Accidental Fat free Apple Cake
Yesterday I found a new recipe for apple cake from my friend Karen from Lavender and Lovage which is super quick and simple. I was running late and needed something speedy so thought I would try her fab recipe. Unfortunately whilst discovering that not only was I running late but I had also run out of most of our soft brown sugar (thank you children), so I subbed in different…
October 10, 2025Muddled blackberry and ginger cocktail recipe
Just a teeny tiny Sunday night pre dinner cocktail, totally how we live every week…or I was fretting over the end of the blackberries and found a recipe to use them! Blackberries Sprig of Rosemary Gin (I adore Bathtub gin, it’s as smooth as it is pretty!!!) Ginger Ale Plenty of ice Muddle the blackberries in a glass so beautifully smooshed together. Add plenty of crushed ice on top then…
September 23, 2025July’s Are You Sitting Comfortably with A J Pearce
Dear Miss Lake by A J Pearce We’re delighted to be welcoming back the lovely AJ Pearce for July’s Are You Sitting Comfortably. Author of the Sunday Times bestseller Dear Mrs Bird, AJ has a new book out and it’s the last in the Emmy Lake chronicles, Dear Miss Lake. AJ’s books have been published in the US, Canada and Australia, and in translation in over fifteen languages. Funny, uplifting and full of…
July 6, 2025Are You Sitting Comfortably? June with Jennifer Trevelyan
You know how Rebecca and I love a good twisting tale and this month’s book really grabbed us with its tension and suspense. If you’re a fan of Jenny Godfrey’s The List of Suspicious Things (Jenny is of course an AYSC alumni) and books like The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller and Kate Kemp’s The Grapevine which have also featured on our list of recommendations, then you’ll love Are You Sitting Comfortably’s June book pick…
June 17, 2025
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Hi, welcome to My English Country Cottage, a blog inspired by my successful Instagram page.
I have been writing about our family life in our 400 year old thatched cottage in the middle of nowhere (delivery drivers words) for just over a year and am now braving the world of 'blog'.
I have spent the past seven years making our house a home and have put my experiences into writing about cosy country interiors filled with florals, old books, roaring fires, oak beams and squashy sofas.
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