Author: Victoria Townsend

Braised Chicken Thighs in Roasted Tomato Sauce

Braised Chicken Thighs in Roasted Tomato Sauce

Braised Chicken Thighs in Roasted Tomato Sauce is a rich and delicious homemade dish. Serve on top a bed of pasta for a whole comforting winter meal. Fresh tomatoes roasted with garlic and blended into a beautiful sauce and simmered to perfection with juicy chicken thighs. Simple 

Guinness Braised Short Ribs

Guinness Braised Short Ribs

Because the fog rolled in and it’s a little chilly out here in San Francisco. I wanted to revisit this comforting, soul warming meal. There is no better way to add a ton of flavor to any dish than with a good can of beer. 

Linguiça Butternut Squash Pasta Bake

Linguiça Butternut Squash Pasta Bake

Linguiça Butternut Squash Pasta Bake is the ultimate winter comfort. A creamy delicious take on baked mac and cheese but made a little healthier.  Linguiça is fully cooked Portuguese sausage. Flavors like garlic and paprika make this sausage a little spicy, smoky and absolutely perfect 

Roasted Butternut Squash and Parsnip Soup

Roasted Butternut Squash and Parsnip Soup

Roasted Butternut Squash and Parsnip Soup is simple and delicious. Only a handful of ingredients, but it has such a great depth in flavor. The sweet, savory, tangy flavors are so well balanced in this dish. This is the perfect comfort meal in the middle 

Lobster Stuffed Artichokes with Chardonnay Butter Sauce

Lobster Stuffed Artichokes with Chardonnay Butter Sauce

This Lobster Stuffed Artichokes with Chardonnay Butter Sauce recipe is the perfect date night meal and perfect anniversary meal. Happy 5 year Anniversary to my boyfriend, Justin. After 5 years he still sticks around and tries anything that I throw at him. {Not that he 

Fresh Spinach Pasta with Feta and Plum Tomatoes

Fresh Spinach Pasta with Feta and Plum Tomatoes

Fresh Spinach Linguine with Feta and Plum Tomatoes could be the closest thing to eating healthy as told by pasta. These flavors complement each other so well and the spinach puree in this pasta is subtle enough and looks absolutely beautiful. I love these flavors. 

Grilled Dill Butter Alaskan Salmon

Grilled Dill Butter Alaskan Salmon

Grilled Dill Butter Alaskan Salmon is a meal that I could truly eat everyday. I was born and raised in Alaska and I guess you could consider me somewhat of a “Salmon Snob”. These fresh and delicious flavors are my jam, they bring me right 

Crisp Prosciutto Asparagus Pasta

Crisp Prosciutto Asparagus Pasta

This Crisp Prosciutto Asparagus Pasta is perfect combination of flavors to pair with my Healthy Baked Italian Chicken. The prosciutto adds just enough salt to season the pasta perfectly. I added toasted panko into the pasta to give it a little crunch and texture. I’m all