An Engineer's Perspective

Deviled Eggs

So, you’re stuck with all those hard boiled eggs your kids just had to color, and a person can only eat so many hard boiled eggs – what’s a person to do?

Dominic and Denali – A Story of Love and Loss but Not of Lost Love

By the nonstop way Dominic talked up Los Alamos and the national laboratory where he won a coveted Post Doc position, Denali envisioned some sort of undiscovered utopia, and to be fair, for brainiacs Los Alamos probably is Shangri-La. For normal people though, the stark reality is more akin to a social outpost on the dark side of Mars.

Greek Salad with Freshly Made Dressing

Greek salads are not only fresh and packed with healthy produce, they make a great entry into a Greek-based dinner. The important thing is to use fresh produce and make the dressing ahead of time so it has a chance to marinate and emulsify.

Baklava

The nice thing about this Baklava recipe is that it can be vegan, so is a perfect treat for anyone you know during Orthodox Lent, or who happens to be a vegan – that is of course if you substitute butter with margarine – but that is admittedly an extreme measure for times of intense need

Spanakopita

A classic Greek pie made with phyllo dough, spinach, herbs and feta cheese. While I am usually a purest who makes all my ingredients from scratch, when it comes to phyllo, I buy frozen.

Anchovy Crostini in Herbal Ricotta

The key to this recipe is using fresh lemons and making the ricotta cheese yourself (takes a half hour) so everything is fresh. I like to serve this spread topped with a sun-dried tomato on a freshly baked French Baguettes.

Beef Wellington with Mushroom Sauce

Beef Wellington is perfect for date night or when you really really need to impresses, but I have to warn you that this is an expensive entree. Most people mistakenly think beef Wellington is a British meal, it’s actually French which shouldn’t be a surprise since the British haven’t really contributed anything of this caliber to cuisine.