Cypress Ridge Cottages
Catering Services in Southern Downs

A cosy fire in winter, savouring the local wines and gourmet foods, a shady veranda in summer, your cottage set amongst the tranquil bush setting; this is what awaits you at cypress ridge cottages. Kangaroos, possums and birds abound. Take a walk around the property with its rugged beauty of granite outcrops and natural bushland. Enjoy an afternoon of bush bocce in the shade of the gum trees. A guest laundry is available as well as dvd's and library. All cottages have a pot belly stove, full kitchen facilities and barbecues. The cottage styles reflect the history of australia but with the luxuries you expect. The pioneer cottages are perfect for couples and the settler while ideal for couples, can sleep four - great also for the family getaway. Just three hours from brisbane, they are situated in ballandean, the heart of queensland's granite belt wine country. Sample the local wineries, explore the natural beauty of one of the three nearby national parks, taste the local produce at one of their local cafes, restaurants or tavern or just relax on your verandah and watch the world go by. The choice is yours.

Cypress Ridge is a property with a garlic farm holiday cottages located on it within the Granite Belt region of South East Queensland. The property was originally a stone fruit orchard in the sixties. When the Cox family purchased the farm in 2008, it was a parsley farm. Then in 2010, due to a water shortage, this was replaced with Garlic. There was eternal discussion on what could be made from the farm. It started with the suggestion of Pickled Garlic by Carole while mucking around. Who knew this would grow into a packed range of garlic products! After much taste testing, the caramelized Garlic Balsamic Vinegar was bottled released to the surrounding area. And it was a hit! The flavors, the sweetness the numbers of ways it could be used, meant Aaron was now having to do many deliveries around the area. It was so important to the family, to have Australian garlic and with this product, they found only a quarter of the conventional amount of minced garlic was needed in their recipes. Carole perfected her Australian pickled garlic recipe by using some locally made White Chardonnay Balsamic and locally grown herbs as healthy as a scanty elusive ingredients which ensured that it wasn’t lengthy until the Pickled Garlic became one of the superior sellers. Swift forward to 2017 where the latest products have impartial reach straight out of the kitchen and are now being delivered all over Australia. The Black garlic started out as an idea Aaron had brewing. He bought a trivial Pie warmer, a couple of bulbs of garlic and a bit of experimentation for 40 days to see what would happen earlier building a more permanent and painstaking fermenting chamber. The result was different he had ever tasted before. The garlic flavor was more subtle, there was a sweetness a pretty flavor for cooking with. From pastas, to Antipasto platters this is something that can be impaired virtually wherever you would use garlic, but would like a depth of flavor. This is then broken down by hand prior placed in the little packets you see. Meanwhile the smoked garlic salt is smoked over the pecan wood and then mixed with the pink Himalayan salt earlier they are baked together to infuse the flavor. Finally the blend is smoke again to ensure a robust smokiness. This range is made by a family passionate about food, about living humbly yet with lofty expectations of what they do while taking concern of their surroundings. It is not very often you see a product that has been taken care of from the inception of the idea to when the parcel depart this farm heads out beyond the hills, and it so exciting to see this style of business within Australia.