What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

Slow cooked beef and onion stew with cauliflower purée.
Will have the same for at least two, maybe three more days, so my posts will be boring.

Work today was fun, sometimes frustrating, scary because I had to fight my fear of heights while working for a long time, very satisfying, and now everything hurts from working in odd positions.
My car didn't work this morning (still doesn't, will see if I can do something about it on friday), but the friend I go to the swimming pool with on tuesdays gave me a lift this morning, and my boss drove me back home in the afternoon.

Very lucky timing: Last week my neighbour got a permanent contract instead of working through an employment agency (very rare for someone in his 60's working in construction, especially with only one fully functional hand and Bechterews disease), and a work van to use!
Which means I can use his car to get to my job.
Still wish my car would work though.

I plated too much, dogs are very happy with my choice of food for this week.

@Antje77 sorry about the car troubles

B: 2 scrambled eggs. Yoghurt mixed with the protein choc pudding
Met an old friend for joint dog walk. So much chatting didn't notice distance or time, about 90 minutes actual walking
L: ham and coleslaw and a little cheese. Cwc.
Have bought some local cream. It's so thick spoon stays up!
Another walk, this time around a big garden. Trying to take advantage of a dry day.
D: 2 sausages cooked with sliced mushrooms, finished with a splash of white wine, a splash of water and 2 teaspoons thick cream to make a very tasty sauce. Served with boiled purple sprouting broccoli, tender and tasty. 1 glass white wine.

Note to all who may be trying it, the boiling water ends up a very odd dark purple colour and the broccoli ends up green. Tastes good!

Raining again now and forecast for next 4 days

Annb said:

Many native English speakers use Americanisms these days, Antje. Regrettable in my book, but it's just something that happens more and more often. Neil tells me that the language must change to keep up with the times and I know he's right but I notice that he always uses correct, what might now be called old-fashioned English. He doesn't like the changes any more than I do! But, we have to remember that the language is the one we use, it isn't ours so if someone decides to use more modern words and expressions, who are we to try to stop them?

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Afraid I fell behind this holiday weekend and have only just caught up with the many interesting posts on this busy thread.

I agree @Annb, but why adopt somebody else's slang? I suppose American films and TV programmes are widely screened and some of the speech patterns have rubbed off. There's nothing modern about them, they're simply the way folk speak in a different part of the world.

For instamce, I find the constant repetition of 'I guess' (when there's no guessing involved) a tad monotonous. What's wrong with 'I suppose' if that's what you mean?

Rachox said:

And there’s one right there, ‘gotten’. In English I’d say ‘ I do hope I’ve got rid of most Americanisms’. Though gotten is creeping in more and more!

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At least 'gotten' is grammatical if used correctly @Rachox, although it is archaic. Its use died out here in the UK and the rest of the English speaking world long ago, but has persisted in Canada and the USA to the present day.

Antje77 said:

And here I thought I was doing pretty well with your irregular verbs! You might think I'm crazy, but I love irregular verbs (in both our languages).
In Dutch, new verbs are (almost?) always regular. Which results in completely ridiculous and delightful constructions like 'gedeletete' (where the last 'te' is silent). 'Deleten' (to delete) is a newish verb, and following Dutch grammar rules, 'the deleted post' becomes 'het gedeletete bericht'.

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Not to worry @Antje7 you're doing wonderfully well.
I wish I was half as proficient in another language as you.

Antje77 said:

In Dutch, new verbs are (almost?) always regular. Which results in completely ridiculous and delightful constructions like 'gedeletete' (where the last 'te' is silent). 'Deleten' (to delete) is a newish verb, and following Dutch grammar rules, 'the deleted post' becomes 'het gedeletete bericht'.

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P.S. T.hanks for the forewarning about new Dutch verbs!

Evening all

Today:

B: Two poached eggs smothered with butter and avocado seasoned with black pepper plus a wedge of Gorwydd Caerphilly.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Wild Alaskan salmon fillets baked with broccoli, chestnut mushrooms, double cream and lemon verbena.
Steamed French beans and mangetout with a knob of butter and toasted pine nuts.
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.

D Seafood salad using tiger prawns, brown shrimps, rocket, baby plum tomatoes, celery, Romano peppers, cucumber, Halkidiki olives and salad onions, dressed with an olive oil, balsamic and garlic vinaigrette, topped with toasted pistachio nuts.
Water to wash down tablets.

LivingLightly said:

I wish I was half as proficient in another language as you.

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Oh, another thing I'm struggling with right here!
My gut feeling tells me your sentence is missing an 'are' at the end, even though in Dutch it's not needed. Any idea why?

I'm off to bed shortly, where I might have a small snack of chicory and hummus or pork scratchings, mainly because of habit, I'm still quite full from my evening meal.
Why is it that during the day I never feel the urge to eat when I'm not hungry, but right before bed it's a completely different story?

Missed a few days but getting back on track now:
No breakfast, it’s my birthday and I knew we’d be feasting later! A trip to the podiatrist ( what a way to celebrate) then lunch of chicken salad sandwich in LC bread. H/m yoghurt & raspberries, then a treat of a couple of squares of Montezuma’s Absolute black with orange, a present from a lovely friend who knows me well.
D-Family round for a takeaway curry. Glass of champagne and a tandoori mixed grill with a spoonful of saag paneer. A lovely day, just wish it could have stopped raining for a few minutes!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY @DJC3 !

