In our own words, the life, the fun and the food we have at Vineyard Cottages. From our little haven we love to be creative, share recipes, share stories and give you a short but sweet insight into the goings on behind the scenes at VC. This little ditties don’t come from the hand of a professional writer, quite often there are spleling mistakes – forgive us! If you’re a fan of easy baking, one of our most loved recipes is this Orange and Sour Cream Cake we make with our delicious oranges. We just love it! There are more blog posts on our The Big Foody food tours website for your amusement.
Dhal – ing comfort food
Simple and fabulous Dhal Over the duration of lockdown cooking for the team at VC became my source of comfort. For the first couple of weeks we were all in a bit of a daze wondering what was happening with the world. Dhal became the simple answer to a...
Hot Buttered Whiskey
Winter cocktails are some of our favourite and this hot buttered whiskey is fabulous.
Whiskey Apple Sour
There is pip fruit on trees all around the area and when you pop into places like Boric or Kumeu Produce, lots of the display is full of local apples, persimmons, pears and grapes. My parents headed back to the UK this week on the first day of Level Three and Dad left...
Roast Lemon and Bay Leaf Spiked Lemonade
So in times of lockdown while we had a resident mixologist we decided to fling some cocktails around to keep our spirits up. We do love a good Vineyard Cottages cocktail and with a huge bay tree and lots of lemons this is a favourite! It's lemon season here at VC so...
Lock Down at Vineyard Cottages
We’re in the first week of lock down at Vineyard Cottages, so of course we’re testing the cocktail recipes.
Getting in the Spring of it
When the sunshine is out and there is a full house of team members from around the world, we get out into the garden.
Chicken Meatball Soup
Anything better than chicken soup? We don’t think so and this is a soup in a million
Batten Down the Hatches
Wild and windy nights and days at Vineyard Cottages, but spring is in the air.
Winter Massage and Why!
Why winter massage is such a good idea!
Cranberry and Maple Syrup Flapjacks
Cranberry and Maple Syrup Flapjacks A team favourite here at Vineyard Cottages are the cranberry and maple syrup flapjacks. Easy to whip up a batch and keep for the week. At VC they disappear in minutes! If you take the base recipe, you can add whatever dried...
Hitch’d 2019
Hitch'd Wedding Show 2019The last weekend the team and I were at the Hitch'd wedding fair at the Kumeu Show Grounds along with 85 other industry specialists and exhibitors. Kumeu Show Grounds isn't known for its beauty! The last time we were there was the Kumeu Show...