Hey Pumpkin
Sheri shares pumpkin perfection in the kitchen as Sheri cooks with chef Ashley Capps to make a dreamy pumpkin crème caramel. Sheri makes a delicious entrée salad with warm pumpkin wedges and a honey vinaigrette, delights with a whole roasted pumpkin stuffed with savory bread pudding and then shares some helpful tips on how to perfectly roast your pumpkin seeds.
Episodes
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Let’s Talk Homegrown Tomatoes
S2 E8 - 26m 46s
Food writer Sheri Castle admits her love affair with homegrown tomatoes and talks with the “Tomato Man,” heirloom tomato gardening expert Craig LeHoullier. She shares her recipes for a savory summertime tomato pie and a cherry tomato and black pepper cornbread panzanella. Sheri also cooks along with Yordanys “Jay” Bastardo to make his Dominican tomato and shellfish gumbo.
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The Egg Comes First
S2 E7 - 26m 46s
Which comes first, the chicken or the egg? The egg clearly comes first in Sheri Castle’s lemon angel pie and deviled-egg salad. She rises early with the chickens to gather fresh eggs and cooks with food culture preservationist Gabrielle Carter, who makes Sheri swoon over gorgeous jewel-toned pickled eggs. Sheri also shares a helpful hint on how to quickly assess the freshness of an egg.
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Figs Galore
S2 E6 - 26m 46s
Sheri Castle visits Ocracoke Island in the Outer Banks to find one of the world’s greatest diversity of fig trees. She shares recipes for pan-seared chicken thighs with a fig pan sauce as well as a fresh fig, orange and bourbon crostata. On the island, Sheri learns the secrets to a prize-winning fig cake and shares a helpful hint on a way to quickly roast figs.
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The Nice Thing About Rice
S2 E5 - 26m 46s
Sheri Castle shares recipes for Low Country-style red rice with shrimp and sausage as well as rice and garden peas in Parmesan broth. She visits Lee’s One Fortune Farm to see how it grows heirloom rice in the mountains, and then cooks with chef Ricky Moore for his “church lady good” rice and summer-squash gratin. Sheri also shares a tip on how to select the perfect rice for a recipe.
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Finding Our Blueberry Thrill
S2 E4 - 26m 46s
Sheri Castle heads to Old Orchard Creek Farm in Lansing, NC, to find fresh blueberries. She picks blue beauties with owners Walter Clark and Johnny Burleson and helps make a farmhouse blueberry pie. She shows us how to make blueberry parfaits with pistachio crumble and granola porridge with warm maple cream, and offers a hint about washing and freezing fresh blueberries.
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Country Ham is King
S2 E3 - 26m 46s
Sheri creates a country ham salad and a peach and lemony ricotta salad. She heads to Madisonville, Tennessee, to meet Allan Benton, the King of Country Ham, who shares secrets about his legendary Smoky Mountain hams and bacon. Allan and his wife, Sharon, make two-ingredient biscuits and red-eye gravy, and Sheri gives a tip on using all the parts of a country ham.
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Fishing for Trout Compliments
S2 E2 - 26m 46s
Sheri Castle learns how Sunburst Trout Company of Waynesville, NC, gets their tasty fish from their farm to your table. She heads to the kitchen and makes a smoked trout and potato soup as well as cornmeal-crusted trout with a creamed corn and tomato relish. Chef Cleophus Hethington joins her to make a beautiful whole trout dish, and then Sheri shows how to safely store fresh fish at home.
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Strawberry Fields Forever
S2 E1 - 26m 46s
Sheri Castle shows the freshest way to procure this beautiful berry. She tours the McAdams Farm in Efland, NC, and gets a visit from “Farmer Strawberry.” In the kitchen, she shares recipes for strawberry tiramisu trifles and an ice-box salad perfect for your next potluck, while baker Brian Noyes makes a strawberry buckle. Sheri gives a helpful hint about keeping strawberries fresh in storage.
Extras + Features
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Field Trip to “Tomato Man” Craig LeHoullier
S2 E8 - 5m 41s
Sheri Castle admits her love affair with homegrown tomatoes and talks to the one and only “Tomato Man,” heirloom tomato gardening expert Craig LeHoullier.
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Cherry Tomato and Cornbread Panzanella | Kitchen Recipe
S2 E8 - 5m 18s
Sheri Castle’s cherry tomato and black pepper cornbread panzanella is a dinnertime favorite. Fresh, juicy tomatoes are the star of this recipe—their seasonal perfection is paramount.
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Sheri Says: How to Blind Bake the Perfect Pie Crust
S2 E8 - 1m 33s
Sheri Castle shares a helpful tip on how to blind bake a pie crust to golden brown perfection.
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Preview | Let’s Talk Homegrown Tomatoes
S2 E8 - 30s
Food writer Sheri Castle admits her love affair with homegrown tomatoes and talks with the “Tomato Man,” heirloom tomato gardening expert Craig LeHoullier. She shares her recipes for a savory summertime tomato pie and a cherry tomato and black pepper cornbread panzanella. Sheri also cooks along with Yordanys “Jay” Bastardo to make his Dominican tomato and shellfish gumbo.
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Yordanys’ Gumbo | Cook Along with Yordanys “Jay” Bastardo
S2 E8 - 7m 6s
Sheri Castle cooks along with Yordanys “Jay” Bastardo to make his delicious Dominican tomato and shellfish gumbo.
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Savory Summertime Tomato Pie | Kitchen Recipe
S2 E8 - 3m 30s
Sheri Castle’s savory summertime tomato pie is a fresh and flavorful treat. Although many of us grew up eating tomato pie, this recipe is news to others who don’t know what they’ve been missing.
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Lemon Angel Pie | Kitchen Recipe
S2 E7 - 6m 39s
The egg clearly comes first in Sheri Castle’s “oh so lovely” lemon angel pie. This old-fashioned recipe with Southern roots dates back to the days when home cooks who kept chickens might have more eggs than flour for baking.
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Field Trip to Grass Grazed Farm
S2 E7 - 5m 10s
Sheri Castle visits Grass Grazed Farm in Durham to wake up with the chickens and gather fresh eggs.
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Deviled Egg Salad | Kitchen Recipe
S2 E7 - 4m 37s
Sheri Castle whips up a delicious deviled egg salad recipe that’s sure to impress. Crumbling the eggs rather than mashing them into a paste gives this salad a fabulous texture. Plus, the flavor is robust, similar to top-notch deviled eggs.
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Sheri Says: How to Tell if Eggs Are Fresh
S2 E7 - 1m 26s
Sheri Castle shares a helpful hint on how to check the freshness of an egg.
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Preview | The Egg Comes First
S2 E7 - 30s
Which comes first, the chicken or the egg? The egg clearly comes first in Sheri Castle’s lemon angel pie and deviled egg salad. She rises early with the chickens to gather fresh eggs and cooks with food culture preservationist Gabrielle Carter, who makes Sheri swoon over gorgeous jewel-toned pickled eggs. Sheri also shares a helpful hint on how to quickly assess the freshness of an egg.
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Gabrielle’s Pickled Eggs | Cook Along with Gabrielle Carter
S2 E7 - 6m 40s
Food culture preservationist Gabrielle Carter has Sheri Castle swooning over her gorgeous colorful pickled eggs.
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