Since you are here, you might be wondering who Booteracooks is?
Ciao everyone!
My name is Andrea, and I’m an Italian home cook based in the UK. I was lucky enough to grow up spoiled by my parents’ amazing food, so when I moved out at 21, I naturally felt the urge to learn how to cook all my favorite recipes properly.
I started working as a casino dealer, and those first few months in England were an absolute food nightmare. My diet mostly consisted of Greggs sausage rolls, English-style pizza (which, let’s be honest, has little to do with real pizza), McDonald’s, and KFC.
It wasn’t until I started really missing proper pizza that I decided to give cooking a go. Surprisingly, my first few attempts weren’t too bad! In fact, they were already better than most of the takeaway options around me.
That’s when I began calling my mom for recipes, and bit by bit, I fell in love with cooking. These days, I’m a lot more adventurous and experimental in the kitchen, but I still have a deep love for the classic Italian dishes I grew up with. And more than anything, I love sharing the things I love!
In this blog, I’ll be sharing my favorite recipes—both traditional and new ones suggested by you across social media. I’ll also talk about what it’s like to dive into content creation from scratch, because I started this journey with zero experience in filming, lighting, camera angles, and especially video editing.
But I’m learning! And every video I upload feels like a small victory.
I’ll be sharing our wins, some life updates, and hopefully a lot of delicious food along the way.
Thanks for being here—I hope you enjoy the ride.
Love,
Andrea