Welcome to Week 161 of Mmm Mondays, where we turn Monday woes into Monday whoas!
Header image for week 161 Erik Mclean:
All Wrapped Up
Love them or hate them, condoms have their use and are used about 5 billion times each year worldwide. The industry is worth a whopping 5 billion dollars, and is expected to grow to 10.97 billion by 2030.
Today’s supply offers a ton of variety. You can choose thickness, size, colour and added sensations, such as ribbed (for her pleasure).
Becoming more mainstream in the 80’s during the aids epidemic, condoms have a long history, being said to go back to the 15th century. At this time, they were little more than a glans covering, meaning they only topped the crown, but over time more unique variations were created, originally from intestines and bladders (likely of farmed animals, but really, who knows…). While debated, it is unknown whether these first shaft covering condoms were for contraception, or to prevent disease. It is known though that they were used almost solely by the upper class, signifying their expense.
With the invention of rubber vulcanization (this too is debated about who and when) the rubber condom was created in 1855. A great selling feature of later models was the ability for them to be reusable.
In the 1920’s latex came to be, and a new condom was devised by suspending latex in water. Cheaper and easier to produce they would finally meet the markets of lower classes and become what we know today.
Although after 1994, sales dropped due to less discussion about the aids epidemic, condom use has increased in recent years thanks to sexual education and open communication in bedrooms.
As of 2020, Malaysian company Karax produces the most condoms in the world.
Last Week
Last week we talked about boudoir photography, made Chinese Lemon Chicken and finished our January book – All the World’s a Wonder by Melia McClure.
You can read all of last week here.
Week 161 Recommended Reading
Mmm’s on Medium
Mmm Mondays- Life Matters have had a good reception. This past week we has submissions from:
Kinky Katie in Advice about Squirting
Flure Bunny in a tale about a threesome
Laura Knapke with a recipe for Vanilla Chocolate Marble Cake
Glenn Stweart set some boundaries in Game, Set and Match to the Crazy Chick
and Jackson Goode in a memoir about how Fantasy can get you through a sexless marriage.
Book of the Month
Dirty Talk by Lauren Landish
He makes dirty sound so good. So right. The moment I heard his velvety voice growl that I’m his ‘Kitty Kat’, I knew I was in trouble. Derrick ‘The Love Whisperer’ King gives out relationship and sex advice on the radio to everyone, but he’s giving me something a bit more personal. Nobody’s ever talked to me the way he does. Daring, Demanding, Sexy… and oh, so Dirty. Maybe we started this whole thing a little backward, sex first and getting to know each other after. But I’m starting to let my guard down, my untrusting heart beginning to think that maybe fairy tales do come true. Even for me. I feel beautiful and hopeful when he worships my body. I feel dirty and naughty when he whispers filthy things in my ear. But is it real? Can something so naughty really be good for me? And more importantly, against all odds, can it last… forever?
February is the month of love, so I thought a romance would be apt. This book has over 3000 five-star ratings on Good Reads and is quoted to be a sizzler.
Genres include: Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Erotica, Adult Fiction, New Adult and Erotic Romance.
I hope you’ll read a long with me.
Week 161 Recipe
One of the first recipes shared on Mmm Mondays was Marry me Chicken. This is a simple twist on that classic, made into a pasta, because you know I love carbs!
Marry Me Chicken Pasta
Ingredients
- 1.2 lb boneless chicken breast cut into bite-size cubes 500g
- ½ lb dried pasta
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter divided into halves
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup parmesan cheese grated
- ⅓ cup onions finely chopped
- 1 Tablespoon garlic finely chopped
- ½ cup sundried tomatoes chopped
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ Tablespoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ⅓ cup low-sodium chicken stock
- 10 g fresh basil leaves or as needed
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place a large pot of salted water on medium-high heat, add pasta, and cook until al dente. Reserve some pasta water (about 1 cup). Drain and set aside. In the meantime, start cooking the Marry Me sauce.
- Place a large skillet on medium-high heat. Add 1 Tablespoon butter and olive oil, heat until hot, and the butter melts.
- Add cubed boneless chicken breast to the hot skillet and season with smoked paprika, salt, and black pepper. Cook the chicken, stirring occasionally, for 4-6 minutes or until the chicken is cooked, firm, and no longer pink. Remove the cooked chicken from the pan and transfer to a plate. Cover it with a foil to keep it warm while you continue cooking the rest of the dish. 1.2 lb boneless chicken breast cut into bite-size cubes,
- Reduce the heat, add the remaining butter to the skillet, add chopped onions, and cook until soft and translucent. Add chopped garlic and cook for about 30 seconds or until fragrant.
- Add chopped sun-dried tomatoes and Italian seasoning to the sauteed aromatics and cook for 30 seconds.
- Pour the chicken stock to the pan and stir to combine, deglazing the bottom of the pan simultaneously to release all the browned bits.
- Add the heavy cream and parmesan cheese to the skillet. Stir to combine, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add the cooked chicken back to the skillet with red pepper flakes and fresh basil. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until everything is well combined.
- Toss in cooked pasta into the creamy sun dried tomato sauce mix and stir to combine. Add pasta water (a little at a time) until the pasta is fully coated with the sauce and the desired consistency is achieved.
- Remove it from the heat, and garnish with fresh basil and parmesan cheese before serving. Enjoy!
Notes
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