Welcome to Week 157 of Mmm Mondays, where we turn Monday woes into Monday whoas!
Header image for Week 157 by Alexander Krivitskiy:
The Art of Bondage
Kinbaku – which means tight binding – is a style of Erotic Japanese bondage, originating back to the late Edo period (approximately 1600-1860). Although not widely popular in Japan until the 1950’s Kinbaku has a long history in Japanese culture, even being featured in magazines. This style is described as having intricate patterns and focuses on aesthetics as much as bondage and involves displaying the body for erotic humiliation.
In the 1990’s, Kinbaku moved from Japan to the USA, where Shibari – meaning tying or binding – became the new interchangeable term for Japanese Bondage. It has since been combined with Western styled bondage to create a new form of connection in BDSM scenes.
Originally Jute rope – made from hemp – was used, but over the years, new colors, textures and variations have made the scene. Rope connoisseurs (known as Rope Masters and Riggers) have even incorporated flowers, lights and other items to make the experience a holistic work of art.
For more information on Shibari, Kinbaku and Rope Bondage, check this out.
Last Week
Last Week MrsK shared insight of the last year in A look Back at 2023.
We talked about why we kiss at the stroke of Midnight and enjoyed some Bacon-Wrapped Dates.
You can read all of last week here.
Week 157 Recommended Reading
Mmm’s on Medium
Big changes coming to Mmm Mondays on Medium, starting with our name which will be
Mmm Mondays – Sex Matters, Life Matters.
This change is due to the lovely May More joining and moving over the prompts from her former blog If Sex Matters.
This last week has seen some wonderful advice on all things sex. And few great recipes.
Book of the Month
All the World’s a Wonder by Melia McClure
A playwright possessed by her muses. An actress desperate to succeed. A doctor haunted by lost love.
Three people cross time and space to meet through the playwright’s bizarre creative process: to create, she must become her characters; to tell her tragic story, the actress must speak from the grave; to heal his harrowing past, the doctor must surrender to his patient—the playwright.
Set in the surreal landscape of the playwright’s modern Manhattan, the glittering, treacherous Broadway of the insatiable Jazz Age, and the tranquil, spice-scented escape of a Grecian paradise, All the World’s a Wonder explores the nature and cost of creating art, the devastating persistence of love, and the redemptive power of storytelling.
If you like dark reading, this one is for you. Please advise, as a Canadian author, All the World’s a Wonder isn’t widely available anywhere but kindle.
Genre: Literary Fiction
Week 157 Recipe
The holidays are over for most of us (except the Chinese New Year and of course, Orthodox Christians- who will celebrate epiphany tomorrow), and it’s back to normal. This dish is quite easy, even if it’s a mouthful. I’m sure we could all use some comfort food by now.
CACIO E PEPE
Ingredients
- 4 ounces dry pasta bucatini, spaghetti or linguine
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ cup grated Parmesan or Pecorino cheese, freshly grated
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over medium high heat. Add pasta and cook until just al dente (fully cooked but still firm), about 8 minutes. Turn off the heat and set the pot aside. Do not overcook the pasta.
- While the pasta is cooking, melt butter in a shallow saucepan over medium-high heat. Add black pepper and sauté until fragrant, about one minute. Add ⅓ cup of the hot pasta water and stir vigorously to combine. A vigorous whisking emulsifies fat from the butter and pasta water, creating a creamy sauce.
- Turn the heat down to low and transfer the hot pasta into the saucepan. Stir in cheese and stir well to combine, about one minute. The melted cheese makes the sauce thicker and more creamy. Add 2-3 tablespoons pasta water and mix well until desired consistency is reached.
- Serve immediately on a plate and garnish with extra pepper and cheese if desired.
Notes
This Week’s Links
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