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Chef Kelsey Nixon sets sights on busy young people

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Move over, Paula Deen, Martha Stewart and Lidia Bastianich. Kelsey Nixon is in the kitchen.

Nixon is a rising star at the Cooking Channel, a sister network of the Food Network, whose programming goals include attracting a younger viewer demographic. The dishes she prepares on her cooking show, "Kelsey's Essentials," appeal to everyone, she says, but are especially geared toward busy young people who want to eat well but have little time for complex recipes.

"To me, the important essentials of every home cook are tips, tools and techniques, whether they're first-time cooks, young professionals, college students or teenagers," she says. She offers all three "essentials" on her cooking show and on her blog at kelseyskitchen.com.

Nixon will share some of her recipes during appearances at two Pittsburgh area Market District stores Saturday.

Many of her basic and simple culinary creations result from her experiments with favorite ingredients in her New York City apartment kitchen, which she shares with her husband, Robby. She developed a recent recipe when she teamed apple-wood-smoked bacon and Granny Smith apple slices with cheddar cheese and whole-grain mustard for a grilled cheese sandwich she calls "my new-found love during lunch. The ingredients all paired together are like a match made in heaven."

Source: Tribune Review