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.

Sat, May 16 3:00 P.M. Beauty from the Inside Out     NHPBS (11.1)

Can we create beautiful skin and hair with the food we eat? In this episode, Christina cooks with a renowned dermatologist in Rome to create a simple recipe for beauty.

Sun, May 17 5:30 A.M. The Drama of It All     NH Create (11.4)

High opera is the signature of Italian culture. When we think of Italians, we think colorful gestures, musical language, high fashion, fast cars and lots of drama.

Sun, May 17 9:30 A.M. The Beauty of Wellness     NH Create (11.4)

I love people watching and nowhere is it more beautiful than in Mediterranean countries.

Mon, May 18 1:30 A.M. The Beauty of Wellness     NH Create (11.4)

I love people watching and nowhere is it more beautiful than in Mediterranean countries.

Mon, May 18 5:30 A.M. The Beauty of Wellness     NH Create (11.4)

I love people watching and nowhere is it more beautiful than in Mediterranean countries.

Sat, May 23 3:00 P.M. Honoring The Past By Living in the Present     NHPBS (11.1)

Italians are all about tradition, honoring the past, and living in the moment.

Sun, May 24 5:30 A.M. The Beauty of Wellness     NH Create (11.4)

I love people watching and nowhere is it more beautiful than in Mediterranean countries.

Sun, May 24 9:30 A.M. The Heart of the Story     NH Create (11.4)

Ah, our hearts. They beat with life; they grieve with sorrow; they pulse with love; they pump life through our bodies.

Mon, May 25 1:30 A.M. The Heart of the Story     NH Create (11.4)

Ah, our hearts. They beat with life; they grieve with sorrow; they pulse with love; they pump life through our bodies.

Mon, May 25 5:30 A.M. The Heart of the Story     NH Create (11.4)

Ah, our hearts. They beat with life; they grieve with sorrow; they pulse with love; they pump life through our bodies.

Sun, May 31 5:30 A.M. The Heart of the Story     NH Create (11.4)

Ah, our hearts. They beat with life; they grieve with sorrow; they pulse with love; they pump life through our bodies.

Sun, May 31 9:30 A.M. La Dolce Vita     NH Create (11.4)

When we feel great, life is sweet. When we don't, we want to curl up on the sofa and watch old sitcom re-runs.

Mon, Jun 1 1:30 A.M. La Dolce Vita     NH Create (11.4)

When we feel great, life is sweet. When we don't, we want to curl up on the sofa and watch old sitcom re-runs.

Mon, Jun 1 5:30 A.M. La Dolce Vita     NH Create (11.4)

When we feel great, life is sweet. When we don't, we want to curl up on the sofa and watch old sitcom re-runs.

Sun, Jun 7 5:30 A.M. La Dolce Vita     NH Create (11.4)

When we feel great, life is sweet. When we don't, we want to curl up on the sofa and watch old sitcom re-runs.

Sun, Jun 7 9:30 A.M. Never Enough Pasta     NH Create (11.4)

Sophia Loren famously said, "Everything you see I owe to spaghetti.

Mon, Jun 8 1:30 A.M. Never Enough Pasta     NH Create (11.4)

Sophia Loren famously said, "Everything you see I owe to spaghetti.

Mon, Jun 8 5:30 A.M. Never Enough Pasta     NH Create (11.4)

Sophia Loren famously said, "Everything you see I owe to spaghetti.

Sat, Jun 13 3:00 P.M. Amore     NHPBS (11.1)

In this episode, Christina celebrates love!

Sun, Jun 14 5:30 A.M. Never Enough Pasta     NH Create (11.4)

Sophia Loren famously said, "Everything you see I owe to spaghetti.

Sun, Jun 14 9:30 A.M. Mangia Fagioli     NH Create (11.4)

In Northern Italy, people are known as "mangia fagioli" or bean eaters.

Mon, Jun 15 1:30 A.M. Mangia Fagioli     NH Create (11.4)

In Northern Italy, people are known as "mangia fagioli" or bean eaters.

Mon, Jun 15 5:30 A.M. Mangia Fagioli     NH Create (11.4)

In Northern Italy, people are known as "mangia fagioli" or bean eaters.

Sat, Jun 20 3:00 P.M. Pasta Joy     NHPBS (11.1)

In this episode, Christina heads to her kitchen and prepares the foundation of joy itself - pasta!

Sun, Jun 21 5:30 A.M. Mangia Fagioli     NH Create (11.4)

In Northern Italy, people are known as "mangia fagioli" or bean eaters.

Sun, Jun 21 9:30 A.M. A Life of Wellness     NH Create (11.4)

Ah, wellness. The umbrella term for...what exactly? What is wellness and how do we grab some for ourselves? Wellness is that elusive state of balance we achieve when our pistons are all firing in sync; we're cooking on all four burners.

Mon, Jun 22 1:30 A.M. A Life of Wellness     NH Create (11.4)

Ah, wellness. The umbrella term for...what exactly? What is wellness and how do we grab some for ourselves? Wellness is that elusive state of balance we achieve when our pistons are all firing in sync; we're cooking on all four burners.

Mon, Jun 22 5:30 A.M. A Life of Wellness     NH Create (11.4)

Ah, wellness. The umbrella term for...what exactly? What is wellness and how do we grab some for ourselves? Wellness is that elusive state of balance we achieve when our pistons are all firing in sync; we're cooking on all four burners.


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