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christina cooks: back to the cutting board

As Americans, we have one big thing in common: we are stressed. From politics to disease; the economy to world affairs; family obligations to our work. We race around from dawn 'til dusk, never stopping to breathe. We're living as total type 'A' people all the time, even on vacation. In contrast, Italians often resemble what I like to call "type meh." What they can't get done today, they do the next - and the world doesn't end. Their attitude creates a culture of less stress and anxiety. Today we're cooking to bust stress alongside my good friend Carolina, an Italian-born doctor living in the US who knows a thing or two about managing a stressful life with good food and great company. Recipes: Millet Cauliflower Soup with Sauteed Broccoli; Rigatoni with Caramelized Fennel and Garlic; Lemon Spaghetti

Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 506

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, May 12 5:30 A.M. Compassionate Cooking     NH Create (11.4)
Sun, May 12 9:30 A.M. Conscious Eating     NH Create (11.4)
Mon, May 13 1:30 A.M. Conscious Eating     NH Create (11.4)
Mon, May 13 5:30 A.M. Conscious Eating     NH Create (11.4)
Sun, May 19 5:30 A.M. Conscious Eating     NH Create (11.4)
Sun, May 19 9:30 A.M. Eat Like An Italian     NH Create (11.4)
Mon, May 20 1:30 A.M. Eat Like An Italian     NH Create (11.4)
Mon, May 20 5:30 A.M. Eat Like An Italian     NH Create (11.4)
Sun, May 26 5:30 A.M. Eat Like An Italian     NH Create (11.4)
Sun, May 26 9:30 A.M. Sunday Gravy     NH Create (11.4)
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