Great story Lawrence,
I've always been mediocre at cooking meat....great burgers, meatloaf but
everything else
was kind of dry and overcooked. Since eating Paleo (or whatever you want to
call it)
I've learned how to make various meat dishes...I've learned what the
different cuts of meat mean...which
part of the cow/pig and how they should be cooked.
It's made cooking become a yummy pleasure, not at all complicated.
(and that salmon smoked w/ rosemary....MMMMM).

Definitely agree that learning to cook...even just a small handful of
things you like
makes a big difference.



On Sat, Apr 27, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Lawrence Tagrin <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> I first heard about the Neanderthin diet back in 1997 in a radio interview.
>  I tried the diet, but fell off due to family pressure (you grew up eating
> this, it can't be bad) and a lack of variety.  I tried again about a year
> ago and found that the key to my staying on the diet was really learning to
> cook.  I lost 40 lbs and have stayed at that level for over six months.
>  Tonight I'm making salmon smoked with rosemary (which I grow myself),
> kosher salt, and pink peppercorns.  The veggie dish will involve me
> sauteing chipotle peppers and garlic in olive oil and then adding carrots
> and broccoli.
>
> So learning to cook well has allowed me to stay on the diet and reap its
> benefits.
>



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