An Engineer's Perspective – Page 27 – If an Engineer can't fix it, we're in trouble

One-Pot Cilantro Lime Chicken

This Latin-American style entree, uses a spicy marinade that requires at least two hours in the fridge, but overnight is best. I often use the marinade when I am going to grill the chicken. My technique is to vacuum seal skin-on bone-in chicken with the …

Pasta Tips

Here are some useful tips to help you make and prepare pasta to have a better meal experience. Adding Salt to Pasta Helping Sauce Stick to Pasta The technique for getting sauce to stick to pasta is called emulsification and is about they way you …

Hesitant Henry

Chapter 8 from R.M. Dolin’s novel The Dangling Conversation MANDY “It’s not that Henry never says, “I love you,” it’s the way he says it and this awkward look he gets, like a child unwilling to admit they took a candy bar from the counter. …

Mercimek Corbasi – Red Lentil Soup

This is a Turkish style soup that I had at a great restaurant in France and since the Chef is a friend, he shared his recipe, because, as he said, “where the hell in American are you going to get good soup.” I don’t credit …

Mediterranean Yellow Rice

Yellow rice is a staple of many cultures and each culture has their preferred way of making it. This version uses butter and shallots along with multiple spices. I like to serve yellow rice with Blackened Fish but it goes well with many entrees. Ingredients …

Arroz Amarillo (Yellow Rice)

A Latin American staple, but also popular in Southern Untied States. I like to serve it with Blackened Fish but it goes well with many proteins, and if you mix in extra vegetables and meats it can be a entree on its own. This recipe …

Blackened Fish

If you fish a lot, you’re probably like me and start to run out of interesting ways to prepare fillets. You can bake, broil, grill. steam, and even cold cook fish but here is a technique for making Cajun style fillets that’s quick, tasty, and …

Bourbon Chicken

This recipe using a bourbon marinade that needs to rest with the chicken in the fridge for 24 hours, so plan accordingly. Ingredients Process Note1 : Since the marinade was in contact with the raw chicken you have two options: 1) discard after basting or …

Quick Couscous

There are as many ways to make couscous as there are Mediterranean chefs. Here is a quick and simple recipe for making basic couscous. Ingredients Process

Pretzel Sticks

As weird as it may seem, pretzels are made like bagels with a hard crust and yeast. Making pretzels is a process driven recipe that requires patience and thoroughness. Ingredients Process