Matlovich Sausage Corn Chowder

This hearty soup is a meal by itself! The basic corn chowder is lifted by green pepper and slices of bratwurst! It is named for a LGBT Hero, Tech. Sgt. Leonard Matlovich.

This is an inexpensive meal that's easy to prepare. Make this corn chowder to serve both Your guest as well as your Master! He will Enjoy! Read more about this hero after the recipe. 

 

Ingredients:

1 medium onion ( about 1 cup)

½ green pepper, chopped

¼ cup flour

½ tsp salt + ½ tsp white pepper

4 cups milk

1 can (15.25) whole kernel corn, drained

1 package bratwurst, cut into ½ inch slices

1 can cubed potatoes

Shredded cheese for garnish

Directions:

First do your cutting.

In the bottom of a Dutch oven on medium heat, place the brat slices, onion and green pepper. Cook until onion and peppers are softened and sausage has released it’s oil. There’s no need to add butter or oil to the dutch oven, the bratwurst will provide it. 

 

When the onions and peppers are softened and the meat has browned slightly, sprinkle the flour, salt and pepper over the mixture and stir to mix and cook for 1 minute.

 Add milk, stirring constantly, stir until mixture comes to a boil and thickens. 

 

Add the corn and cubed potatoes to the Dutch oven. Reduce the heat to simmer till the potatoes and corn are heated through (about 10 minutes).

Remove from heat, serve with grated cheddar cheese on top if desired.

Our music for tonight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRC16gBAwck

What a meal in a bowl!

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 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F315Y4I/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_vAT4sb0934RTM%20via%20@amazon 

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Leonard P. Matlovich

IN 1975, Tech. Sgt. Leonard Matlovich, became the first to bring the government's discrimination against military gays and lesbians to national debate. He volunteered to tell his superiors that he was gay in order to create a test case.

Matlovich took his campaign to the media. Every outlet he could reach.

Despite his 12 years of exemplary service, his extraordinary performance ratings, his Bronze Star, his Purple Heart, and his shrapnel wounds, the Air Force demanded his discharge simply because he was gay. 

 

Upon his discharge in 1975 he said:

"Maybe not in my lifetime, but we are going to win in the end."

He fought them in court for years, securing a ruling that the Air Force had failed to justify their discrimination. NBC dramatized his challenge in the first made-for-TV movie about a living gay person, and his example inspired many others to join the fight against Pentagon prejudice and countless people to come out.

Back in the early 80s, as a “Local Media Personality”, yours truly was invited to a reception for the Tech Sgt! I remember being very impressed with the short conversation we were allowed to have.

Wherever he went, he told audiences:
"I'm intensely proud to be gay and you should be, too. Unless we state our case, we'll continue to be robbed of our role models, our heritage, our history, and our future."

He was still speaking out for LGBT rights in the rain at a Sacramento

gay rights demonstration just six weeks before he died on June 22nd, 1988.

"He had the knack for taking your heart and making it catch for a moment. He seemed to make people want to be braver than perhaps they were."
- Neely Tucker, The Washington Post

"He was the Charles Lindbergh of the Gay Movement."
- Author & civil rights activist Malcolm Boyd

"The American Revolution continued in the fight of Sergeant Leonard Matlovich."
- Rear Admiral Jamie Barnett (Ret)

Both The Advocate and Philadelphia's Equality Forum have honored him as one of the Movement's great heroes. On the 20th anniversary of his death

then-San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom declared it Leonard Matlovich Day in San Francisco, and a bronze plaque marking where he once lived in

the Castro was dedicated.

In 2009, four generations of gay rights activists honored him in Washington DC, and he is memorialized in Chicago's "outdoor museum" of LGBT history, the Legacy Walk.

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K-N memorial Ranch Roasted Chicken

This wonderful dish does take time but little effort. It is plain meal of unexpected goodness. We dedicate this to two ancient Egyptians joined together in love. 

 

Slow roasting chicken in buttermilk ranch dressing with vegetables may seem different to you. Yet this combination yields a beautiful golden brown feast.

