Quiet Spring Days at Home in England 🌿 Baking a Birthday Cake & Cosy Cooking

Welcome, and join me for a few quiet spring days at home in England — cosy cooking and simple moments
Some days move gently.
Between rain in the garden, cooking in the kitchen, and quiet moments with a journal, life slows down just enough to notice the little things.
In this cosy spring vlog, I share a few simple recipes from our home kitchen — a lemon meringue pie for my son’s birthday, a comforting Mediterranean creamy chicken dinner, and a slow breakfast inspired by traditional Irish boxty pancakes as St Patrick’s Day approaches.
There are also small everyday moments: setting a simple table, flowers brightening a grey day, a walk through the woods, and a quiet morning breakfast at home.
Sometimes the simplest days become the most beautiful ones.

What simple moments have brought you joy lately?

Recipes in this vlog
🍋 Lemon Meringue Pie
🍅 Creamy Mediterranean Chicken
☘️ Irish Boxty Pancakes

Full ingredients are listed below
🍋 Lemon Meringue Pie
For the lemon filling
Zest of 4 lemons
Juice of 4 lemons
80 g cornflour
600 ml water
160 g sugar
4 egg yolks
For the meringue
5 egg whites
230 g sugar
For the pastry
Sweet shortcrust pastry
🍅 Creamy Mediterranean Chicken
Ingredients
8–10 chicken thighs (skinless)
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
3 shallots (or 1 red onion)
2 garlic cloves
1 tin anchovies
150 ml sherry (or Marsala wine)
150 ml chicken stock
1 tbsp cornflour
1 tbsp cold water
190 g cherry tomatoes
90 g black olives
150 ml cream
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
To serve
Broccoli
Mashed potatoes
Spring onions

☘️ Irish Boxty Pancakes
Ingredients
130 g grated potato
(or leftover mashed potatoes)
130 g plain flour
¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
½ tsp salt
250 ml buttermilk
(or milk with a little lemon juice or vinegar)
For cooking
Butter or oil
Serving ideas
Avocado
Scottish smoked salmon
Poached eggs
Spring onions
Chives
Black pepper
British bacon
✨ Thank you for spending a little quiet time here.