Lazy Lobster Mac & Cheese

Here is an easy take on a restaurant classic. Especially in the Midwest where seafood is so darned expensive, I often rely on the “imitation” product. not too expensive with a rich comforting taste. Tonight we honor LGBT hero Steve Endean, read about him after recipe.

Here the old blue box Mac & Cheese gets a real lift with using pimiento spread and addition of a few slices American cheese.

Ingredients:

1 lbs imitation lobster pieces, thawed and drained.

1 box classic mac & cheese

½ Cup pimiento spread

2 slices American cheese

shredded cheddar to top

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. Spray a casserole dish and set aside.

Thaw the imitation lobster, drain and dry with paper towels

Put the pasta from box on to boil according to package directions.

Dump the sauce powder into a microwave safe bowl. Add the required amount of butter and milk called for on box. Cut up the American cheese into small pieces and add. Spoon in the pimiento spread.

Microwave for 30 sec – 45 sec on high to melt everything together. Pour into the prepared hot pasta.

Fold in the lobster pieces. Be careful, they can break apart easily and you want the chunks.

Sprinkle with grated cheese and place into oven for about 25 minutes to heat and blend flavors.

Sides for Lobster Mac & Cheese:

Steamed Broccoli or Brussels Sprouts

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Steve Endean

Stephen Robert "Steve" Endean (1948 – 1993) was an American gay rights activist, first in Minnesota, then nationally.

He was born in Davenport, Iowa, and came to Minnesota to attend the University of Minnesota from 1968–1972, majoring in political science.

Steve Endean, had the most impact of any LGBTQ activist of the post Stonewall period. His interest in this type of activism developed shortly after he declared a political science major at the University of Minnesota. Identifying as a gay man and also working as a politician, Endean realized his sexual orientation would play a role in both his personal and professional lives.

He felt that his sexuality would keep him from having a career in politics. He said at first that he thought he must "stop being gay". But then he realized “being gay isn't specific acts but a state of mind." From then on he devoted his life to fighting for gay rights.

In 1971, Endean founded the Minnesota Committee for Gay Rights (later Gay Rights Legislative Committee), and became the first gay and lesbian rights lobbyist in Minnesota a year later.

To complement his small income as a lobbyist, he worked at the coat check counter at Sutton's, a popular Minneapolis gay bar, advertising "Well-Hung Coats by Wee-Bee (his nickname)," and used any opportunity for politicking.

In 1973, Endean started lobbying the Minneapolis City Council to include protection for Gay Rights in the Minneapolis anti-discrimination ordinance. Endean's efforts lead to a 12–0 vote as Minneapolis became the first major United States City to pass a Gay Rights Ordinance.

By late 1978, the murder of Harvey Milk in San Francisco sparked a renewed wave of protest, Endean moved to Washington, D. C., to become Director of the new Gay Rights National Lobby. This was the first of Endean's three-pronged plan for a functional political movement. His goals were lobbying, raising money for gay-friendly candidates, and creating grassroots pressure.

Thus, while leading GRNL, he launched the Human Rights Campaign (Fund) in 1980, the first national gay rights political action committee, and became its first Executive Director.

Originally, HRC was a political action committee, focused on lobbying and fundraising to support congressional candidates who were either LGBTQ or supported the movement. HRC was able to focus on campaigning against anti-gay laws created by Congress. In addition to lobbying efforts, HRC expanded their efforts to include more human rights organizations.

What was originally intended as an organization to raise money for political candidates has now grown into the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights organization in the United States.

By this time AIDS had become personal: diagnosed HIV-positive in 1985, Endean devoted his energy to AIDS issues through Speak Out, while also fighting for coalition-building, especially with feminists and African Americans, and continuing the fight for national legislation. Although Endean's declining health forced his retirement on disability in 1991, he initiated the National Endorsement Campaign, to persuade political and media opinion leaders publicly to support gay and lesbian rights, and began writing his movement memoir, Into the Mainstream.

In 1991 the National Gay and Lesbian Civil Rights Act was reintroduced in Congress with over 100 co-sponsors. No such bill has yet been passed, but many of its goals--in employment, health care, and domestic partnership rights—have been accomplished by other means. These gains stand as legacies of his energy and vision.

A self-described "Midwestern Catholic boy" who loved sports and sex, Steve Endean became a member of the Metropolitan Community Church, writing that "my quest for civil rights, equal justice and human dignity was a part of God's calling for me." "when I think about 'my family' I not only think of family and friends but in terms of the broader gay and lesbian community."

Steve Endean died of AIDS-related complications on August 4, 1993