Sheri Castle whips up a fresh strawberry and pretzel icebox salad that will be a fan favorite at your next potluck. Her spin on this retro dish is one of the easiest, prettiest and most refreshing strawberry desserts around.

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.

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.

To get into the holiday spirit, Sheri whips up a fluffy layer cake covered in buttercream and coconut.

Sheri makes a whole roasted pumpkin stuffed with savory bread pudding, a positively pumpkin thrill.

Sheri says some helpful tips on how to perfectly roast your pumpkin seeds.

Sheri cooks with chef Ashley Capps to make a dreamy pumpkin crème caramel.

Sheri prepares a delicious entrée salad with warm pumpkin wedges and a honey vinaigrette.

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.

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 at the grocery or farmer’s market.

Sheri’s luxurious cabbage soup is the perfect delicious and nutritious recipe and a cozy compliment of “really good” cheese toast seals the deal.

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.

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.

Buttermilk holds magical powers for tenderizing Sheri’s buttermilk-brined skirt steak. Serve with a wedge salad and Sheri's buttermilk avocado dressing.

Sheri says a helpful hint on why using buttermilk instead of curdled milk provides the key to any recipe and is easy to save and store.

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.

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.

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.

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.