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Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board
The Queen of the Table
Season 4
Episode 413
There are women in my life that shape the woman I am. They’re forces of nature; strong, loving, driven by their life’s work and their families. Like most women, we band together and get…stuff…done. And we do it with style. Let’s travel to Pompeii to cook with one of the coolest, strongest and finest cooks I know.
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The man famous for “I’ll be back” said “Hasta la Vista” to meat. Can we be big and strong?
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Alberobello, famous for houses called trulli. For me, it’s almonds and figs that enchant.
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Is there more to food than food? There are nutrients we see and energy we feel.
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Can our ancestral past help us move into the future? Let’s see how our ancestors evolved.
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Variety is the spice of life. Nothing stimulates like hot spice, from ginger to chilies.
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Beans may be humble but when it comes to your heart, there is no bigger superstar.
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1 in 10 Americans eat recommended servings of vegetables; I have my work cut out for me.
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Italians love tradition, the foundation to build on wisdom. Today, we’ll visit Altamura.
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The life expectancy in America is 79 years of age, 42nd in the world. Could we do better?
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So much debate about oil. We need only look at ancient history for the answer.
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Christina travels to an ancient town in Tuscany that has produced chestnuts for centuries.
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Christina meets a former New York police officer who has landed in a small town in Italy