Key Ingredient with Sheri Castle

In THE KEY INGREDIENT WITH SHERI CASTLE, renowned cookbook author, food writer, and cooking teacher Sheri Castle shares favorite recipes from her kitchen and the stories behind some of our most beloved ingredients. From apples and oysters to muscadines and cornmeal, Sheri explores ingredients from the ground up, going straight to the source with field trips to a trout farm, berry field, and dairy, among other adventures. She meets with local farmers, growers, fishermen and chefs, and then shares approachable home cooking recipes incorporating the featured ingredient.

Tue, Jan 13 7:00 P.M. Country Ham Is King     NH Create (11.4)

Sheri creates a country ham salad and a peach and lemony ricotta salad.

Wed, Jan 14 1:00 A.M. Country Ham Is King     NH Create (11.4)

Sheri creates a country ham salad and a peach and lemony ricotta salad.

Tue, Jan 20 7:00 P.M. Finding Our Blueberry Thrill     NH Create (11.4)

Sheri Castle heads to Old Orchard Creek Farm in Lansing, NC, to find fresh blueberries.

Wed, Jan 21 1:00 A.M. Finding Our Blueberry Thrill     NH Create (11.4)

Sheri Castle heads to Old Orchard Creek Farm in Lansing, NC, to find fresh blueberries.

Tue, Jan 27 7:00 P.M. The Nice Thing About Rice     NH Create (11.4)

Sheri Castle shares recipes for Low Country-style red rice with shrimp and sausage as well as rice and garden peas in Parmesan broth.

Wed, Jan 28 1:00 A.M. The Nice Thing About Rice     NH Create (11.4)

Sheri Castle shares recipes for Low Country-style red rice with shrimp and sausage as well as rice and garden peas in Parmesan broth.

Tue, Feb 3 7:00 P.M. Figs Galore     NH Create (11.4)

Sheri Castle visits Ocracoke Island in the Outer Banks to find one of the world's greatest diversity of fig trees.

Wed, Feb 4 1:00 A.M. Figs Galore     NH Create (11.4)

Sheri Castle visits Ocracoke Island in the Outer Banks to find one of the world's greatest diversity of fig trees.

Tue, Feb 10 7:00 P.M. The Egg Comes First     NH Create (11.4)

Which comes first, the chicken or the egg? The egg clearly comes first in Sheri Castle's lemon angel pie and deviled-egg salad.

Wed, Feb 11 1:00 A.M. The Egg Comes First     NH Create (11.4)

Which comes first, the chicken or the egg? The egg clearly comes first in Sheri Castle's lemon angel pie and deviled-egg salad.

Tue, Feb 17 7:00 P.M. Let's Talk Homegrown Tomatoes     NH Create (11.4)

Food writer Sheri Castle admits her love affair with homegrown tomatoes and talks with the "Tomato Man," heirloom tomato gardening expert Craig LeHoullier.

Wed, Feb 18 1:00 A.M. Let's Talk Homegrown Tomatoes     NH Create (11.4)

Food writer Sheri Castle admits her love affair with homegrown tomatoes and talks with the "Tomato Man," heirloom tomato gardening expert Craig LeHoullier.

Tue, Feb 24 7:00 P.M. We're Sweet On Sweet Potatoes     NH Create (11.4)

Sheri Castle visits a farmers market to explore sweet potatoes of all shapes, colors and sizes.


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