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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Granola Porridge with Blueberries and Cream | Kitchen Recipe
S2 E4 - 6m 38s
Sheri Castle’s recipe for granola porridge with warm maple cream is as easy as it is decadent. A big scoop of nutty granola adds a welcome crunch, and the warm maple cream is the perfect topper.
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Sheri Says: How to Wash and Freeze Fresh Blueberries
S2 E4 - 1m 38s
Food writer Sheri Castle shares a helpful hint about freezing fresh blueberries.
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Preview | Finding Our Blueberry Thrill
S2 E4 - 30s
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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Fresh Blueberry Pie | Cook Along with Johnny Burleson
S2 E4 - 6m 5s
Sheri Castle joins Johnny Burleson of Old Orchard Creek Farm to bake a classic blueberry pie. This timeless dessert is made from a handwritten recipe by Swansie Shepherd, a member of the family who once lived on the land and planted the blueberry bushes.
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Blueberry Parfaits with Pistachio Crumble | Kitchen Recipe
S2 E4 - 6m 18s
Fresh blueberries prove a sweet success when Sheri Castle shows us how to use them in her parfaits with pistachio crumble.
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Field Trip to Old Orchard Creek Farm
S2 E4 - 3m 27s
Sheri Castle heads to Old Orchard Creek Farm in Lansing, NC, where she picks delicious blueberries with owners Walter Clark and Johnny Burleson.
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Field Trip to Benton’s Smoky Mountain Country Hams
S2 E3 - 4m 31s
Food writer Sheri Castle heads to Madisonville, Tennessee, to visit the King of Country Ham, Allan Benton. He shows Sheri a few secrets on how he makes his legendary Smoky Mountain hams and bacon.
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Country Ham, Peach and Lemony Ricotta Salad | Kitchen Recipe
S2 E3 - 6m 30s
Food writer Sheri Castle shares an easy recipe for a gorgeous country ham, fresh peach and lemony ricotta salad. This showstopper dish looks impressive, but you’ll be ready to whisk it to the table in just a few minutes.
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Sheri Says: How to Store and Use Country Ham
S2 E3 - 1m 26s
Food writer Sheri Castle shares a hint for using all the parts of a whole country ham.
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Preview | Country Ham Is King
S2 E3 - 30s
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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Ham and Biscuits | Cook Along with Allan and Sharon Benton
S2 E3 - 7m 1s
Food writer Sheri Castle joins Allan and Sharon Benton in the kitchen to make Sharon’s two-ingredient biscuits and Allan’s renowned red-eye gravy.
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Country Ham Salad | Kitchen Recipe
S2 E3 - 4m 43s
Sheri serves up a delicious country ham salad that is full of flavor. Her take on this old recipe is the perfect way to use up the last trimmings of a whole country ham that’s delicious all the way to the bone.
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