About Me

Hello 👋 I'm Erika, an Italian expat now living in London. 

My passion for cooking during my childhood, where I used to spend weekend cooking together with my Italian "nonna" (grandma). What always surprised me of my nonna was that it didn't matter if 5 extra people turned up at her door last minute to join dinner - she would always manage to rustle something up with whatever was in the cupboard. In no time, the table would be packed with food. 

Since then, I have never stopped cooking. During an exchange program in Canada, I organized "Pasta Nights" where, together with a group of friends, we would cook a full meal (starter, main and dessert) for a large group of hungry university students. The cost? Just 5$ each. This experience taught me that healthy, delicious, and filling food doesn't have to be expensive or take hours to make.  

When I first started working in London, I struggled to find the time to cook my meals. I often had less than 30 minutes for my lunch break before my next client call, and was coming back home exhausted at 8pm after a long day (without anything ready for dinner). Instead of resorting to expensive and often unhealthy takeaways, I challenged myself to come up with recipes and hacks that make cooking healthy, quick, simple and involve minimal washing (because, let's be honest, who likes to do the dishes?!). 

I have named this style of cooking "Just Everyday Cooking" and it's what I am going to teach you in my classes.