Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board

In CHRISTINA COOKS: BACK TO THE CUTTING BOARD, Christina Pirello shares healthy, fresh Italian and Mediterranean recipes as well as her brassy, insightful approach to liver, kidney and heart health and diabetes prevention. Diagnosed with terminal cancer in 1983, Christina turned to a macrobiotic diet of whole grains and vegetables to aid in her recovery, launching the 20-plus year run of her Emmy Award-winning series Christina Cooks.

Sun, May 5 5:30 A.M. Sustainability, Italian Style     NH Create (11.4)

Sustainability is about more than carrying reusable bags to the market.

Sun, May 5 9:30 A.M. Compassionate Cooking     NH Create (11.4)

Compassion for all living things is a guiding principle in my life.

Mon, May 6 1:30 A.M. Compassionate Cooking     NH Create (11.4)

Compassion for all living things is a guiding principle in my life.

Mon, May 6 5:30 A.M. Compassionate Cooking     NH Create (11.4)

Compassion for all living things is a guiding principle in my life.

Sun, May 12 5:30 A.M. Compassionate Cooking     NH Create (11.4)

Compassion for all living things is a guiding principle in my life.

Sun, May 12 9:30 A.M. Conscious Eating     NH Create (11.4)

We eat when we walk; we eat in the car; we eat at our desks, in line for gas or as we stare at our screens.

Mon, May 13 1:30 A.M. Conscious Eating     NH Create (11.4)

We eat when we walk; we eat in the car; we eat at our desks, in line for gas or as we stare at our screens.

Mon, May 13 5:30 A.M. Conscious Eating     NH Create (11.4)

We eat when we walk; we eat in the car; we eat at our desks, in line for gas or as we stare at our screens.

Sun, May 19 5:30 A.M. Conscious Eating     NH Create (11.4)

We eat when we walk; we eat in the car; we eat at our desks, in line for gas or as we stare at our screens.

Sun, May 19 9:30 A.M. Eat Like An Italian     NH Create (11.4)

Eating like an Italian doesn't mean pizza in one hand and lasagna in the other.

Mon, May 20 1:30 A.M. Eat Like An Italian     NH Create (11.4)

Eating like an Italian doesn't mean pizza in one hand and lasagna in the other.

Mon, May 20 5:30 A.M. Eat Like An Italian     NH Create (11.4)

Eating like an Italian doesn't mean pizza in one hand and lasagna in the other.

Sun, May 26 5:30 A.M. Eat Like An Italian     NH Create (11.4)

Eating like an Italian doesn't mean pizza in one hand and lasagna in the other.

Sun, May 26 9:30 A.M. Sunday Gravy     NH Create (11.4)

When I was a kid, Sunday gravy was a ritual in our house.

Mon, May 27 1:30 A.M. Sunday Gravy     NH Create (11.4)

When I was a kid, Sunday gravy was a ritual in our house.

Mon, May 27 5:30 A.M. Sunday Gravy     NH Create (11.4)

When I was a kid, Sunday gravy was a ritual in our house.

Sun, Jun 2 5:30 A.M. Sunday Gravy     NH Create (11.4)

When I was a kid, Sunday gravy was a ritual in our house.

Sun, Jun 2 9:30 A.M. Life in the Slow Lane     NH Create (11.4)

We race through our days, breathless and exhausted at the end.

Mon, Jun 3 1:30 A.M. Life in the Slow Lane     NH Create (11.4)

We race through our days, breathless and exhausted at the end.

Mon, Jun 3 5:30 A.M. Life in the Slow Lane     NH Create (11.4)

We race through our days, breathless and exhausted at the end.

Sun, Jun 9 5:30 A.M. Life in the Slow Lane     NH Create (11.4)

We race through our days, breathless and exhausted at the end.

Sun, Jun 9 9:30 A.M. Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire     NH Create (11.4)

As Americans, we often think of chestnuts as just a holiday treat, but these ancient fruits are so much more than a Christmas cliche.

Mon, Jun 10 1:30 A.M. Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire     NH Create (11.4)

As Americans, we often think of chestnuts as just a holiday treat, but these ancient fruits are so much more than a Christmas cliche.

Mon, Jun 10 5:30 A.M. Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire     NH Create (11.4)

As Americans, we often think of chestnuts as just a holiday treat, but these ancient fruits are so much more than a Christmas cliche.


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