Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board

Christina Pirello shares healthy, fresh Italian and Mediterranean recipes.

Episodes

  • Simply Sweet

    Alberobello, famous for houses called trulli. For me, it’s almonds and figs that enchant.
  • More Than the Food on Your Plate

    Is there more to food than food? There are nutrients we see and energy we feel.
  • How the Past Informs the Future

    Can our ancestral past help us move into the future? Let’s see how our ancestors evolved.
  • Oh, Spicy!

    Variety is the spice of life. Nothing stimulates like hot spice, from ginger to chilies.
  • The Life of the Party

    Beans may be humble but when it comes to your heart, there is no bigger superstar.
  • Vegetable Love Affair

    1 in 10 Americans eat recommended servings of vegetables; I have my work cut out for me.
  • Tradition

    Italians love tradition, the foundation to build on wisdom. Today, we’ll visit Altamura.
  • Could We Live Longer… And Better?

    The life expectancy in America is 79 years of age, 42nd in the world. Could we do better?

About 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.