Cushings husband, Marine Lt. Col. John P. Cushing, has declined to discuss the deaths of his children and the attempted suicide of his wife. Add the remaining vegetables and saut for 3 minutes just to soften. Christine Cushing is a 58 year old Canadian Chef. Cushing endured the sexism rampant in professional European kitchens while she was an apprentice. I am still under that doctors care from that illness.