An Engineer's Perspective – Page 53 – If an Engineer can't fix it, we're in trouble

Mediterranean Chicken with Eggplant

I’m never sure if a recipe using egg plant automatically makes it Italian or not, but I’m classify this as Middle Eastern – let the arguing begin.

Potato Leek Soup

Potage Parmentier, or potato leek soup, is a French style soup so you already know it will involve heavy cream and a strained puree.

Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

This creamy red sauce can be used many different ways, as a spread, on salads, to dress up meat and fish dishes, and to garnish vegetables.

Avocado Cream Sauce

Avocados are one of those utilitarian foods that goes well almost anything. This sauce can be served as a dip, as a topping for steak, as a salad dressing, or as a smear on bread or bagels.

This is a great go-to salad when you’re hosting an intimate dinner party. It ‘s sweet and robust with the right harmony of fruit and nuts. It is a bit of work to make and it won’t last too long without wilting, but there usually are no left overs so who cares.

Slow Cooked Posole

Posole is a hominy based dish that has a lot of variation based on country and region. It is a popular dish to serve at New Years eve to wish in a year of good fortune but is popular any time.

Desert Rain

How humble it is to watch wind, accepting I’ll never see her,
and she’ll never understand what it means to be me. . .

French Lemon Tart

There are as many lemon tart recipes as there are bakers with Grandmas, and as Grandma will attest, the key to all tarts is making the curd. There is an important technique for making curd that is similar to making Cream Anglaise or custard, that must be carefully followed.

Sweet Tart Crust

A good tart begins with the crust. Here is a sweet tart crust that a French pastry chef shared with me. The process for making it is a bit involved, which is how you know it’s French.

Tuna Melt with Bell Pepper

This is a nice keto friendly entree that is both tasty and healthy. I recommend not using red or green bell peppers as they have a strong taste profile that does not harmonize with the other ingredients as well as yellow or orange bell peppers do.