The Key Ingredient

Food Series / 3 Seasons

Renowned food writer and cooking teacher Sheri Castle celebrates local ingredients, tracing their journeys from source to kitchen. Sheri introduces us to local farmers, growers, fishermen and chefs and shares approachable home cooking recipes and tips.

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Roasted Strawberry Tiramisu Trifles | Kitchen Recipe

7m

Sheri Castle shares her delicious and downright adorable roasted strawberry tiramisu trifles. These individual desserts are a fresh adaptation of classic tiramisu and are bound to make your guests feel extra special.

Preview | Season 2

1m 16s

Renowned food writer and cooking teacher Sheri Castle celebrates beloved ingredients, tracing their journeys from source to kitchen. Sheri introduces us to local farmers, growers, fisherman and chefs and shares approachable home cooking recipes and tips. Season 2 premieres on Thursday, 5/4 on PBS NC and the PBS App.

Crab Cake Bites with Rémoulade Sauce | Kitchen Recipe

5m 12s

Join Sheri in the kitchen as she prepares baked crab bites with a delicious rémoulade sauce. Not only are these crab bites easy to make, they’re sure to be the star of any holiday celebration.

Grilled Cabbage, Sweet & Sour Meat Sauce | Joe Kwon Cooks

5m 54s

Sheri cooks along with musician and foodie Joe Kwon for a sophisticated, grilled, deconstructed cabbage roll with sweet and sour meat sauce and rice that is as comforting and delicious as it comes.

Preview | Cabbage Love

30s

Sheri is smitten with cabbage. Sheri’s luxurious cabbage soup is the perfect delicious and nutritious recipe and a cozy compliment of “really good” cheese toast seals the deal. A zesty chow-chow slaw will keep them coming with all the flavors and magnificent crunch. Sheri says a helpful hint on how to pick the very best cabbage and cooks along with rock star Joe Kwon of The Avett Brothers.

Filed Trip to Ran Lew Dairy

5m 42s

Get an inside look at how buttermilk is created, from cow to bottle. Sheri takes a field trip to Ran Lew Dairy and visits with fifth-generation dairy farmer Randy Lewis to see his buttermilk operation.

Chocolate Buttermilk Pudding | Kitchen Recipe

4m 9s

Homemade chocolate pudding is pure joy and a crowd pleaser for the young and old. Plus, it only takes a few minutes to prep. Sheri says buttermilk is simply magic, and shares a perfectly decadent chocolate buttermilk pudding for a scrumptious treat.

Buttermilk Biscuits | Cook Along with Erika Council

5m 25s

Learn how to make the perfect buttermilk biscuit as Sheri makes "bomb biscuits" with North Carolina native Erika Council, the granddaughter of southern-food icon Mildred "Mama Dip" Council.

Preview | Buttermilk Magic

30s

Sheri reveals the secrets of buttermilk and its magical powers with perfectly decadent chocolate buttermilk pudding. Learn how buttermilk is a meat tenderizier with her buttermilk-brined skirt steak with a wedge salad and buttermilk avocado dressing. Sheri also gives a helpful hint on why using buttermilk instead of curdled milk provides the key to any recipe and is easy to save and store.

Apple Sabzi | Cook Along with Meherwan Irani

4m 10s

Chef Meherwan Irani loves experimenting with his cooking. He shares a delicious Apple Sabzi recipe with Sheri, inspired by the traditional Indian dish. He explains the secret of tempering spices in oil, and how coconut oil gives a great coconut forward flavor to the stew.

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