The Art of Simple Living | Embracing Quiet Joys in the Countryside: Vintage Decor, Quiche & Brioche

Slow living & cottagecore dreamers — step into a midsummer escape with cozy cooking, vintage treasures, garden moments, homemade brioche, gentle rain, and that quiet kind of joy that lingers.

🌿 Welcome to a calm summer day in the countryside — far from screens, rush, and noise. In this soft vlog, I gently reset after work, decorate with vintage textiles, cook from the garden, and find peace in small, honest moments.

🕊️ If you crave quiet, beauty, and meaning in the everyday — this is your space.

The Art of Simple Living | Embracing Quiet Joys in the Countryside: Vintage Decor, Quiche & Brioche

🧺 Inside this midsummer cottagecore vlog:
• Soft summer light, quiet after-work pause & my cat Murik 🐈
• Unboxing cotton aprons & a sundress for kitchen calm
• Washing vintage fabrics, folding secondhand linens
• English pillowcases I’ll turn into handmade cushions
• A towel from Irish Cabin — Northern Irish textile charm
• Cleaning & oiling an old Italian wooden table
• Garden harvest: zucchini, tomatoes, basil, parsley
• Comfort cooking: chicken & veggie quiche from scratch
• Homemade shortcrust dough & oven warmth
• Rainy silence, light errands, and a slow July mood
• Ordering the wrong curtains — and laughing about it
• Starting a soft French brioche with coconut & vanilla cream
• Decorating with apricots & sharing it with friends over tea
• Sewing dreams & handmade life reflections

🍽 Recipes in this video:
• Buttery flaky dough for midsummer quiche
• Chicken, zucchini, tomatoes, herbs & cheese filling
• Coconut custard cream with white chocolate
• Light whipped vanilla cream with coconut flakes
• Apricot-topped brioche with gentle chill

💫 Why this vlog feels different:
• Real midsummer calm — rainy, warm, nostalgic
• Cottagecore life that’s slow, soft & meaningful
• Gentle homemaking & vintage-style care
• Small moments that quietly stay with you
• Not just a vlog — an emotional pause you can feel

🧵 If you love:
slow living, midsummer vlogs, cottagecore kitchen, vintage textiles, peaceful cooking, cozy July, countryside life, French brioche, zucchini recipes, calm days, handmade home, textile haul, garden harvest, emotional reset, cozy vintage decor — this vlog is made for you.

🫖 For first-time visitors from around the world:
Whether you’re watching from a big city, a coastal flat, or a village garden — this vlog is a soft place to land. Pour a drink, light a candle, and breathe.

🌸 Thank you for being here. May this midsummer moment bring you peace, warmth, and a little spark of joy.
See you next week 🤍

✨ In this video, I made a soft brioche with creamy coconut custard and whipped vanilla cream, but I used half of the ingredients from the original recipe and decorated the buns with apricots instead of berries.

🥐 Brioche Dough (halved in video)
Ingredients:

250 g flour

100 ml warm milk

5 g dry yeast

25 g sugar

1 egg (plus egg yolk for brushing)

A pinch of salt

40 g soft butter

Steps:

Mix warm milk, yeast, and sugar. Let foam for 10 minutes.

Add egg, flour, salt — knead.

Add butter, knead until smooth.

Cover and rise for 1 hour.

Divide into 6–7 pieces, shape with curled edges.

Fill centers with coconut custard.

Bake at 180°C for ~18–20 minutes.

🥥 Coconut Custard (halved in video)
Ingredients:

250 ml milk

30 g sugar

20 g cornstarch

4 g vanilla sugar

50 g white chocolate

20–25 g shredded coconut

Steps:

Cook milk, sugar, starch, and vanilla on medium heat, stirring.

Once thick, remove from heat and melt in the chocolate.

Add shredded coconut, let cool. Chill for at least 2 hours.

🍦 Whipped Vanilla Cream (halved in video)
Ingredients:

200 ml cold cream

2 tbsp powdered sugar

½ tsp vanilla

(Optional: ½ tbsp shredded coconut)

Steps:

Whip all ingredients cold until stiff.

Pipe over cooled brioche.

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