Personal
history: when Jon and I got together in 1985, he introduced me to a
whole new world of gay literature. Here were real plots and
characters, this was not porn. A ground breaking idea at the time. We
started reading Armistead
Maupin's
Tales of the City. Dinner guest conversations became even more
interesting. Maupin continued writing and became an LGBT activist.
Please read short article following recipe.
Chicken
in a wine cream sauce with mushrooms and grapes. Served with
asparagus! What a treat and super easy to throw together.
Ingredients:
3
chicken breasts (boneless/skinless)
1
can cream of chicken soup
1
cup White Zinfandel wine (or chicken broth)
1
shallot
1
pkg fresh mushrooms
1/2
teaspoon dried basil
1/2
teaspoon dried thyme
1/2
teaspoon garlic powder
1
tbs Oil 1 tbs butter
salt
& pepper to taste
1
lbs fresh asparagus (snapped in half and rinsed)
Crumbled
asiago cheese.
Directions:
Pre
heat oven to 300
degrees.
Spray a baking dish and set aside.
Chop
shallot and mushrooms.
Season the chicken breasts with salt & pepper to taste.
Heat 1 tbs oil and 1 tbs butter in large skillet over medium heat, then brown the breasts (about 6 minutes per side). Place in the dish.
In large bowl mix the condensed soup with the wine until well blended. Stir in the spices.
When chicken is out of skillet, add the shallot and mushroom and let cook for about 8 minutes.
Dish the cooked mushroom on top of the chicken and pour the soup mix over that.
Roast for 2 hours in preheated 300 degree oven.
While that is baking do the asparagus.
Asparagus:
Snap the spears in half keeping only the top (tender) portions. Rinse well.
Heat water for asparagus and blanch. Wait until water is boiling then add asparagus and cook for only 3 – 4 minutes, remove from water and place in ice water to stop the cooking.
After
two
hours roasting,
Remove chicken from oven and reset to broil.
Place
chicken on a foil lined baking sheet. Spread asparagus and grapes
around them. Pour any sauce over that and sprinkle with Asiago cheese.
Broil
3-4 minutes
or until cheese is melted.
Serve
with vegetables on the side and sauce over the chicken.
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!
Please
buy slave's cookbook:
The
Little Black Book of Indiscreet Recipes
by
Dan White
http://www.amazon.com
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Armistead Maupin
Armistead Maupin grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. Graduated from the University of North Carolina, then served as a naval officer in the Mediterranean and with the River Patrol Force in Vietnam.
Maupin worked as a reporter for a newspaper in Charleston, South Carolina, before being assigned to the San Francisco bureau of the Associated Press in 1971. In 1976 he launched his groundbreaking Tales of the City serial in the San Francisco Chronicle.
Maupin is the author of nine novels, including the six-volume Tales of the City series, Maybe the Moon, The Night Listener and, Michael Tolliver Lives.
Three miniseries were made from the first three Tales novels. The Night Listener became a feature film starring Robin Williams and Toni Collette.
Over the years Armistead Maupin has been a tireless advocate for LGBT's
He wrote the original
dialogue for “Beach Blanket Babylon,” the longest-running musical
revue in theatrical history.
Robert Jones, Armistead’s
editor, died of cancer in 2001, so the author flew to New York for
the memorial service. He had two choices for his return flight on
September 11 -- and chose the later one, since he didn’t want to
get up early.
The flight he declined was
United 93, the one that crashed in Pennsylvania. Armistead,
rising late at the Soho Grand Hotel, had an unobstructed view of the
other two planes as they hit the twin towers.
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Tales of the City
The
Tales of the City books have been translated into ten languages, and
there are more than six million copies in print. Several of the books
have been adapted and broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
About
Michael Tolliver Lives
Maupin said: "I was interested in pursuing the life of an aging
gay man, and Michael was the perfect vehicle ... However, as soon as
I started writing, I found that, one by one, all the other characters
stepped forward and asked to be present. It felt natural, so I went
with it." He calls it "a smaller, more personal novel than
I've written in the past." The book was released on June 12,
2007, which was declared 'Michael Tolliver Day' by the mayor of San
Francisco.
Thank
You Armistead,
for opening up a whole new world for so many.
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