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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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Call it tomato sauce or gravy, why is this dish so important to the Italian culture?
Christina travels to an ancient town in Tuscany that has produced chestnuts for centuries.
Christina meets a former New York police officer who has landed in a small town in Italy
Christina cooks with an instinctive chef who to creates luscious meals for each customer.
Eating like an Italian is holding a deep respect for food and tradition.
In a home kitchen in Tuscany, Christina creates a luscious meal with her friend Sandro.
Christina meets a chef who adapts Italian dishes to be healthier and kinder to the planet.
What is Italy doing for sustainability?
How can we manage stress when stress is a part of life? Italians have a clue.
Choosing more plant and less animal food intake is our best shot at making a difference.
Can kale save the planet? What is green living and why should we live that way?
How can we adapt our lifestyles to step a little lighter on our planet?
Eating locally-grown food has become mainstream, but what does “local food” actually mean?
Explore the world of caffe in Naples.
There’s more to heart health than kale? Life is short so let’s live well and thrive.
Travel to Pompeii to cook with one of the coolest, strongest and finest cooks I know.
The Beatles sang it and it has become an anthem for living well.
How can we take back control of our wellness…and our blood sugar levels?
Exploring the unconditional love and support from friends.
It's off to Naples we go to see how pizza became the food we love so much.
Looking back on our roots to discover who we are and why we are as we are.
Do you ever wonder how styles of eating became what they are? What’s the history of food?
Gather around the table and celebrate those we love.
Discover all things pasta and visit an amazing family pasta company.
Is it easy to be vegan? And Italian?
Food choices to help put you on the right path.
Eating beans is one of the healthiest habits we can develop. Let's cook some beans!
Let Christine show you why there’s never enough pasta.
Give your hearts some seriously delicious TLC with these recipes.
Recipes highlighting the tomato, a great source of nutrients like Vitamin C and lycopene.
Let’s sample the world’s sexiest diet - the Mediterranean Diet.
Recipes for Italian food that are bold and bright and demand your full attention.
Fall in love with vegetables, the heart and soul of plant-passionate cooking.
Follow the lead of Mediterranean countries and embrace aging well with what we eat.
Take care of yourself and live the sweet life with these recipes.
Discover recipes combining food and wellness for a delicious and way to nourish ourselves.
Discover what veggies and great olive oil have to do with living long and well.
Kick unhealthy habits with these tips and recipes.