Welcome to Once Upon a Chef! Here you’ll find easy and elegant recipes with step-by-step photos for every occasion. Hope you’ll visit often and be inspired.
Not your typical chicken tortilla soup, this creamy, flavor-packed version is a blend of veggies, broth, and tortillas—it's a meal in itself!
Another Chef Buaban C. Tucker-owned restaurant, the popular Al Bandar restaurant Desert Lotus is not only known for its flavourful Thai dishes, but you can also get sushi and teppanyaki if you’re all pad Thai’d out. Live cooking means a meal here is a true experience, while it is al...
It’s a simple recipe, using canned tomatoes and everyday pantry staples. The soup gets its creamy texture from blending the tomatoes themselves—no heavy cream required. A little chef’s trick I use is adding a bit of sugar. This might seem unconventional, but it perfectly balances the ...
“Delicious! I doubled the recipe and made it for a crowd of friends all from Ireland the weekend before St Patrick’s Day…No leftovers, unfortunately!!” What You’ll Need To Make Lamb Stew With Vegetables Lamb Shoulder: Rich in flavor, this cut and becomes fork-tender when cooked slow...
It’s a step up from your everyday lentil soup, thanks to the addition of bacon and the use of French green lentils, or lentilles du Puy. Loved by chefs for their earthy, peppery flavor and firm texture, French lentils hold their shape beautifully as they cook, giving the soup a ...
Let the pie cool completely on a wire rack before slicing, at least 4 hours. Resist the temptation to cut into the pie while it’s warm, or you may end up with apple soup! Notes Be sure to use baking apples that hold their shape when cooked, such as Honeycrisp, Jonagold, Fuji, ...