Antje77 said:

Oh, another thing I'm struggling with right here!
My gut feeling tells me your sentence is missing an 'are' at the end, even though in Dutch it's not needed. Any idea why?

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It's not needed @Antje77. The 'are' is understood.

DJC3 said:

Missed a few days but getting back on track now:
No breakfast, it’s my birthday and I knew we’d be feasting later! A trip to the podiatrist ( what a way to celebrate) then lunch of chicken salad sandwich in LC bread. H/m yoghurt & raspberries, then a treat of a couple of squares of Montezuma’s Absolute black with orange, a present from a lovely friend who knows me well.
D-Family round for a takeaway curry. Glass of champagne and a tandoori mixed grill with a spoonful of saag paneer. A lovely day, just wish it could have stopped raining for a few minutes!

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Many more happy returns @DJC3!

Happy birthday from me too, @DJC3

DJC3 said:

Missed a few days but getting back on track now:
No breakfast, it’s my birthday and I knew we’d be feasting later! A trip to the podiatrist ( what a way to celebrate) then lunch of chicken salad sandwich in LC bread. H/m yoghurt & raspberries, then a treat of a couple of squares of Montezuma’s Absolute black with orange, a present from a lovely friend who knows me well.
D-Family round for a takeaway curry. Glass of champagne and a tandoori mixed grill with a spoonful of saag paneer. A lovely day, just wish it could have stopped raining for a few minutes!

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Happy Birthday

Hi All been missing for nearly a week. Good Friday was a nice gathering of the boys DILs and 4 mo grandson who wasn’t in best form (think teething starting) but did allow me to read The Wonky Donkey to him. For his age he shows remarkable concentration in picture books. I did a cold platter of smoked salmon, poached salmon flakes from M&S (the only form of salmon I like though it is honey roasted) black prawns and local crabmeat from the coast. A big green salad. A good cheeseboard and very good bread which got me into trouble! For afters there was Colin the Caterpillar meets Easter Lamb and a big dish of mixed berries. I tried a sliver of Colin and it was so sweet it made me wince!
The rest of the time since has been dominated by worry about close friend, very much a member of our family, (she and I talk on phone every day without fail at 5pm) suddenly in hospital with acute heart failure and very unwell. Meals since have been a cycle of what we usually eat.
Today usual brekkie of slice LC toast, cooled with thick butter, copious tea.
Lunch will be two scrambled eggs topped with generous Parmesan shavings. Tea. Supper just me so will either be Greek salad or if fancy hot will be meaty sausages with Stokes low sugar ketchup and veg.

DJC3 said:

Missed a few days but getting back on track now:
No breakfast, it’s my birthday and I knew we’d be feasting later! A trip to the podiatrist ( what a way to celebrate) then lunch of chicken salad sandwich in LC bread. H/m yoghurt & raspberries, then a treat of a couple of squares of Montezuma’s Absolute black with orange, a present from a lovely friend who knows me well.
D-Family round for a takeaway curry. Glass of champagne and a tandoori mixed grill with a spoonful of saag paneer. A lovely day, just wish it could have stopped raining for a few minutes!

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A very happy birthday to you @DJC3 !

LivingLightly said:

I agree @Annb, but why adopt somebody else's slang? I suppose American films and TV programmes are widely screened and some of the speech patterns have rubbed off. There's nothing modern about them, they're simply the way folk speak in a different part of the world.

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Someone else's slang becomes part of the language - see new entries in the Oxford Dictionary. Some seem to me to be very short-lived, but they are there as officially part of the language. I don't know why we do it, but I suppose people think it is smart. For example: anti-technology (that's me); backhaul cockamamie; dork; frontlash; gigglehouse; Ngati Pakeha; wicked; wingsuiting; woke. Some from US, others not, some appropriate because of a new action, others could easily use traditional words.

LivingLightly said:

At least 'gotten' is grammatical if used correctly @Rachox, although it is archaic. Its use died out here in the UK and the rest of the English speaking world long ago, but has persisted in Canada and the USA to the present day.

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That's the language development we referred to. There is a difference between spellings as well which demonstrates that same development. English here has moved on in a different direction to English in America, Australia or other parts of the English speaking world.

Gotten, I think harks back to the Germanic origins of parts of the English language. We do still have that form in "forgotten" and "begotten".

Getting back on track - today's meal was 2 very small lamb steaks with 2 fried eggs. May not be enough for the whole day, but we'll see.

Antje77 said:

Oh, another thing I'm struggling with right here!
My gut feeling tells me your sentence is missing an 'are' at the end, even though in Dutch it's not needed. Any idea why?

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Your gut feeling is quite right, Antje. It's more correct, just as it would be more correct to use whom rather than who in many circumstances (it would include a different sentence construction as well, in many cases). It makes for a much more formal tone to the sentence and is frequently left out these days - another example of changing language. Example: Who does this belong to? and To whom does this belong?

DJC3 said:

Missed a few days but getting back on track now:
No breakfast, it’s my birthday and I knew we’d be feasting later! A trip to the podiatrist ( what a way to celebrate) then lunch of chicken salad sandwich in LC bread. H/m yoghurt & raspberries, then a treat of a couple of squares of Montezuma’s Absolute black with orange, a present from a lovely friend who knows me well.
D-Family round for a takeaway curry. Glass of champagne and a tandoori mixed grill with a spoonful of saag paneer. A lovely day, just wish it could have stopped raining for a few minutes!

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Belated happy birthday @DJC3.