Cooking Dinner with Sandro
christina cooks: back to the cutting board

I'm all about cooking, in case you were wondering. Cooking for our loved ones - or even just for ourselves - is the ultimate super power. Making meals with fresh seasonal ingredients preserves our strength and wellness. Simply cooked and beautifully served foods say "I love you" in a delicious way. In this very special episode, we visit Sandro, a retired investment banker living in the small village of Regillo. After years of long hours commuting back and forth to work, he's making the most of his retirement cooking rich, luscious home meals for family and friends. Today, he's making special plant-based delicacies for our whole crew. Recipes: Winter Squash Risotto; Pappa al Pomodoro; Zucchini Focaccia

Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 505

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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Sun, Dec 29 5:30 A.M. The World's Healthiest Diet     NH Create (11.4)
Sun, Dec 29 9:30 A.M. The World's Sexiest Diet     NH Create (11.4)
Mon, Dec 30 1:30 A.M. The World's Sexiest Diet     NH Create (11.4)
Mon, Dec 30 5:30 A.M. The World's Sexiest Diet     NH Create (11.4)
Wed, Jan 1 10:30 A.M. Muscle Power     NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Jan 5 5:30 A.M. The World's Sexiest Diet     NH Create (11.4)
Sun, Jan 5 9:30 A.M. The Tomato     NH Create (11.4)
Mon, Jan 6 1:30 A.M. The Tomato     NH Create (11.4)
Mon, Jan 6 5:30 A.M. The Tomato     NH Create (11.4)
Wed, Jan 8 10:30 A.M. By Bread Alone     NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Jan 11 12:30 A.M. All You Need Is Love     NH Create (11.4)
Sat, Jan 11 1:30 P.M. All You Need Is Love     NH Create (11.4)
Sun, Jan 12 5:30 A.M. The Tomato     NH Create (11.4)
Sun, Jan 12 9:30 A.M. Verdure     NH Create (11.4)
Sun, Jan 12 3:30 P.M. All You Need Is Love     NH Create (11.4)
Mon, Jan 13 1:30 A.M. Verdure     NH Create (11.4)


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