Today’s guest is a long-time friend and a name you’ll no doubt recognize if you’re a Food Network and Cooking Channel fan - Kelsey Nixon.

Kelsey has had a passion for food for as long as I can remember… and that goes back to our college years!

Kelsey launched her career in food on season 4 of Food Network Star just as she was wrapping up her undergraduate degree in Broadcast Journalism at BYU, where she also created and hosted a college cooking show called Kelsey’s Kitchen that focused on fast, fun, and affordable meals for college students.

Food Network Star was just the beginning for Kelsey. She later hosted Kelsey’s Essentials, executive produced by Bobby Flay and one of the first pieces of original programming on Cooking Channel - which earned Kelsey a daytime Emmy nomination.

Kelsey’s Essentials eventually grew to Kelsey’s Homemade, a cookbook, “Kitchen Confidence,” and a line of kitchen tools and small appliances featured on HSN. She’s been part of the Food Network family since 2008 with appearances on Iron Chef America, Chopped, Beat Bobby Flay, Guy’s Grocery Games, and Cutthroat Kitchen. Kelsey also regularly appears on the Today Show, Rachel Ray and Access Hollywood.

More recently, Kelsey executive produced and hosted the hit family meets food game show, Dinner Takes All.

Kelsey lives in Southern California with her husband, Robby, and her kids, Ollie, Nora and Penny.

Today Kelsey shares with us the ups and downs of this incredible journey, along with what it was like taking a step back from a booming career to focus on family, and what she’s doing now to help you focus on dinnertime and family time.

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