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.

Wed, Nov 20 10:30 A.M. A Vegetable Love Affair     NH Explore (11.2)

We struggle with vegetables. Marketing, ads, and even cartoons condition us to believe that vegetables are, well.

Sat, Nov 23 2:00 P.M. More Than The Food On Your Plate     NHPBS (11.1)

Is there more to food than food? I think you know that I'll say yes.

Sun, Nov 24 5:30 A.M. Cook Your Way to the Life You Want     NH Create (11.4)

Can your food choices help put you on the path to the life you want to lead? It sure can.

Sun, Nov 24 9:30 A.M. Essential Plant Proteins     NH Create (11.4)

We are obsessed with protein. The question is, do we need as much as we think we need and do we need to eat animals to get it? Hint: cows eat grass.

Mon, Nov 25 1:30 A.M. Essential Plant Proteins     NH Create (11.4)

We are obsessed with protein. The question is, do we need as much as we think we need and do we need to eat animals to get it? Hint: cows eat grass.

Mon, Nov 25 5:30 A.M. Essential Plant Proteins     NH Create (11.4)

We are obsessed with protein. The question is, do we need as much as we think we need and do we need to eat animals to get it? Hint: cows eat grass.

Wed, Nov 27 10:30 A.M. The Life of the Party     NH Explore (11.2)

There are tons of jokes about beans and their ability to make you feel good, but.

Sun, Dec 1 5:30 A.M. Essential Plant Proteins     NH Create (11.4)

We are obsessed with protein. The question is, do we need as much as we think we need and do we need to eat animals to get it? Hint: cows eat grass.

Sun, Dec 1 9:30 A.M. Fear and Loathing in the Kitchen     NH Create (11.4)

I'll give it to healthy eating. We can suck the joy out of food like no one else.

Mon, Dec 2 1:30 A.M. Fear and Loathing in the Kitchen     NH Create (11.4)

I'll give it to healthy eating. We can suck the joy out of food like no one else.

Mon, Dec 2 5:30 A.M. Fear and Loathing in the Kitchen     NH Create (11.4)

I'll give it to healthy eating. We can suck the joy out of food like no one else.

Wed, Dec 4 10:30 A.M. Oh, Spicy!     NH Explore (11.2)

We love the little cliche that variety is the spice of life, but do we understand it? It means that stimulation is the key to vitality and however you see that is what will work for you.

Sun, Dec 8 5:30 A.M. Fear and Loathing in the Kitchen     NH Create (11.4)

I'll give it to healthy eating. We can suck the joy out of food like no one else.

Sun, Dec 8 9:30 A.M. It's The Food Silly     NH Create (11.4)

In our beloved country of more than 350 million people, more of us are sick than not.

Mon, Dec 9 1:30 A.M. It's The Food Silly     NH Create (11.4)

In our beloved country of more than 350 million people, more of us are sick than not.

Mon, Dec 9 5:30 A.M. It's The Food Silly     NH Create (11.4)

In our beloved country of more than 350 million people, more of us are sick than not.

Wed, Dec 11 10:30 A.M. How The Past Informs The Future     NH Explore (11.2)

Can our ancestral past help us as we move into the future? Our ancestors evolved to ensure survival, creating settlements, becoming agrarian, growing food, processing food and preserving food.

Sat, Dec 14 2:00 P.M. Simply Sweet     NHPBS (11.1)

In Puglia, eating locally means using foods produced town by town to create your pantry, fridge and eating style.

Sun, Dec 15 5:30 A.M. It's The Food Silly     NH Create (11.4)

In our beloved country of more than 350 million people, more of us are sick than not.

Sun, Dec 15 9:30 A.M. The Macroterranean Way     NH Create (11.4)

The Macro what? Terranean who? I have spent my career straddling two worlds: Mediterranean eating and macrobiotics with a dusting of Chinese Medicine.

Mon, Dec 16 1:30 A.M. The Macroterranean Way     NH Create (11.4)

The Macro what? Terranean who? I have spent my career straddling two worlds: Mediterranean eating and macrobiotics with a dusting of Chinese Medicine.

Mon, Dec 16 5:30 A.M. The Macroterranean Way     NH Create (11.4)

The Macro what? Terranean who? I have spent my career straddling two worlds: Mediterranean eating and macrobiotics with a dusting of Chinese Medicine.

Wed, Dec 18 10:30 A.M. More Than The Food On Your Plate     NH Explore (11.2)

Is there more to food than food? I think you know that I'll say yes.

Sat, Dec 21 2:00 P.M. Muscle Power     NHPBS (11.1)

The man famous for "I'll be back" has said "Hasta la Vista" to meat.

Sun, Dec 22 5:30 A.M. The Macroterranean Way     NH Create (11.4)

The Macro what? Terranean who? I have spent my career straddling two worlds: Mediterranean eating and macrobiotics with a dusting of Chinese Medicine.

Sun, Dec 22 9:30 A.M. The World's Healthiest Diet     NH Create (11.4)

Is there such a thing as the world's healthiest diet?

Mon, Dec 23 1:30 A.M. The World's Healthiest Diet     NH Create (11.4)

Is there such a thing as the world's healthiest diet?

Mon, Dec 23 5:30 A.M. The World's Healthiest Diet     NH Create (11.4)

Is there such a thing as the world's healthiest diet?

Sun, Dec 29 5:30 A.M. The World's Healthiest Diet     NH Create (11.4)

Is there such a thing as the world's healthiest diet?

Sun, Dec 29 9:30 A.M. The World's Sexiest Diet     NH Create (11.4)

Sophia Loren, Penelope Cruz, Anna Magnani, Caldia Cardinale.

Mon, Dec 30 1:30 A.M. The World's Sexiest Diet     NH Create (11.4)

Sophia Loren, Penelope Cruz, Anna Magnani, Caldia Cardinale.

Mon, Dec 30 5:30 A.M. The World's Sexiest Diet     NH Create (11.4)

Sophia Loren, Penelope Cruz, Anna Magnani, Caldia Cardinale.

Wed, Jan 1 10:30 A.M. Muscle Power     NH Explore (11.2)

The man famous for "I'll be back" has said "Hasta la Vista" to meat.


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