Preview | New Season
Preview: Season 3 | 1m 1s
New season returns to PBS in October 2024!
Sheri Castle is back this fall with eight all new ingredients, including peaches, mushrooms, crabs, honey and more. Sheri introduces us to local farmers, growers, fishermen and chefs and shares approachable home cooking recipes and tips. A new season returns to PBS in October 2024!
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Preview | New Season
Preview: Season 3 | 1m 1s
Sheri Castle is back this fall with eight all new ingredients, including peaches, mushrooms, crabs, honey and more. Sheri introduces us to local farmers, growers, fishermen and chefs and shares approachable home cooking recipes and tips. A new season returns to PBS in October 2024!
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Savory Ham, Cheese and Spinach Bread Pudding | Kitchen Recipe
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Sheri shares a savory holiday casserole that’s sure to be a crowd-pleaser. (7m 10s)
Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Dip | Kitchen Recipe
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Sheri puts a twist on muhammara, a Middle Eastern dip with aromatic spices and tangy pomegranate. (5m 8s)
Preview | Sheri’s Home Recipes for the Holidays
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Sheri shares easy and delicious holiday recipes that will be a hit at your next seasonal gathering. (30s)
Crab Cake Bites with Rémoulade Sauce | Kitchen Recipe
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Sheri prepares baked crab bites with rémoulade sauce, perfect for holiday celebrations. (5m 12s)
Coconut Layer Cake | Kitchen Recipe
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Sheri whips up a fluffy coconut layer cake that will put you in the holiday spirit. (7m 39s)
Watermelon Salad with Margarita Dressing | Kitchen Recipe
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Sheri prepares a watermelon salad with margarita dressing that is as vibrant as it is refreshing. (3m 36s)
Watermelon Rind and Refrigerator Pickle Slaw | Kitchen Recipe
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Sheri shares her recipe for watermelon rind and refrigerator pickle slaw, a twist on a classic side. (7m 39s)
Watermelon Cocktail | Cook Along with Cheetie Kumar
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Sheri joins chef Cheetie Kumar as she mixes up a delightfully refreshing watermelon cocktail. (6m 3s)
Sheri Says: How to Cut Up a Watermelon
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Host Sheri Castle demonstrates the easiest, most approachable way to cut up a watermelon. (1m 41s)
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Host Sheri Castle embraces summer and shares her favorite ways to make the most of watermelon. (30s)
Field Trip to an Heirloom Watermelon Patch
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Sheri Castle heads to Irvington, Virginia, to explore the rich heritage of heirloom watermelons. (6m 1s)
Sheri Says: How to Roast Peppers
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Host Sheri Castle reveals her technique for roasting peppers right in the kitchen. (1m 42s)
Roasted Green Chile, Chicken & White Bean Stew | Kitchen Recipe
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Sheri shares her recipe for a warm stew of roasted green chile, chicken and white beans. (5m 27s)
Preview | Warming Up to Hot Peppers
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Host Sheri Castle brings the heat with delicious recipes for hot peppers. (30s)
Gato Pima with Spiced Yogurt Sauce and Pikliz | Cook Along with Von Diaz
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Sheri cooks along with Von Diaz, an Emmy Award-winning documentarian, food historian and author. (7m 38s)
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Sheri visits Moore’s Produce, where she witnesses more than eighty varieties of hot peppers. (3m 54s)
Candied Jalapeño Cheese Ball | Kitchen Recipe
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Sheri Castle creates a candied jalapeño cheese ball that serves as a lovely party centerpiece. (6m 6s)
Warm Crab Dip with Crostini | Kitchen Recipe
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Host Sheri Castle shares her recipe for warm crab dip with crostini. (5m 24s)
Sheri Says: How to Peel a Peach
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Sheri Castle shares useful tips on peeling peaches and how to prevent them from turning brown (1m 23s)
Sheri Says: Culinary Uses for Crab Meat
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Sheri delves into the differences between various types of crab meat and their best culinary uses. (1m 29s)
Preview | Everything’s Just Peachy
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Host Sheri Castle shares recipes for everyone’s favorite stone fruit, the juicy peach. (30s)
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Seafood takes center stage as host Sheri Castle explores all the delicious ways to enjoy crab. (30s)
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Sheri Castle shares a peach sorbet recipe that will have you coming back for more. (5m 30s)
