Christina Pirello
Christina Pirello, the Emmy Award winning host of the national public television series, Christina Cooks is an inspiring teacher whose own journey began with one foot on a banana peel and the other in the grave, as the saying goes. Diagnosed with a terminal form of leukemia at the age of 26, she decided to forego medical treatments and cured herself with a macrobiotic approach to living. Twenty-seven years and a Master's degree in nutrition later, Christina has written 5 best-selling cookbooks, including Cooking the Whole Foods Way (named 'healthiest cookbook of the decade' in Jan. 2010), is in her tenth season of her award winning show and travels the world teaching whole foods cooking classes and lifestyle seminars. Christina continues her work on a new level with her newest book I'm Mad as Hell and I'm Not Gonna Eat It Anymore, in which she exposes the dark side of the American diet and offers simple solutions for eating well, living naturally and demanding the best in life. In 2008, she and her husband founded 'The Christina Pirello Health Education Initiative,' dedicated to helping people have a healthy relationship with food and working to help our children make healthier choices early in life through education in school and in their community.
Cooking Classes, Lectures and Private Consultations for the 2011 Cruise
Cooking Class 1: The Three Sisters, Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times with Neal Barnard, M.D.
In Native American culture, the Three Sisters were the principal crops grown at the time of the European arrival in the northeastern United States. The basis of their economy, corn, beans and squash provided food, medicine and beverages to these cultures, as well as providing the foundation upon which their cultures were built.
The Three Sisters were the foundation of traditional health and culture and like all sound ideas, hold true to this day. According to Iroquois legend, these crops only thrive when grown together, creating a sophisticated, sustainable system that keeps the soil fertile and the people living off these crops, vital and strong.
Join me for this fun and informative class to discover the traditions of the Three Sisters and how deliciously they can be the foundation of your personal health and environmental sustainability, Everybody needs sisters like these! And if you think you've heard all there is to hear about these three babes, you need to check out this class!
Cooking Class 2: To Soy or Not to Soy; That Is the Question
Ay, ay, ay, as I famously say. The humble soybean has been the center of more controversy than the law should allow. One of the great wonder of the nutritional world, this powehouse of nutrition has become the source of a lot of confusion. Is it good for us? Will soy make you healthy or aggravate your condition? How much should we eat? Is it true that tofu can shrink our brains and our men…well…you know…Will I get enough protein from soy? What about calcium? Will soy affect a thyroid condition? What about breast cancer and soy? And estrogen? It can give you a headache. But don't fear. In this class, we'll clear it all up so you can enjoy traditional soy products with delicious peace of mind.
Cooking Class 3: Healthy All the Time
When did feeding ourselves become so complicated? We are so confused, so perplexed about what to eat...or not. We all want to be vital and strong; we all want to make a lighter footprint; we all want to live compassionately and not contribute to cruelty. It all begins in the kitchen.
In this class, the dishes could not be more delicious, more nutrient-packed, more satisfying or easier. Fresh ingredients, simple techniques, tips and tricks are the keys to preparing delicious, natural, plant-based meals. But I warn you...after this class, you'll have no more excuses...to be healthy all the time.
Lecture 1: I'm Mad As Hell and I'm Not Gonna Eat It Anymore!
Pink buckets of chicken to fight breast cancer! Two pieces of fried chicken around cheese and bacon instead of bread! Fancy coffee drinks weighing in at 920 calories! Salads with more calories than you need in a day! Pizza with cheese stuffed in the crust!
The health-stealing pirates on Madison Avenue seem to spend their days and nights dreaming up more decadent, disgusting food combinations to sell to unsuspecting people who just want to eat delicious food. And while we all have free choice, we are constantly bombarded by advertising designed to seduce us into the downward spiral that is robbing us of health and making us pharmaceutical company's dreams!
And yet, we hold all the power. We vote, three times a day with our forks and it's time to demand better. All these companies care about is profit, not your family, your breast cancer or heart disease. In this class, we'll talk about standing up for our health, demanding better quality food and truth in advertising and labeling. It's only when we demand it, when their profit is threatened, will we see real change. It's time to say enough and fight for our health and our future.
Lecture 2: Everything you Always Wanted to Know About Men, Women, Food, Sex, Relationships, Career and Life with Christina Pirello and Marilu Henner
Join these two fiery redheads for a take-no prisoners interactive presentation. Both Marilu and Christina changed their lives completely in order to regain their health...and then did it all again several years later to help their beloved men regain theirs...and you can believe that they learned a lot...about men, women, food, sex, relationships, career and life. Their experiences shaped who they are as women, wives, entertainers and humans. Join them for an eye-opening, fun and informative session that will help set your feet on your own path of transformation.
Workshop: 3 Hour Boot Camp Cooking Intensive - $135/person.
There isn't one detail of cooking that doesn't enchant me. Julia Child once called cooking a life skill and said its' importance should never be trivialized.
Cooking is more than combining ingredients so that we can eat. Cooking is not just a time-consuming chore. Cooking is a healing, nourishing meditation and how we make our love manifest.
By cooking, we share in the work that sustains our lives with Mother Nature's abundance. Not simply a way to feed ourselves, handling food is an expression of sincerity and appreciation. We honor the ingredients...and each other...by preparing food with mindful consideration.
Cooking makes our lives whole. Finding pleasure in the process of cooking, from shopping to cleaning, the slicing and dicing, the sautéing and simmering, we experience joy for joy's sake...not in anticipation of the reward of the meal.
From knife skills to basic techniques, cooking styles, tips and tricks that will turn your passion for cooking from simmer to boiling over.