Super Simple Steak Salad and An Umami Tasting Recipe

So I mentioned I was in Chicago. The Beef It’s What’s For Dinner people (the beef checkoff) invited some bloggers to Chicago for Live Well 2013, a workshop centered around cooking, parenting and nutrition, and where beef can fit into all 3 in 2013. It was a both fabulous and fascinating experience. Fabulous because they wined and dined us, and did it well, not to mention the fun of getting together with a small group of other bloggers to yak about blogging for 24 hours straight. It was fascinating in several ways.

First, the more negative way. I admit it, I have negative preconceptions about what I will call conventionally raised beef; I tend to prefer local farmers raising cattle completely on pasture. One of the speakers, Anne…