I would suggest the book Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking by Michael Ruhlman. This isn't a straight up recipe book by instead tries

I would suggest the book Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking by Michael Ruhlman. This isn't a straight up recipe book by instead tries to tell you ingredients go together to make different things. This should give you the basic algorithms for cooking from a more engineering mindset.