Here
is succulent meal done in the oven with little clean up. With
uniquely light tastes of mustard and lemon: baked chicken breasts,
and full vegetables.
With
the holiday coming up, you might want to fix this for your favorite
“daddy”. It is named in honor of the LGBT luminary, J C
Leyendecker,
who at the turn of the last century virtually invented the whole idea
of modern magazine design. Learn more about this influential man in
the short article after the recipe.
Ingredients:
3
boneless, skinless chicken breasts
½
cup bread crumbs
1
pkg lemon flavored Greek yogurt
1
lemon
2
tsp mustard
1
Lbs fresh asparagus rinsed & trimmed
4
– 5 little red potatoes washed and cubed
2
tbs olive oil
Directions:
Do
your cutting: wash & cube the potatoes, rinse and trim the
asparagus into 3 inch pieces. Place in large bowl and mix with lemon
flavored olive oil, mix well and let sit.
Pre
heat oven to 400.
Set a rack over a lined baking sheet, spray with a quick burst of
cooking spray. Spray another lined baking sheet for vegetables.
Zest
the lemon and cut in half, squeeze juice of half lemon into the bowl
with zest. Mix in the yogurt. Add tsp of mustard and stir
thoroughly. Set aside. Slice the lemon thinly set aside.
Squeeze
juice of other half of lemon into 2 tbs olive oil.
Pour
½ cup of bread crumbs into a shallow bowl.
Once
the oven is up to temperature, spread the bone-less chicken breasts
liberally with yogurt mixture. Place “painted” side down into the
breadcrumbs and brush the side that is up. Roll the piece over and
place on rack.
Spread
the vegetables on one lined sheet. Toss lemon slices over. Place in
oven on lower rack.
Bake
chicken on middle rack until it is golden and cooked through, 30
minutes.
Or
until registers 165°F
on an instant-read thermometer.
Let
rest 5
minutes before
serving.
The
vegetables should be ready about the same time.
A
great meal for any day of the week.
Serving
my Master Indy
socialslave
To
satisfy and restore.
To
nourish, support and maintain.
To
gratify, spoil, comfort and please,
to
nurture, assist, and sustain
…..I
cook!
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J. C. Leyendecker
Back
when media was exploding with growth: before the internet, TV, and
radio, there was the color magazine! For once you could put your
message in color into the public's hands. One man: J.C.Leyendecker
set the world on fire. He saw the potential there. His illustrations
and magazine covers changed the rules and started to form the public
taste. He virtually
invented the whole idea of modern magazine design.
The
most successful commercial artist of the 20th century was born in
Germany in 1874.
In
1899,
the Leyendecker brothers set up a studio in Chicago's Fine Arts
Building.
That
year, J C received his first commission for a Saturday
Evening Post cover
– the start of his forty-four-year association with the most
popular magazine in the country. He would go on to produce 322
covers for the magazine, introducing many iconic visual images and
traditions including the
New Year's Baby,
the
pudgy red-garbed rendition of Santa Claus,
flowers
for Mother's Day,
and firecrackers
on the 4th of July.
He
was famous for creating: The Arrow Collar Man.
He
was based on his lover: Charles Beach.
This
persona was one
of America’s first recognizable sex symbols,
an icon of masculinity, defined by his poise and perfection, whether
on the sports field or at the dinner table. The Arrow Collar Man
developed a special identity, equal parts jock and dandy, who
supposedly received more fan letters than silent film heartthrob
Rudolph Valentino!
Leyendecker’s
men were featured in the pages of newspapers and magazines across the
globe, selling everything from luxury automobiles to socks. Some of
his clients included:
Interwoven Socks, Hartmarx, B. Kuppenheimer & Co., Kellogg. He
also
painted recruitment posters for the United States military and the
war effort for both WWI and WWII!
His
soldiers, beautiful as they are, are always shown helping others,
saving others. It was the Doughboy image and the World War II GI.
His
men were an image of the American male as huge and beautiful, but not
threatening.
The
1920s were the apex of Leyendecker's career. Modern advertising had
come into its own, with Leyendecker widely regarded as among the
preeminent American commercial artists. He and his lover Charles held
many over the top parties at their estate in New
Rochelle.
However
the Depression brought in a feeling one should avoid the trappings of
riches. Detachable Arrow collars were no longer in demand and several
advertisers scaled back on portrayals of elegance.
Charles
was fiercely defensive of J C, during that time the staff was laid
off and the two of them tended to the estate.
Leyendecker's
last cover for the Saturday Evening Post was the New Year Baby for
January 2, 1943.
Even
the latest “Johnny-come-lately”, Norman Rockwell hated J C's
success but copied many of his ideas.
After
his death of a heart attack in 1951, Leyendecker left few assets for
his partner, Charles Beach, and many of his original paintings were
sold at a rummage sale for $75 each.
These
are such an important part of American art.
These
were all paintings. Leyendecker did not work from photographs, like
Maxfield Parrish did. He had a live model in his studio, adjusted the
light, painted the canvas and then the canvas was reproduced. Forget
about today’s technology. He was a painter, an illustrator.
Truly
one of our LGBT heroes to be remembered in this month of pride.
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