I am one of those folks who really needs to avoid carbs. I found out the hard way that if I cut out carbs and do moderate exercise I lose weight and feel great, and if I eat carbs and do moderate exercise I gain weight.<\/p>\n
It gets worse as I age.<\/p>\n
So I got into paleo eating and found it cut my arthritis pain by 80% and for those stretches where work has me sitting too much, I do not gain weight. It also serves my predilection for grilled meat.<\/p>\n
A crisis had me cut a deal with the Red Headed Irish Wisecracker, <\/em>when I needed her to get back in the saddle and run a client’s office who lost a long time employee while teetering on the abyss of financial ruin. She would deal with the commute and all, but I would take over the cooking if I wanted to do the cockamamie paleo stuff.<\/p>\n That was four years ago. We have both adapted to the lifestyle at about the 85% level, with a break for the occasional pizza and\u00a0 are fine.<\/p>\n We do miss the classic comfort meals with meat, gravy and mashed potatoes (She is Irish, after all)<\/p>\n So a friend put me onto doing cauliflower as a substitute. After an incredulous look, I decided to try it. You steam two heads of raw cauliflower with stem and green leaf removed, cut into pieces for the steamer. Steam until cooked and soft to fork’s touch. Throw hot into food processor , add one to two \u00a0teaspoons of ghee or butter per head, salt, pepper and let it rip.<\/p>\n Let stand for about ten minutes in the processor afterward, then scoop onto plates, serve with gravy.<\/p>\n You will be surprised and most guests will assume they are potatoes. Comfort meal problem solved. Cauliflower is 25 calories per cup and almost no carbs.<\/p>\n It’s a small pleasure come home. Life is good.<\/p>\n I am one of those folks who really needs to avoid carbs. I found out the hard way that if I cut out carbs and do moderate exercise I lose weight and feel great, and if I eat carbs and do moderate exercise I gain weight.<\/p>\n It gets worse as I age.<\/p>\n So I got into paleo eating and found it cut my arthritis pain by 80% and for those stretches where work has me sitting too much, I do not gain weight. It also serves my predilection for grilled meat.<\/p>\n A crisis had me cut a deal with the Red Headed Irish Wisecracker, <\/em>when I needed her to get back in the saddle and run a client’s office who lost a long time employee while teetering on … Continue reading