Cooking in Tuscany with Chicca

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Cooking in Tuscany with Chicca

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• Authentic cooking classes in my home kitchen in since 2001 🇮🇹
• English-speaking Italian Cooking Club live from Tuscany, since 2020 🌎
• Whether you're at my table or in your own kitchen, let's cook together! Welcome to the official page for Cooking in Tuscany, a culinary-gastronomic association based in a traditional tuscan house close to Castagneto Carducci. Our mission is to

experiment the old traditional italian and the typical-Tuscan cuisine, to use fresh and local ingredients, to promote the culture and the tradition of a place through the knowledge of its products.

20/08/2026

I honestly can’t believe we’re kicking off Season 21 of our Live Italian Cooking Club! 🍝✨🇮🇹

After more than 120 live classes, I am so deeply grateful.

A huge thank you to our returning members - some of you have been here since day one! - and a warm welcome to all the new members who just joined us.

Beyond our library of 120+ recipe replays, the real magic is the joy of cooking live together from my Tuscan kitchen.

Starting on Saturday, August 22, we’ll gather live on Zoom to cook together and enjoy the simple pleasure of making beautiful Italian food.

Once a month, we’ll set the table together. For an hour we’ll slow down, cook, and enjoy a little corner of Tuscany together.

Members, see you on Saturday for our first live class!

We’re making my Rustic Tomato & Burrata Tart, my favorite Tuscan aperitivo!

15/08/2026

"A Tavola!" This is what we shout in my house when it's time to come to the table.
It’s a mom's invitation to pause, share a meal, and enjoy time together.

Today is the last day to join us, and I'd love to have you at my table for this brand-new season of Chicca’s Cooking Club : https://cookingintuscany.cc/register/club-subscription/

Starting soon, we’ll gather live on Zoom to cook together and enjoy the simple pleasure of making beautiful Italian food. Once a month, we'll set the table together.
I'll be in my kitchen in Bolgheri, you'll be in yours, and for an hour we'll slow down, cook, and enjoy a little corner of Tuscany together.

This isn't a video you watch. We cook together, in real time.

You don't need to be an expert, just come as you are. We'll be waiting for you.

This season, we’ll make some of my favorite dishes:

✅ Sat, August 22 – Rustic Tuscan Tomato & Burrata Tart
Homemade flaky crust, sweet summer tomatoes, cool burrata and basil. My favorite Tuscan aperitivo tart.

✅ Sat, September 5 – Handmade Cannelloni Stuffed with Spinach & Ricotta
Tender handmade pasta filled with spinach & ricotta, baked in velvety béchamel. It’s one of my family’s favorite dishes.

✅ Sat, October 3 – Classic Italian Minestrone Soup
The king of Italian soups: soffritto, seasonal veggies, beans, and Parmigiano rind, the way I grew up.

✅ Sat, November 21 – Italian Chocolate Shortbread Cookies
Crisp, melt-in-the-mouth chocolate cookies, the perfect amount of sweetness. This may become your go to sweet treat.

Your experience starts the moment you join, you can start cooking right away. When you join, you'll also get instant access to our library of 120+ past cooking videos.

You’ll never cook alone… After 6 years of live classes, we’ve perfected the hands-on experience. While I cook with you from Tuscany, my team makes sure you’re supported every step of the way:

✅ Denise joins live from Oregon to welcome everyone and keep us connected.

✅ Paolo (our "ingredient professor") answers all your questions in the chat from the UK.

✅ Arnaud handles our multi-camera setup in Tuscany so you see every angle in real-time.

Together, we keep every class personal, warm, and fun. You'll never cook alone!

Every class is recorded. Some members cook live every month. Others cook on Sunday afternoon. Others save a recipe for winter. The Club is designed to fit real life, and we know that it could be busy.

Registration closes at midnight and if you'd like to spend the next four months cooking with us, I would love to welcome you this season.

Do you have any questions?
Simply reply to this message. I’m always happy to answer.

With love from Tuscany,
Chicca

14/08/2026

Chiccamisù: approved by Ollie! 🥄✨

For a long time, guests in my in-person classes asked for a Tiramisù, but the traditional recipe was always a challenge to make together.

