Gardening
In Westwood's food deserts, families prepare gardens for growing season
Family gardens provide fresh produce, outdoor activity and cultural connection for residents living in a designated food desert.
Compassionate Cooking
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.
Compassionate Cooking
Season 5 Episode 508 | 26m 46s | CC
Christina travels to Florence, Italy to cook with a chef whose unique approach to cooking embraces all that a human is. She uses astrology, facial diagnosis and her finely tuned instinct to create luscious and unique meals for each and every customer, while giving them advice on what foods will serve them the best.
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