# Once Upon a Kitchen: 101 Magical Recipes - Hardcover

by **Leslie Bilderback** (Author)

**Make magic in your very own kitchen with 101 recipes inspired by Harry Potter, Tolkien, King Arthur, _Star Wars_, Disney, and more**

For lovers of legends, wizards, enchantment, and (of course) food, _Once Upon a Kitchen_ celebrates all things magical. Author and top chef Leslie Bilderback has created 101 recipes inspired by classic books, movies and TV shows. She draws from sources as rich and varied as _The Lord of the Rings_, _Arabian Nights_, the _Star Wars_ saga, Grimm's fairy tales, _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_, and the Potterverse.

Enjoy Mrs. Potts's Tea Poached Salmon; Scheherazade's Arabic Coffee and Cardamom Cookies; Gandalf's Cold Chicken and Pickles; Jedi Ration Bars; Rapunzel's Rampion Salad; Mary Poppins's We Are Not a Codfish and Chips; a Coconut Shrimp Green Curry "Witches Brew" in honor of _Macbeth_; and _Mulan_'s Dragon Fruit Pops.

### Author Biography

Leslie Bilderback is a classically trained chef, Certified Master Baker (CMB), culinary instructor, food writer, and culinary historian. She received her classical culinary training at the California Culinary Academy, and worked in several well-regarded restaurants, including Postrio in San Francisco, and most recently the Michelin starred N/Naka in Los Angeles. She was executive chef for Le Cordon Bleu America, taught in the LA Unified School District's Nutrition Network program, and taught culinary arts for the U.S. Navy. She won Food Network's _Sweet Genius_ (season 3, episode 9, "Dream-Catching Genius"). She's written many cookbooks and writes a monthly food column in _Arroyo Magazine_.

**Number of Pages:** 256

**Dimensions:** 1.1 x 9.6 x 7.3 IN

**Publication Date:** November 02, 2021

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- **Price:** 24.95 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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