Not only does it need to rest in the fridge for many hours, but many people are also hesitant about using raw eggs.

I really wanted to find a way for us to make a dessert that everyone feels comfortable with. And one we can all taste and celebrate together the moment it is finished.

That is how the Chiccamisù came to be. It is a no-egg version of the classic. By using crushed meringues instead of whipped egg whites, the mascarpone cream becomes light and airy with a delicate crunch. It is safe, light, and most importantly, ready to eat immediately!

I didn’t give this recipe a name myself, but my family and close friends began calling it the « Chiccamisù » because they saw how much I wanted to find a simple way to make my guests happy. Like Ollie!

You can learn this recipe through our replay library (link in BIO or here: https://cookingintuscany.cc/class-replays/ ) or in-person in my Tuscan farmhouse in Bolgheri.

13/08/2026

Only 2 days left to join me this season for four months of live Italian cooking from Bolgheri, Tuscany 🇮🇹

We’ll meet once a month on Zoom to cook together from our own kitchens.

This isn’t a video you watch. We cook together. In real time.

Here are the 4 recipes we’ll be cooking live this season.

✅ Sat, August 22 – Rustic Tuscan Tomato & Burrata Tart
Homemade flaky crust, sweet summer tomatoes, cool burrata and basil. My favorite Tuscan aperitivo tart.

✅ Sat, September 5 – Handmade Cannelloni Stuffed with Spinach & Ricotta
Tender handmade pasta filled with spinach & ricotta, baked in velvety béchamel. It’s one of my family’s favorite dishes.

✅ Sat, October 3 – Classic Italian Minestrone Soup
The king of Italian soups: soffritto, seasonal veggies, beans, and Parmigiano rind, the way I grew up.

✅ Sat, November 21 – Italian Chocolate Shortbread Cookies
Crisp, melt-in-the-mouth chocolate cookies, the perfect amount of sweetness. This may become your go to sweet treat.

The moment you join, you don’t just get this season’s four live classes. You instantly unlock more than 120 cooking videos in our members-only library, complete with step-by-step guides for every recipe.

From timeless Italian classics to regional specialties, start cooking tonight, at your own pace.

Whether you join our live interactive classes from Tuscany or cook on replay, the Club fits real life. You’ll never cook alone. Our team and global community are with you every step of the way.

Tap the link in our bio or click on this link to learn more about our live Italian cooking club: https://cookingintuscany.cc/register/club-subscription/

Don’t miss out your spot at my table!

12/08/2026

Free recipe: try my Tomato & Melon Carpaccio. This Tomato Carpaccio with Melon, Mint, and Chili is a fresh and elegant twist on a traditional Italian Summer Salad.

Tap the link in our bio or click on this link to get the full printable recipe: https://cookingintuscany.cc/2026/07/20/tomato-carpaccio-with-melon-mint-and-chili-layered-italian-summer-recipe/

For this recipe, I used chili from my friend Rita at . She grows more than 20 varieties of organic chili peppers in the neighboring village of Bibbona.

It’s a dish I love serving at the height of summer, when tomatoes are at their peak and melon is at its sweetest. Simple, colorful, and naturally gluten-free, this is summer cooking at its most effortless and beautiful, best enjoyed outdoors with good crunchy bread and a long table.

In a few days, start to cook with me from your own kitchen! Each season, members of our Cooking Club gather on Zoom from kitchens all over the world. It’s a little different from simply following a recipe or watching a cooking video.

We actually cook together, live.

I’m in my kitchen in Tuscany, you’re in yours, and I’m there to guide you and answer questions along the way.

And if you can’t join us live, that’s okay too. Every class is recorded so you can cook when it works for you.

This season we have four new recipes to cook together, starting August 22.
Right now, enrollment for the new season is open, but registration closes on August 15th. Check the link in bio or visit my website.

Some of the people you’ll meet in our classes have been cooking with me since 2020. Others will be joining for the very first time this season. I hope you’ll be one of them. You’ll also get access to my private library of 120+ cooking videos and recipes, so you can start cooking right away!