Ingredients: 8 pieces chicken thighs and/or legs (bone-in, skin-on) 2 tablespoons olive oil + ½ stick melted butter 1 tsp salt + ½ tsp white pepper 1 tsp garlic powder + 1 tsp onion powder ½ lbs fresh Brussels Sprouts ½ lbs baby carrots 1½ cups buttermilk ranch dressing – must include buttermilk Directions: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and spray a 10 x 14 pan*. Melt ½ stick butter in the pan by placing it the oven as it warms. Add chicken, olive oil, salt, garlic, onion powder and pepper to a large bowl and roll each piece to coat. Arrange chicken pieces evenly in pan and bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes. NOTE: slave found this was too crowded so added a second pan and redistributed. Meanwhile, rinse the Brussels sprouts and cut them lengthwise in half. Slice the baby carrots so they are about 1 inch long. At the end of the first 45 minutes: Remove pan(s) from oven. Drain any excessive liquid. (some chicken have lots of saltwater injected) Arrange the sprouts cut side down and the carrots evenly around chicken pieces. Don't flip the chicken, just let them do their thing. Return pan(s) to oven and continue cooking for another 30 minutes. Remove again from the oven. Brush the dressing evenly over the chicken pieces. Return to oven and continue cooking for a last 30 minutes. At that time: Check chicken for temperature. Thighs should be 160 Degrees. Just so you don't get lost during this, cut & paste this simple chart so you can mark through each step! 325 degrees – Chicken only – bake 45 minutes 325 degrees – Add vegetables – bake 30 minutes 325 degrees – Baste with dressing – bake 30 minutes     ~1hour and 45 minutes total cook time~ Arrange chicken on a serving platter to serve. Use a strong spatula after the vegetables are done to get all of that golden goodness! Note if you use boneless-skinless chicken: skip the first 45 minutes of cooking. Yes this low slow cooking will give you a golden brown succulent meal.    For our music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFTLKWw542g What a treat for your Master and an easy clean-up for slave! Be sure to read the following short historical article. 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 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F315Y4I/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_vAT4sb0934RTM%20via%20@amazon  We have always been here! The rich cultural history of homosexuals goes back to the origins of mankind. Yet somewhere along the way, (about 1100AD), it became very popular to vilify this minority. Since that time a systemic effort has been made to erase or hide this history. Even the mention of it was cut out of Anglo -European teachings. A redacted version was spread by the Roman Catholic Church around the world. Now with the advent of the internet, LGBT and questioning youth do not have to go through the intense loneliness that slave when through growing up in the Fifties. More gay history is discovered everyday. It is incumbent on us to share and teach this, to preserve it. The future is never guaranteed. Who knows when another purge will happen. Although rock art in Sicily from the 97th century BC depicts phallic male figures of male homosexuals enjoying intercourse: Khnumhotep (pronunciation: xaˈnaːmaw-ˈħatpew) and Niankhkhnum (pronunciation: nij-daˌnax-xaˈnaːmaw) are officially considered as the first male couple in history. They were ancient Egyptian royal servants. They shared the title of Overseer of the Manicurists in the Palace of King Nyuserre Ini, during the 25th century BC. The two were buried together at Saqqara. Their joint tomb was discovered by archaeologists in 1964 and initially presented a puzzle to scholars. Were the men - depicted nose to nose in a close embrace - relatives or “close friends”? We don't know much about these figures, yet we can piece together things! Yep they were gay. Immediately we are contradicted by various “experts”. Separating their “knowledge” from their personal or religious viewpoints is difficult. So the site has become known as the Tomb of the Brothers. In some hieroglyphs, Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep's names are strung together in a word play that means "joined in life and joined in death." In the ancient Egyptian myths there is a story of a homosexual liaison between the gods Horus and Seth, producing a male pregnancy that shocked the other gods. Not many people of that era got tombs built in their honor as they were very expensive, so these guys must have be very popular. Today most researchers use the term “same-sex desire” rather than homosexual or gay. There is so much we never learn in school. Remember the rich history of homosexuality that has systematically hidden for so long. In a few weeks the season of “Pride” will be here. Can we take a few minutes to learn where we came from?

Tea Cup Meatloaves for Mom

Putting this recipe together on Mother's Day,I dedicate this to my Mother who was never a good cook. Yet I remember her meatloaf and wish I knew how she did it!

Here are little portioned meatloaves. A way to elevate this fine old comfort food to a bit of elegance and love, like our memories of Mom herself.

Ingredients

Loaves:

• 1½ Lbs ground beef
• ½ lbs ground turkey
• 1 Bratwurst, uncooked
• 1 Block of Havarti cheese
• 1 medium onion, grated
• ½ cup panko bread crumbs
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon mustard
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 pkg onion-mushroom soup mix

Glaze:

• 4 tbs ketchup

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• 2 cups BBQ sauce warmed

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment.

Break up the hamburger and ground turkey into a large bowl and use your hands to lightly work in the onion, bread crumbs, egg, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, garlic powder, and dry soup mix. Take care not to overwork the mixture.

Slice on onion thinly and lay out on the baking sheet.

Divide the meatloaf mixture into 6 equal portions on a piece of waxed paper.

Spread these into disk shaped pieces.

Press a cube of cheese into the center.

Slice a bratwurst into 6 pieces and cut off the skins.

  Place a slice of bratwurst on the cheese cube. Press the meat around it to enclose it completely.

Spray a tea cup with cooking spray and gently shape this resulting ball into the cup and invert the little loaf onto a slice of onion in the pan. You may need a table knife to loosen it.

Repeat for the other little loafs

Brush about 1 tablespoon of the ketchup over the top and sides of each meatloaf.

Bake for 45 minutes to an hour until the temps reach 160 degrees on an inserted thermometer.

To serve, ladle some Warmed up BBQ sauce into the centers of the plates, and set the meatloaves on top.

