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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

PenguinMum said:
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.
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So sorry to hear your news about your close friend very worrying for you. Do hope that she recovers well and that you've been able to stay in touch. You take care it takes a lot out of you dealing with worries about close friends and relatives.
 
IanBish said:
Sorry. I got confused. I think I meant Kimchi (with the cabbage and stuff in). Apologies for the confusion.
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Just added some more photos and a guideline 're amounts from the sauerkraut I made today see

Fermented Vegetables tips and recipes

I love fermented vegetables and often make and eat them. I've been asked how I make my ferments and so am posting this both for in case anyone wants to start fermenting but also wondered if other members would be willing to share their tips and recipes for fermented vegetables? Many Traditional...
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Got motivated and had a very creative kitchen based day - my efforts included:
A new Sauerkraut - details on fermented veggies thread

Fermented Vegetables tips and recipes

I love fermented vegetables and often make and eat them. I've been asked how I make my ferments and so am posting this both for in case anyone wants to start fermenting but also wondered if other members would be willing to share their tips and recipes for fermented vegetables? Many Traditional...
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Cooked rhubarb in slow cooker with ginger and lemon to produce some cooked rhubarb and also some rhubarb and lemon and ginger cordial
Made a new batch of bifido yoghurt - 8 hours in yoghurt maker
My usual kefir
Par cooked, cooled and cut new potatoes into chip shapes. Then open froze them - now stored in bag in freezer
Slow cooked Bolognese for dinner

Late lunch kefir then a small salad with some of my already fermented sauerkraut, 20g of nuts, 6 LC seeded crackers and some cheese followed by a few squares of 100% chocolate.
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Dinner hm Bolognese with glass of halved followed by spoon of home cooked rhubarb and bifido yoghurt
 
Skipped breakfast
Dog walk
L: omelette in a cafe we'd popped into for a light bite. Not very nice, all watery. Had far too much tomato in.
Watched hubby devour steak pie, huge chips gravy and veg with envy. And saw our planned pub meal for this evening disappear too - even he couldnt eat that much again same day! I was cross because I had been looking forward to the evening and was jealous he chose what he wanted, not what he should have. Cursed diabetes and low carb

Mid afternoon, emotional revenge eating: hot chocolate with double cream, no sweeteners available so added Nutella (yuk) then chocolate and nuts. 2 chocolate digestive biscuits.
Saved by another dog walk

D: 2 cold sausages and olives. Greek yoghurt with chopped nuts and 85% chocolate . 1 glass white wine
 
Thanks everyone for your birthday wishes yesterday, this is such a lovely corner of the forum.
Todays food-
B- 2 egg omelette with sauerkraut
L-h/m strained yoghurt with seeds and raspberries. Lump of garlic Yarg
D- h/m burger topped with Brie and chopped gherkin, salad and h/m chilli mayo. 4 squares Montezuma’s Orange.
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Same meal as yesterday, cauliflower puree drowned in a beef and onion stew.
Today I deliberately plated too much to keep my dogs happy, they don't agree with me being away for most of the day because of this new working thing and they feel very sorry for themselves.

Four hours of work, more than enough to feel all my muscels and some I didn't know I had, followed by the gym (why? I'm getting more exercise with this working thing than I'll ever get in the gym!) and a cold swim.

Short visit to my neighbour, and very thankful he'll have the work van next week as well so I can still use his car on workdays. Hopefully I can coax my own car back to life on friday, but if not, it won't cause a lot of problems short term. :)

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Annb said:
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.
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Agreed @Annb. We have perfectly adequate terms for some of these words and plenty of slang expressions of our own without importing other people's LoL.

Our language has been enriched down the centuries by assimilating French, German, Latin, Greek and Arabic words, but not to the same extent. I suppose American films and TV programmes are widely available here and some of the speech patterns have rubbed off.
 
Annb said:
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?
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Oh, I don't know @Annb. The question of whether to include the 'are' is purely a matter of style, IMO. Neither inclusion or omission in that particular context is ungrammatical.

Whether to use whom or who OTOH is governed by grammatical rules. When it comes to our mother tongue most of us, the world over, grow up copying our parents without thinking about the grammar, but that doesn't mean there isn't any! Learning another language, forces you to remember its rules or you're bound to slip up. In your example, whom not who is correct, as you say, because Whom does this belong to? and To whom does this belong? are both accusative case. That was drummed into us at school. (If that doesn't happen now, then standards must have slipped). 'Who' in that context is just plain wrong in my view. I've heard it in speech btw, but not seen the error in print as yet.
 
MrsA2 said:
{{{{Hugs }}} to @Antje77

Is this the thread where where was talk about purple sprouting broccoli? Spotted in Aldi today British grown. Bought some, not cooked it yet but looks the proper stuff
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This was certainly one of the threads @MrsA2. Terrific news! We have an Aldi store within striking distance.
I was able to buy purple sprouting broccoli there today. Thanks for the tip
 
Evening all

Today:

B: Two poached eggs topped with a knob of butter, avocado and four tiger prawns seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Baked halloumi and sweet red peppers,
Roast cauliflower with Egyptian duqqah using toasted almonds. hazelnuts, pistachios. sesame, fennel, cumin and coriander seeds.
Salad of cucumber, salad onions, raspberries, strawberry halves and mint, dressed with olive oil, garlic, a touch of lemon juice and topped with toasted sesame seeds.
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.

