Ultimate Comfort Food — Caitie Cooks Beef Stew
Join Chef Caitie Barker and co-host Terry Castleman for this episode of Cooking with Caitie Girl. Chef Caitie makes a quick and rustic beef stew with homemade biscuits — the perfect comfort meal for a cold Midwestern day!
Caitie Visits the Farmer’s Market
Chef Caitie Barker and co-host Terry Castleman go shopping for fresh produce at the Farmer’s Market in Springfield, Illinois. Back at the restaurant, Caitie makes Acorn Squash Soup, Stuffed Pumpkin and fresh Apple Dumplings — a yummy late fall menu. Don’t forget to post your comments and questions below!
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Caitie Cooks at the Illinois State Fair
Chef Caitie Barker and co-host Terry Castleman have some fun cooking at the 2009 Illinois State Fair. This segment features tomatoes — a Midwest summer favorite! Today’s menu includes a stuffed tomato appetizer, Panzanella (bread salad) and spaghetti squash with heirloom tomato marinara. Yum! We love to hear from you, so don’t forget to post your comments and questions below.
A Summer Picnic with Caitie!
Chef Caitie Barker builds a summer picnic of roasted tri-color potato salad, roasted vegetable pressed sandwich, BLT “Caitie Style” and peach French soda.
Caitie Cooks with Spinach
Chef Caitie Barker cooks yummy pasta with brown butter sauce and comforting creamed chicken over corn cakes, while Terry blends up a tasty pineapple-kiwi margarita. This is part 1 of 3, so be sure to watch them all!
3-Course Asparagus Dinner
Chef Caitie Barker cooks up a fresh spring meal of pastry-wrapped asparagus appetizers, asparagus bisque, and roasted garlic and asparagus pizza. This is part 1 of 4, so be sure to watch them all!