Served with a plain green vegetable and some macroni & cheese.

For our music tonight, one of my mom's favorites:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YpXLdCm8LQ

Henry Van Dyke wrote a poem that was so important to me when my mother passed away. I had been honored to sleep in a chair in her bedroom that last week of Alzheimer's death grip. Being allowed to care for her in her last hours as she had surly cared for me. To comfort her when she woke in the night. To hold her hand when it was shaking.

Gone From My Sight

I am standing upon the seashore. A ship, at my side,
spreads her white sails to the moving breeze and starts
for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength.
I stand and watch her until, at length, she hangs like a speck
of white cloud just where the sea and sky come to mingle with each other.


Then, someone at my side says, "There, she is gone."


Gone where?


Gone from my sight. That is all. She is just as large in mast,
hull and spar as she was when she left my side.
And, she is just as able to bear her load of living freight to her destined port.
Her diminished size is in me -- not in her.

And, just at the moment when someone says, "There, she is gone,"
there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices
ready to take up the glad shout, "Here she comes!"
And that is dying...

Honored to serve

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 

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Two Dishes for a Spring Pot Luck

After a heart procedure last week, Master urged slave to get out and socialize. So a pot luck dinner was put together for the Apartment Building. Any excuse to cook and get together to talk lifts the energy level! Many seniors are put on a medicine for heart that limits their intake of green vegetables. Besides most get togethers like this end up with fourteen desserts and lots of chips & dip. Not very healthy.

Here we have both a wonderful savory & sweet vegetable mix that is great for any function and a sinful pie for their sweet tooth! Use either or both as you wish.

Directions: the night before:

White Chocolate Banana Cream Pie

Ingredients:

1 pre-made graham cracker crust (9 inch)

1 egg, whipped for egg wash

• 3 bananas, sliced thinly

• 1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) Vanilla flavor instant pudding
• 1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) White chocolate flavor instant pudding

• 2 cups cold milk

• 1 8oz tub of frozen whipped (low fat) topping, thawed, divided

Directions:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
  
  
  
   

• Always place a foil pie pan inside of a true metal one for strength!
• Brush with a lightly whipped egg. Don't use the whole thing, just enough to make it shinny. 
  
  
  
  
  
  Bake in pre-heated oven for about 11 to 15 minutes. This strengthens the crust and improves the taste.

Let cool!

• Place a layer of banana slices in crust.

• Beat pudding mixes and milk in large bowl with whisk for 2 min.
• Fold in 1 cup of the thawed topping, gently. Spread about a third of this over the bananas. Lay another layer of bananas and top with remaining pudding mix.

• Spread the plain topping over the pie. Use the clear plastic cover from the crust upside down to cover the pie.

• Refrigerate 3 hours.

You will find the subtle flavoring of the white chocolate pudding mixed with the vanilla will intrigue your guests!

The day of the dinner:

 

Balsamic Cauliflower, Carrots, and Tomatoes

Ingredients:

½ cup white balsamic vinegar

½ cup honey

2 tbs butter

1/2 teaspoon salt + ¼ tsp white pepper + ½ tsp ginger

½ head of garlic cloves, peeled (about 6 cloves)

1 head cauliflower, chopped into bite size pieces

1 lbs baby carrots

1 quart cherry tomatoes

Directions:

 

The garlic cloves must be peeled. Their skin will peel off easily if you whack them with the flat side of a cooking knife. Slave reads that the cloves can be placed in a glass jar and shaken to do the same thing.

Still remember to cut them down the center and remove any green parts.

In large bowl mix the vinegar, butter and honey. Stir in salt, pepper, and ginger.

How to cut up and rinse cauliflower:

Unwrap head and cut in half from the stem (trunk) down to the crown. Then cut each halves the same way.

Cutting from the corner at an angle you can cut the stem out entirely.

At this point the florets can mostly be snapped off with you fingers. You just want the bushy part with a bit of the stem to hold it together.

Place in large bowl of cold water with about ½ cup of white vinegar mixed in to clean off the cauliflower.

Baby carrots come washed in a bag ready to eat, so cut into 1 inch pieces.

After about 15 minutes, rinse off the cauliflower. Then stir the vegetables (also garlic & tomatoes) into the marinade.

Let sit at room temperature for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and spray. 
 

Bake for 30 minutes, turning the sheet front to back halfway through.
(if still too crunchy, add 5 minutes to time).


Be careful when you remove this from the oven as there will be liquid (sauce). You will find brown spots where the vegetable has started to caramelize and the cloves of garlic will have a wonderful nutty taste.

What a great way to fix a side dish for seniors who are on medicines that limit their intake of green vegetables!
Pot lucks can be a fun way to pull senior neighbors out of their apartments and share a laugh and good food. 
 

For our music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHANNkKBSNU
Remember serving others is another way of serving your Master!

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 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F315Y4I/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_vAT4sb0934RTM%20via%20@amazon