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Mushrooms Are Having a Moment

Sheri hunts for morels deep in the forests of the Blue Ridge Mountains with foraging experts Natalie Dechiara and Luke Gilbert. She then visits the home of farm-to-table pioneer John Fleer to use the morels (aka merkels) in a savory pie. In the kitchen, Sheri shares recipes for double mushroom soup and buttery sauteed mushrooms on toast, plus a tip for cleaning and keeping store-bought mushrooms.

Mushrooms Are Having a Moment

26m 46s

Sheri hunts for morels deep in the forests of the Blue Ridge Mountains with foraging experts Natalie Dechiara and Luke Gilbert. She then visits the home of farm-to-table pioneer John Fleer to use the morels (aka merkels) in a savory pie. In the kitchen, Sheri shares recipes for double mushroom soup and buttery sauteed mushrooms on toast, plus a tip for cleaning and keeping store-bought mushrooms.

Previews + Extras

  • Preview | Mushrooms Are Having a Moment: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Preview | Mushrooms Are Having a Moment

    S3 E303 - 30s

    Sheri hunts for morels deep in the forests of the Blue Ridge Mountains with foraging experts Natalie Dechiara and Luke Gilbert. She then visits the home of farm-to-table pioneer John Fleer to use the morels (aka merkels) in a savory pie. In the kitchen, Sheri shares recipes for double mushroom soup and buttery sauteed mushrooms on toast, plus a tip for cleaning and keeping store-bought mushrooms.

  • Double Mushroom Soup | Kitchen Recipe: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Double Mushroom Soup | Kitchen Recipe

    S3 E303 - 7m 8s

    Sheri never gets tired of making soups, and this recipe is no exception. She shares her cherished recipe of double mushroom soup, which is a celebration of mushrooms’ exquisite variety.

  • John’s Savory Merkel Pie | Cook Along with John Fleer: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    John’s Savory Merkel Pie | Cook Along with John Fleer

    S3 E303 - 6m

    Sheri Castle joins chef John Fleer to learn how to make savory merkel pie with morels she foraged. This Appalachian take on shepherd’s pie is a recipe with a sense of place, perfect for bringing people together.

  • Field Trip Foraging with Wild Goods: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Field Trip Foraging with Wild Goods

    S3 E303 - 5m 20s

    Sheri Castle takes a walk in the woods with foraging experts Natalie Dechiara and Luke Gilbert of Wild Goods to find some tasty morel mushrooms.

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