D: Seafood salad made with brown shrimps and mussels, lettuce, Romano peppers, celery, baby plum tomatoes, Kalamata olives, oregano and salad onions, dressed with an olive oil, balsamic and garlic vinaigrette, topped with pcan halves.
Water to swallow tablets.
 
LivingLightly said:
Oh, I don't know @Annb. The question of whether to include the 'are' is purely a matter of style, IMO. Neither inclusion or omission in that particular context is ungrammatical.

Whether to use whom or who OTOH is governed by grammatical rules. When it comes to our mother tongue most of us, the world over, grow up copying our parents without thinking about the grammar, but that doesn't mean there isn't any! Learning another language, forces you to remember its rules or you're bound to slip up. In your example whom not who is correct, as you say, because Whom does this belong to? and To whom does this belong? are both accusative case. That was drummed into us at school. (If that doesn't happen now, then standards must have slipped). 'Who' in that context is just plain wrong in my view. I've heard it in speech btw, but not seen the error in print as yet.
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I've learnt some grammatical rules in English in school, but English was only taught after I was 13, and at my school the focus was on being able to communicate in everyday life, not proper grammar. Which I think makes a lot of sense, as a starter in a new language you'll want to be able to buy rolls or beer, or ask for the way to the museum, no matter if your irregular verbs are correct (and I've never got - see, I've learnt! - to the stage of anyone explaining the 'whom', although I'd love to understand).

I've learnt from talking to fellow buskers in Amserdam when I was young, and from reading books because translations often aren't as good as the original.
And then I became an active member and a moderator on this forum, which improved my English a lot more. Except for one part: 'bad language'. Because the forum is very strict on bad words, my grasp of your language lacks a natural feeling on cursing, it simply hasn't grown with the rest of my comfortability with it, which is very funny!

I would love to have some more theoretical knowledge. Like you said, when using a second language, knowing the rules can make up some of not having grown up with it.

Slightly more on topic:
I'll have my family weekend, and it promises to be very challenging. Very early start because it's an almost 4 hour drive to where we'll have lunch. Unknown lunch, wing the insulin dose.
Followed by a parcour thing in the trees, right after I most likely completely misguessed my lunch dose here: https://kanoa.nl/klimbos-zeeland/. I've called them, and there is no way to get down once you've started a route so there's both my fear of heights and a real possibility of a hypo up in the trees...

After that, some of my family members have expressed wanting to go for a cold outside swim with me.
And then there's a meal at the hotel.

So this is bound to be a diabetic disaster adventure, but I'm very much looking forward to it!
The looking forward taking precedence over anxiety is very much a new thing for me. :happy:

I'll keep you updated, but I can't promise my adventures are fitting in the low carb forum...
 
@PenguinMum I hope you friend recovers well and you can enjoy your afternoon chats. It’s lovely for you both to have each other.

The start of a busy two weeks for me with lots of family and friends visiting and staying to celebrate a lovely family event. Lots of cooking and entertaining which I enjoy but can also be a challenge.
For me breakfast was avocado on low carb toast
lunch roast beef, cheese and sauerkraut
Dinner was salmon burgers (on homemade rolls for everyone else), with arugula, tartar sauce and mango salsa. I served everyone else a dessert of warm chocolate fudgey fruit surprise. “ Surprise” because the fruit was a frozen mixed bag of berries from the garden. Not exactly sure what they were. Probably a mix of grapes, blackcurrants, redcurrants gooseberries and few raspberries. It was well received though which was nice.
 
Good morning all, on the swearing in a foreign language @Antje77 ,I had a Belgian colleague who spoke excellent English but he did ask me once if it was ok to use “lovely jubbly” (Only fools and horses big at the time!) or if it was really rudeSounds like another exciting weekend for you, enjoy!
Yesterday
B Coconut porridge, cinnamon and seeds
L Cheese salad and coleslaw
D Creamy garlic prawns,courgettes and mushrooms with edamame pasta.
 
My weight yo-yo has been very good this week and I've only been doing carnivore for 3 days. Lost almost 2 kilos. This is the day I weigh myself because this is the only day when I don't have cumbersome and weighty bandages on - I peel them off on Wednesday night and get them put back on on Thursday mid-morning.

I possibly need to adjust the amount of meat I am eating because I did get very hungry on each of these 3 days, or might have to introduce a 2nd meal, as I did yesterday - made a kind of cheesey frittata (still animal products so, sort of OK for carnivore). This morning it will be 2 quite large pork chops (in the pan at the moment) and hope that will be enough for today. If not I could always have some sardines later on.

I don't anticipate sticking to a carnivore diet for more than a month and will add in a few veggies in May and see how that goes.
 
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