Chelsea Hart is an abstract artist who lives in Denver with her husband. She travels around the world gathering inspiration for her paintings, from pastel-colored buildings to a fresh croissant in France. Here, Chelsea shares her pantry staples, favorite dessert, and five weeknight meals she loves…
We’re all really relying on comfort food these days. What are your go-to comfort foods?
All kinds of pasta, but it has to be with homemade noodles! Luckily, I have perfected my pasta-making skills and always have some homemade noodles in the freezer I can grab (freshly made noodles keep for a couple of months in the freezer). The pasta dough recipe I use is just two cups of all-purpose flour and three eggs. So easy, so good!⠀
Currently, my go-to pasta recipe is canned sardines, lemon, capers, parsley, and breadcrumbs. Super easy! And my favorite dessert is chocolate chip cookies.
What are your pantry staples?
- Sardines — I use them for sardine pasta, sardine salad, or just a little healthy protein snack.
- Good quality olive oil — This is how I dress my salads — just a little olive oil and salt.
- Popcorn kernels — My go-to snack! And I always make it on the stove. It’s so much better than microwave popcorn.
- Nuts and seeds — I always have an assortment of walnuts, pine nuts, and sunflower seeds. I use them for topping salads or for a snack.
- Avocado
- Quinoa
What’s your weeknight cooking routine like?
Grocery shopping happens on Saturday or Sunday, and with those groceries, I usually have a few different meals I can make with the ingredients. I don’t find it super hard to get dinner on the table, as my go-to weeknight dinner is something like a salad or a bowl. So as long as I have a base of greens/quinoa, veggies, protein, and some herbs, avocado, something crunchy to top it with, it’s pretty easy for me to mix and match things.
I love the idea of mixing and matching ingredients throughout the week. Do you and your husband, Justin, cook together?
We’ll make something on the weekends together usually, something that takes a little bit more time. We both love cooking and making new dishes, so it’s pretty easy for us to divvy up the tasks.
Denver seems like such a cool place to live! Do you have a favorite take-out spot?
Yes, Cart Driver Pizza for their wood-fired pizza!
Thanks so much, Chelsea! These meals look delicious!
P.S. More weeknight dinners, and what do you eat for breakfast?
(All photos courtesy of Chelsea Hart.)
I love this Q+A style post! With being in quarantine right now I am slowly trying to cook more and try new recipes! Have so much free time on my hands. Those Persian meatballs look amazing! I will have to give them a shot.
Yes, totally — trying new recipes is a great use of the extra time right now!!
Such healthy meals! I would love to try something like these!
Yes! I love how Chelsea has a consistent base of greens and mixes up the protein — so smart!
Such tasty meal! Will surely try some of them next week! Your pictures are so beautiful and makes it look so yummy.
Thanks, Katherine! Let us know if you try out any of the recipes! :)
I simply love this, very unique style!
Thanks, Sofija! So glad you like it :)
it’s so much easier to do dinner when you plan in advance!
Yes, totally agree, Anita!