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[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by koland

Steak Tartare is just raw steak, beaten thin and served in some places. Technically, though, you add some nice raw eggs (to add to the food poisoning risk), along with onions, capers, etc.

That and raw veggies are about as non-cooking as you can get.

ETA: Might want to read this before trying at home: https://www.buzzfeed.com/christineby...40x#.sxpDMDoNv

Originally Posted by ApK

Hey, "us Yanks" understood it just fine, Johnny Reb.

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

The Texan understood it too.
You need to get out of the bourbon. LOL.

Perhaps I was the only one, but I had never heard of it before.

Thanks, Koland, for a straightforward answer.

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

Perhaps I was the only one, but I had never heard of it before.

Thanks, Koland, for a straightforward answer.

We only tease you because we love you.

[Little.Egret]

Originally Posted by ApK

Hey, "us Yanks" understood it just fine, Johnny Reb.

But how many ?

There was a long period when few Brit restaurants offered Steak Tartar what with Salmonella and Mad Cow disease. I would think that insurance against being sued would give US restaurants pause.

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by Little.Egret

But how many ?

There was a long period when few Brit restaurants offered Steak Tartar what with Salmonella and Mad Cow disease. I would think that insurance against being sued would give US restaurants pause.

It is still easy to get rare steak and sunny side up eggs.
No warnings on the steak and as long as the restaurant puts on their menu "the consumption of undercooked eggs can cause illness", they are no longer liable if one gets sick from the undercooked eggs.
Now if it is determined the Salmonella outbreak was caused by restaurant neglect (for lack of a better word) then the restaurant can be held liable and closed by the health department.

So basically if I go to a breakfast restaurant, eat undercooked eggs and get sick: my bad.
If I go to a restaurant that does not serve undercooked foods and several people that ate there get sick, restaurant bad.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

It is still easy to get rare steak and sunny side up eggs.
No warnings on the steak and as long as the restaurant puts on their menu "the consumption of undercooked eggs can cause illness", they are no longer liable if one gets sick from the undercooked eggs.
Now if it is determined the Salmonella outbreak was caused by restaurant neglect (for lack of a better word) then the restaurant can be held liable and closed by the health department.

So basically if I go to a breakfast restaurant, eat undercooked eggs and get sick: my bad.
If I go to a restaurant that does not serve undercooked foods and several people that ate there get sick, restaurant bad.

If you all keep on talking, I'm going to have to give up my egg nog (non-alcoholic--I'm a teetotaler) at Christmastime, raw chocolate chip cookie dough, and Caesar salad dressing!

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

If you all keep on talking, I'm going to have to give up my egg nog (non-alcoholic--I'm a teetotaler) at Christmastime, raw chocolate chip cookie dough, and Caesar salad dressing!

Shall I find you a cooked egg nog recipe? Commercial Caesar dressings don't have raw eggs. The chocolate chips make the cookie dough safe.
Now I wouldn't recommend you eat uncooked bread dough.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Shall I find you a cooked egg nog recipe? Commercial Caesar dressings don't have raw eggs. The chocolate chips make the cookie dough safe.
Now I wouldn't recommend you eat uncooked bread dough.

No, but thanks. I'll take my chances. The first time that I get a food illness from one of them, I'll probably quit doing that. ha

[Little.Egret]

Free, a non-cook cookbook

Quick & Easy No-Bake Desserts Cookbook: Over 75 delicious recipes for cookies, cakes, pies, and other tasty treats! by Susan Evans

Whether it's too hot for baking, the oven is broken, or just don't have the time, this book contains over 75 easy and fuss-free no bake dessert recipes! Impress your family and guests with decadent mouth-watering desserts without the trouble of baking. From cookies, to cakes, to pies, and so much more. There's something here for everyone to enjoy. Turn off the oven and let's get cooking!


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ELPK0EK/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01ELPK0EK/
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01ELPK0EK/

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by Little.Egret

Free, a non-cook cookbook

Quick & Easy No-Bake Desserts Cookbook: Over 75 delicious recipes for cookies, cakes, pies, and other tasty treats! by Susan Evans

Whether it's too hot for baking, the oven is broken, or just don't have the time, this book contains over 75 easy and fuss-free no bake dessert recipes! Impress your family and guests with decadent mouth-watering desserts without the trouble of baking. From cookies, to cakes, to pies, and so much more. There's something here for everyone to enjoy. Turn off the oven and let's get cooking!


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ELPK0EK/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01ELPK0EK/
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01ELPK0EK/

While you don't need an oven, you will need a refrigerator, microwave and with several of the recipes a food processor.

[GA Russell]

Jacques Pépin New Complete Techniques Sampler - 99 cents
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009X3NGLA

[bgalbrecht]

Originally Posted by GA Russell

Jacques Pépin New Complete Techniques Sampler - 99 cents
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009X3NGLA

Just be aware, this is a sampler, about 1/7th of the complete book Jacques Pépin New Complete Techniques, which is selling for about $14.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by Little.Egret

Free, a non-cook cookbook

Quick & Easy No-Bake Desserts Cookbook: Over 75 delicious recipes for cookies, cakes, pies, and other tasty treats! by Susan Evans

Whether it's too hot for baking, the oven is broken, or just don't have the time, this book contains over 75 easy and fuss-free no bake dessert recipes! Impress your family and guests with decadent mouth-watering desserts without the trouble of baking. From cookies, to cakes, to pies, and so much more. There's something here for everyone to enjoy. Turn off the oven and let's get cooking!


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ELPK0EK/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01ELPK0EK/
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01ELPK0EK/

Do they have any raw eggs in any of them? ha

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

Do they have any raw eggs in any of them? ha

No...

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

No...

It's a "buy" then.

[GtrsRGr8]

UPDATE: I failed . . . er . . . I mean the computer failed to put the URL for the cookbook when I posted it. Thanks to Koland for bringing that to my attention and supplying the URL for me.


I've learned that there are some MobileReaders who really love cookbooks. This one is highly rated, good-sized, and marked down a whole lot.

It's a hoity-toity cookbook. But some people like hoity-toity cooking and/or dishes (you can tell me, in secret, if you are one of those--I promise that I won't tell anyone else, G).

The Food52 Cookbook, Volume 2: Seasonal Recipes from Our Kitchens to Yours. By Amanda Hesser; Merrill Stubbs. Rated 4.3 stars at Amazon (there are an unusually high number of "1's" among the ratings, however; you might want to scrutinize them before purchasing the book), from 23 reviews at the present moment; rated 3.94, from 126 ratings at GoodReads (there are not an abnormal number of "1's" there--the ratings are very well distributed, in fact-- so I tend to think that the higher-than-normal "1's" situation at Amazon is just an aberration. Print list price $35.00; digital list price $12.99; Kindle price now $1.99. William Morrow Cookbooks, publisher. 304 pages.

Book Description
The Food52 Cookbook was named one of the Best Cookbooks of 2011. Now Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs, the pioneers of the online community cookbook return with a second helping of delicious, seasonal recipes from the country’s most inventive home cooks.