Essential Plant Proteins -
christina cooks: back to the cutting board

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. We'll talk plant proteins and how to cook them deliciously as we go back to the cutting board today on Christina Cooks. RECIPES Soba noodles with crispy seitan; Fried Tofu with Black Bean Sauce on Scallion Pancakes; Orange-Balsamic Tempeh over Greens. At the Cutting Board: Discuss salts, miso and soy sauce, types and qualities. I'm So Confused: Question on beans as protein source and how to cook to digest easily.

Duration: 26 minutes and 45 seconds

Episode Number: 211

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About 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.

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