I would love to welcome you into my kitchen and cook together for our summer-fall season.

With love from Tuscany,
Chicca

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11/08/2026

Want to cook authentic Italian meals live from Italy? Only 4 days left to join us!

Since 2020, we’ve been bringing the warmth of our Tuscan kitchen straight into your home.

Recipe after recipe, live class after live class, we’ve built an amazing community and a complete collection of authentic Italian dishes.

Today, Season 21 of Chicca’s Cooking Club is officially open, live from Bolgheri, Tuscany and enrollment closes this Saturday, August 15!

The best part?
You don't have to wait until August 22 to start cooking. The moment you join, you unlock instant access to our complete 6-year library of over 120+ video replay classes, with step-by-step guides for every recipe. Start your first Tuscan dish tonight!

Whether you join us live from my kitchen in Bolgheri or cook on your own time, the Club fits real life and you’ll never cook alone.

Inside Season 21:
* Instant Access: Unlock our complete 6-year vault of 120+ step-by-step video lessons immediately upon joining
* Live Classes: Interactive cooking sessions direct from Bolgheri, Tuscany, starting August 22
* Total Flexibility: Full replays and step-by-step guides for every Italian recipe
* Real Community: Continuous support from Chicca, Denise, Paolo, and Arnaud ⏰

Enrollment closes August 15. Live classes start August 22, but your cooking journey starts today.

👉 Tap here to unlock the 120+ library instantly:
https://cookingintuscany.cc/register/club-subscription/

10/08/2026

Join us this season for four months of live Italian cooking from my kitchen in Bolgheri, Tuscany.

This isn’t a video you watch. We cook together. In real time.

After six years of teaching live Italian cooking classes through Chicca's Cooking Club, we’ve created our own way of cooking together online. I believe the best way to learn to cook is by cooking, so every class is live, interactive, and hands-on.

And you’ll never cook alone! My team and I are there to make sure you have the best experience:

🇮🇹 I’ll be your cooking teacher, guiding you step by step and answering your questions in real time.

🇺🇸 Denise joins us live from Oregon to welcome everyone and make sure no one gets left behind while I teach from my kitchen in Tuscany.

🇬🇧 Paolo is 100% Italian but joins us live from the UK to answer questions in the chat and share his knowledge of Italian ingredients and traditions. We call him the “Ingredient Professor.”

🇫🇷 Arnaud is the French guy behind the camera. He takes care of all the technology, switching between multiple cameras so you can clearly see every step and feel like you’re right here in my kitchen, cooking alongside me.

I’d love to have you cooking with us this season.

Tap the link in our bio or click on the link to learn more about our live 🇮🇹 cooking club: https://cookingintuscany.cc/club/

08/08/2026

Florence, Rome, Venice… Castagneto Carducci.

It always moves me when members of our online Cooking Club make a detour to my small village during their trip to Italy.

That was the case with Helena, a club member from Canada. While traveling through Italy, she came to visit and see in person the kitchen she’s watched so many times on live video.

She got to see where we cook, met our dogs Merlot and Birra, and was greeted by Aldo the cat, the real head of the house. We spent the evening in the garden sharing a simple meal with old friends from Naples.

Just good food, great conversation, and true friendship. Exactly what I love about this community.

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06/08/2026

Every morning, before the heat sets in, this is my favorite ritual. Walking down into the garden just to see what grew overnight.

There’s something so grounding about picking eggplants that were sleeping under the Tuscan sun just hours ago, knowing they’ll be on our lunch table today.

When you start with ingredients this fresh, you don’t need complicated tricks. Just good extra virgin olive oil (mine is from my garden), salt, and time.

I’m turning these into a simple, slow-cooked parmigiana today.

If you had a basket full of fresh eggplants in your kitchen right now, what would you make first? Let me know in the comments. I’m always looking for new ideas for our cooking sessions!

Indirizzo

Località Vallone, 194
Castagneto
57022

Telefono

+39 333 4234217

Sito Web

http://www.cookingintuscany.cc/

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