An Engineer's Perspective – Page 29 – If an Engineer can't fix it, we're in trouble

Salad Nicoise

This is a nice French style tuna salad with potatoes and Nicoise olives and served with a Lemon Vinaigrette dressing. The anchovies also add an nice twist, even though that’s pretty much Italian. You need to cook the potatoes and eggs several hours before serving …

Midwest Tuna Casserole

This is a simple more classic version of the comfort food Mom used to make for us on Friday’s when we were kids, because it was the only form of fish we’d eat. And of course, like all of Mom’s top shelf foods, this recipe …

Dill Caper Cream Sauce

A great sauce for poaching fish or cooking vegetables like asparagus or Brussels sprouts. It also goes well with pan fried chicken. I will present this for fried chicken, but for fish you can either substitute fish into the frying process, or make the sauce …

Horseradish Sauce

This a traditional sauce served with prime rib, but can also be used with shrimp, grilled salmon, vegetables, or even as a salad dressing. Quick and easy to make, this can be served as soon as you are done. Ingredients Process

Au Jus Sauce

A quick an simple au jus sauce you can make from the drippings of a beef entree. Ingredients Process

Reverse Sear Prime Rib

Nobody wants to screw around with a $75 Prime Rib, but this recipe is one of those paradigm shifting techniques that positively reverses everything you know about making a prime rib roast. Not only that, but it’s also slow roasted in a way that retains …

Roast Rub

Whether you’re roasting or smoking a beef roast, this rub leads to a nice marinade that adds a great taste to your roast. The drippings from this rub will also make a great gravy of Au Jus. This recipe is for a ~5 lb roast. …

Smoked Prime Rib

I will say up front that on the rare occasion I can afford a prime rib, I’d likely roast it, but there have been times when fate favored me, and I found myself with multiple prime rib roasts looking for interesting ways to cook them. …

Texas Roadhouse Rolls

Yes, that’s right boys and girls, here is a recipe for those fantastic honey rolls they serve at the Texas Roadhouse restaurant while you’re waiting for their world-famous bowl of chili. These don’t take long to make but are best served warm, so you want …

Beef/Pork Sticks #3

Sticks are what outdoormen call cured meat finished in small casings, and are like a cross between soft jerky and salami. As a cured meat, sticks can be taken on hikes or camping, or even airline trips where you never know where your next meal …