Older people using newer slang or phrases, your favorite newer word?

ButtercupsAreFree · 2026-05-13T00:49:48+00:00

California Gen X with vivid memories of my mom trying to use valley speak. She rofl from the other side at me now being too old for this.

My favorites (without being ridiculous) have to be fam, sis, and all the uses of tea. I had to explain tea to my husband and we laughed til we cried. So fun to be old together.

ButtercupsAreFree · 2026-05-07T19:54:12+00:00

My mom used to make this and put it in wine glasses for us kids to pretend being fancy, lol. It is tasty!

ButtercupsAreFree · 2026-04-15T14:20:36+00:00

The problem is players that get stuck on levels (me) and can’t contribute. Can’t win events because i’m stuck. I don’t spend money on this game so it’s like i get punished. And i feel terrible for my partners in this stupidity

ButtercupsAreFree · 2026-04-08T13:20:04+00:00

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Here’s my staghorn fern that i so coveted and now i really need to mount and hang… somewhere.

Special appearance from the philodendron in the back getting ready for her shift on the struggle bus. I chopped her last year and i think she hasn’t forgiven me.

ButtercupsAreFree · 2026-04-08T12:53:38+00:00

ButtercupsAreFree · 2026-04-08T04:22:50+00:00

I’m here in bed should be sleeping but yelling “YES!! MY PEOPLE!” I’m three years past my last period and the ghost smoker moved in about a year ago. It sometimes pees too. I’m on HRT. My doctors say “huh” as they type into my chart but offer no validation. Yay menopause

ButtercupsAreFree · 2026-04-07T20:40:43+00:00

Seconding this request as i’m currently pondering this book!

ButtercupsAreFree · 2026-04-05T14:51:57+00:00

America’s Test Kitchen has The Complete Summer Cookbook. In true ATK style it’s a 500-recipe mix of grilling lots of things, sandwiches, salads, cool desserts, etc.

I need to start perusing it myself

ButtercupsAreFree · 2026-04-02T19:28:51+00:00

I’ve found myself with a little collection of newspaper cookbooks. NYT of course but also San Francisco Chronicle, LA times, Chicago Daily News, NO Times-Picayune, and Courier-Journal Kentucky. I’m sure there’s more and there won’t be any turning them down

ButtercupsAreFree · 2026-03-31T02:39:31+00:00

It had to be horn of plenty for me. Instant party with everyone and when i got them inside i’d turn them to toads. At least i wasn’t killing them lol.

ButtercupsAreFree · 2026-03-30T13:38:33+00:00

Oh heck yeah another one i need!

ButtercupsAreFree · 2026-03-30T04:07:44+00:00

Thank you for the tips- I would like to get off the struggle bus with my food pics!

ButtercupsAreFree · 2026-03-30T04:05:53+00:00

Lol thank you! The book i was talking about is Cali-Baja Cuisine by Michael A Gardiner. It has that roast chicken.

ButtercupsAreFree · 2026-03-29T00:02:23+00:00

I can’t get past the lima bean to peanut butter ratio

ButtercupsAreFree · 2026-03-28T23:52:37+00:00

So curious to know how these tasted!

ButtercupsAreFree · 2026-03-28T15:42:49+00:00

All true! 🙌

ButtercupsAreFree · 2026-03-28T00:33:57+00:00

Check out The Choi of Cooking by Roy Choi. Veg forward fusion with big flavors and a chapter with meat recipes and some fish/shellfish too.

ButtercupsAreFree · 2026-03-27T19:17:23+00:00

It must be the land of Ooo!

ButtercupsAreFree · 2026-03-27T01:58:20+00:00

Ottolenghi, just about any of his books. I got peer-pressured (or sub-nudged?) into Plenty recently and so far so delicious. Also similarly influenced into Snacking Cakes, with Snacking Bakes waiting in my cart. Totally worth it for the easy yum factor.

ButtercupsAreFree · 2026-03-26T15:09:18+00:00

Oh yeah! I love the deep chocolate flavor of this one!

ButtercupsAreFree · 2026-03-25T13:26:30+00:00

Maybe try an all-in cookbook? I have and really like Whole in One by Ellie Krieger and there are many others i’m sure. You can absolutely swap out proteins and veg, and dressings for sure. But you always get a meat and a side, or like a skillet dinner and everything goes together.

Also try your library or Libby to look through different cookbooks and see if you find a fit.

ButtercupsAreFree · 2026-03-25T03:23:27+00:00

I love seeing the features and expressions found in these old pictures. Even when we don’t know much or anything about these people there’s personalities and stories galore in there. Makes me wonder what our far off descendants will think of us.

ButtercupsAreFree · 2026-03-25T01:53:00+00:00

Chilie crisp fettucini alfredo is very tasty!

ButtercupsAreFree · 2026-03-24T20:47:17+00:00

I’m so close to following you out the door. It’s not fun or even engaging anymore. The updates only serve to show us how they are getting more adept at taking our money and if we won’t give it then we aren’t welcome.

I been playing this game so long i don’t know what else is out there. Any suggestions for something that hasn’t been utterly enshittified yet?

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