Living the Good Life

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.

Season 3 Episode 313 | 26m 46s | CC

Life is hard. We face unprecedented challenges in the best of times, so when things are hard, they’re really hard. So what has food to do with living the good life? Simple. You can’t live well without it. Let’s cook for living well. Recipes include Black Rice Salad with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes, Mint and Pistachios, Whipped Eggplant with Butter Beans and Herby Roasted Maitake.

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