This post is part of Real Food Wednesdays, hosted today by Kelly the Kitchen Kop.

th_rfw_orange3Okay, maybe “family favorite” is going a little too far.


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But the family really did enjoy having Steak Tartare tonight for dinner. Before we dug in, I read the section aloud from Nourishing Traditions that explains how raw meat can be eaten safely. Of course I wouldn’t even begin to try this without my trusted farmer’s grassfed and finished beef! While we ate, I also read the part about all the societies that have raw meat in their diet regularly and how odd it is that Americans don’t.

I served the tartare with boiled eggs and sweet pickles (instead of the traditional caviar) and we piled it on buttered sprouted crackers. We also enjoyed a vegetable soup and some healthy Apple Crisp for dessert. I have just enough tartare left over to make a tiny meatloaf for two sandwiches later this week.

I want to encourage you to add some raw meat to your diet this week. It doesn’t have to be frequent at first, but you might develop a taste for it. And by following the guidelines in NT, I’d eat a pound of my safe raw meat before a bite of fast food burger!