From Micol and Dino

Hello and happy New Year!! We hope you had a peaceful holiday season.

Our “down time” was spent filming, editing, and creating content for the video site.  The result is more than a dozen new recipes that we are proud to share with you. Here are  just a few: Umbria’s famous Chicken Cacciatora; Branzino in Artichoke-Olive Sauce, a favorite dish from Liguria; Sicilian-inspired Cannoli Cheesecake; Farinata, a Ligurian chickpea flour pancake with a venerable history;  two pasta sauces that take just minutes of active work, Creamy Mushroom Sauce and Toasted Saffron, Pea, and Cream Sauce; Wine-Poached Shrimp in Parsley Salsa Verde, a main course that makes the most of the classic pairing of shrimp and parsley; hearty Smoked Pork Chops with Apples; addictive Cinnamon Puff Cookies; and more.

In addition, we uploaded a video on how to skin a filet of fish (spoiler alert: this yields a bonus ingredient, crispy pan-fried fish skin, that is just incredible as a garnish atop a seafood salad!!), our favorite marinade for chicken, and more in our Basic Recipes & Techniques section.

Those of you who haven’t yet taken advantage of your FREE virtual cooking class (this was part of your membership package), check out our class calendar here and email us to let us know which class you want to take. The class on January 20 still has some openings and all classes in February are open at this time. 

Those of you who have already joined us in a virtual class will be happy to know that we are now offering members the unprecedented option to buy spots in any virtual class for just $24 (half price). You can buy 1 class, 2 classes, or more… as many or as few as you like, and if you want to invite a friend to join from another kitchen, we’ll extend them the same heavy discount! Check the Special Offers section of the site for details on booking your cooking class.

We hope to hear from many of you as you cook the recipes from the site and to see you in a live class soon!

Here’s to a year filled with delicious food!

Micol and Dino

P.S. A Few Tips for Navigating the Site

Be sure to visit the Introduction to your Membership section where you will find information on navigating the site, how to bookmark video lessons, writing notes on recipes, and much more.

This is also where you will find technical help on watching videos in full screen mode, skipping ahead or going back to key steps in recipes, messaging us, using the discussion forum, and much more.