.

Peel your potatoes and using a mandolin carefully slice them thinly (about ¼ inch thick)

Let the slices boil for about 4 to 5 minutes. Drain into a colander and allow to cool.

Pre heat oven to 400 degrees.

When oven is ready:

Spray your baking dish well and ladle in the beef mixture.

In a sauce pan heat yogurt, garlic slices, and nutmeg. Thin with milk as needed. Stir until smooth.

 Arrange half of the blanched potatoes right on top of the meat mixture. Try to alternate the white with the sweet. Pour half of the yogurt mixture over that to cover. Repeat with the 2nd half of the potatoes and last of the sauce.

Sprinkle with dried cranberries for color and taste.

Place in oven uncovered for 30 -45 minutes.  Ready when bubbly, golden crusty brown and potatoes are tender when pierced with wooden tooth pick.

Remove from oven. Let stand for 10 full minutes before serving.

Slave chose to serve this with grilled peach halves. Drain the halves on paper towels. Mix 2 tbs of mayonnaise with ½ tsp cinnamon and 1 tbs chopped pecans.

Spoon this into each half on a lined baking tray. 

 Slide this into the oven along with the Cottage Pie for the last 10 minutes. All these need is to get hot and melt the topping. They really do not need to go under a broiler.

Am so excited to prepare this special POSH version for my Master and dedicate it to Him.

How about some music?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF-tpXvh7ks

socialslave

To satisfy and restore.

To nourish, support and maintain.

To gratify, spoil, comfort and please,

to nurture, assist, and sustain

…..I cook!

Please buy slave's cookbook:

The Little Black Book of Indiscreet Recipes by Dan White http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F315Y4I/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_vAT4sb0934RTM via @amazon

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October is National LGBT History month so let's look at a forgotten incident that was caused by a future president back in 1919!

In February 1919 two patients at the Naval Training Station Hospital in Newport Rhode Island were talking. Thomas Brunelle regaled his new friend, Ervin Arnold, with tales of how men frequented both the Newport Art Club and the local YMCA to contact each other and naval personnel for sex with other men!

Well, Arnold happened to be a former Connecticut State detective. He decided to find out for himself and to get proof, which he promptly turned over to his Navy superiors.

On March 19, 1919, the court concluded that a thorough investigation was warranted. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy, future President Franklin Delano Roosevelt turned to Arnold to head up the investigation. Arnold chose his investigators on the basis of their youth and looks. Roosevelt signed an order for these gay-baiters to go “to the limit”—i.e. engage in actual sex acts with their victims. Thirteen agents submitted daily reports to Arnold of candid descriptions of homosexual sex acts and how they took part in them. Eventually they had no qualms in partaking!

As a result seventeen sailors were court-martialed for sodomy and scandalous conduct. Most were sent to the naval prison in Maine. Two more were dishonorably discharged and only two were found innocent.

One of those found innocent was Rev. Samuel Neal Kent, an Episcopal clergyman. In that case, the judge discredited the investigators who told of how they took part in illicit sexual acts. He stated that since no military or governmental authority could legitimately order men to participate against their will, the “accusers” were either willing participants (whose complaints were groundless) or they were acting under unlawful commands from their superiors. His analysis fueled opposition in Newport's religious community.

When word leaked out of the methods used it led to an investigation by a Senate subcommittee—although media coverage was limited because the details of the case were “unprintable.”

While Roosevelt defended his actions, the Navy was relieved of the bad publicity when he resigned his position in July of 1920.