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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.

Spring Weddings at Vineyard Cottages

Spring Weddings at Vineyard Cottages

Spring Weddings at Vineyard Cottages are some of our favourites. The blossoms here are stunning. We have such a beautiful combination of fruit tree and ornamental blossoms around the property. The colours throughout the spring months create the perfect back drop for our couples wedding photos.

Lockdown 5

Lockdown 5 This sign is on our wall just inside the front door. I threw a lemon at it! We all saw it coming but this lockdown been the hardest of all of them and to be brutally honest I’m over it. This is the first time Barry and I have been in a lockdown on our own....

Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake

This Lemon and Poppy Seed cake is a delicious addition to afternoon tea! We have a fabulous number of lemon trees at Vineyard Cottages and of course they all ripen around the same time. We zest, juice, peel and dehydrate lots through the winter to save for the summer...

Smoked Chilli Farro Risotto

Smoked Chilli Farro Risotto

Farro is an ancient grain packed full of nutrients. It is high in protein (always a tick in the box) fibre and antioxidants. Years ago I was introduced to it when I was working with Sabato and it's been a staple in our cupboards ever since. Even Nigella gave it the...

Creating New Horizons

Over the last couple of days, some of our big trees came down, creating new horizons. If you have stayed with us at Vineyard Cottages, you will know just how lucky we are to have so many stunning native and European trees throughout the property. A friend's husband...

Summer Spotify Play List!

Summer Spotify Play List!

At a recent party at Vineyard Cottages one of the guests asked us what our playlist was so we've decided to share our favourite tunes. This is our summer playlist and we'll add to it throughout the sunny season! Please send us your favourite songs to add or better...