Fresh Peach and Summer Vegetable Salad with Basil-Lemonade Dressing | Kitchen Recipe
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Sheri shares a beautiful, colorful dish that is as delicious as it is stunning. (6m 24s)
Field Trip with Tia Clark of Casual Crabbing
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Sheri Castle heads to Charleston to learn a variety of methods for catching crabs. (5m 48s)
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Sheri stops at peach stands in Candor and Lilesville, NC, on a road trip toward the coast. (4m 40s)
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Sheri Castle shares her nostalgic take on deviled crab, a dish she’s loved since childhood. (5m 21s)
Chili Crab | Cook Along with Oscar Johnson and Daryl Cooper
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Sheri Castle joins chefs Oscar Johnson and Daryl Cooper to make their favorite crab recipe. (6m 35s)
Cheryl’s Peach Hand Pies | Cook Along with Cheryl Day
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Sheri reunites with best-selling cookbook author Cheryl Day to bake Cheryl’s peach hand pies. (6m 44s)
Spiced Honey Cake Pie with Honey-Roasted Pears | Cook Along with Camille Cogswell
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Sheri visits pastry chef Camille Cogswell to bake a spiced honey cake pie with honey-roasted pears. (6m 35s)
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Sheri Castle explores honey, a sublime ingredient that expresses the unique taste of “right here.” (30s)
Honey-Roasted Peanut Crispy Rice Cereal Treats | Kitchen Recipe
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Sheri Castle shares her recipe for honey-roasted peanut crispy rice cereal treats. (30s)
Honey-Glazed Chicken Thighs | Kitchen Recipe
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Sheri Castle shares her one-pan recipe for honey-glazed chicken thighs. (4m 49s)
Field Trip with Beekeeper Mary Garrison
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Sheri Castle dons a bee suit with beekeeper Mary Garrison to learn why the pollinators are vital. (6m 5s)
Preview | Turning Over a New Collard Leaf
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Host Sheri Castle offers a fresh look at a Southern favorite, collard greens. (30s)
Kitchen Recipe – Collard Salad
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Sheri Castle brings flair from her mountain upbringing to her collard salad with hot bacon dressing. (7m 2s)
How to Clean and Prep Collard Greens
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Sheri shares a game-changing hack for quickly conquering a stack of collard greens. (1m 49s)
Green Curry and Coconut Creamed Collards | Kitchen Recipe
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Sheri’s recipe for green curry and coconut creamed collards will make you rethink leafy greens. (6m 27s)
Field Trip to the Utopian Seed Project
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Sheri visits a collard farm and talks about the harvest with collard expert Chris Smith. (4m 51s)
Collard & Cornbread Sandwiches | Cook Along with Glenn & Dorsey Hunt
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Sheri cooks along with Glenn and Dorsey Hunt to make collard-and-cornbread sandwiches. (4m 31s)
Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes | Kitchen Recipe
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Sheri Castle shares her take on a classic recipe with delicious twice-baked sweet potatoes. (5m 46s)
Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Crumble | Kitchen Recipe
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Sheri makes sweet potato casserole with a pecan crumble, perfect for breakfast, a side or a dessert. (6m 44s)
Sweet Potato and Pork Dumplings | Cook Along with J Chong
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Sheri Castle joins Chef J Chong to make sweet potato and pork dumplings. (7m 22s)
Sheri Says: Creating Sweet Potato Puree
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Food writer Sheri Castle explains how to create the perfect sweet potato puree. (1m 49s)
Field Trip to the North Asheville Tailgate Farmers Market
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Sheri tours the North Asheville Tailgate Market and discovers a variety of sweet potatoes. (2m 59s)
Preview | We’re Sweet on Sweet Potatoes
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Food writer Sheri Castle makes sweet potatoes shine as a sweet or savory staple. (30s)
Sheri Says: How to Restore Crystallized Honey
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Sheri Castle demonstrates how to restore crystallized honey to its smooth, liquid state. (1m 18s)
Sheri Says: Cleaning and Storing Mushrooms
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Sheri Castle gives a tip for cleaning store-bought mushrooms and stashing them in your fridge. (1m 30s)
Preview | Mushrooms Are Having a Moment
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Host Sheri Castle explores why everyone’s talking about the wonders of mushrooms. (30s)
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