Filling and Fuelling Lunch Box Ideas
In this blog post I have compiled a list of some of my favourite lunch box ideas. Perfect for the kids going back to school. Okay so let’s start of with more of MY favourite recipes. Pineapple and Carrot Muffins with Cream Cheese Icing This recipe is perfect for...
10 Best Zucchini Recipes for you to Make
What to make when your zucchini plants start to over produce. There are few vegetables more generous than the humble zucchini — or courgette, if you prefer the European name. Grown easily from seed and thriving in even the most enthusiastic Kiwi vege garden, zucchini...
Beetroot Relish Recipe
This vibrant pink relish will wow your taste buds! This is my friend Jane’s recipe. She is one of my favourite humans in the world. We’ve been friends since we met on our first day in our hall of residence when we attended teachers college (over twenty...
How to Make My Rocky Road Slice
The original recipe with a fabulous photograph to accompany the recipe can be found in my first book ‘A High Country Life’. Lottie Hedley has done such a fabulous shot of this decadent slice. In the book I write “It has become a bit of a tradition to...
HI – I’M PHILIPPA
I am the station cook at Otematata Station in the Waitaki Valley of the South Island, New Zealand. Most days I provide smokos (morning and afternoon tea) and lunches to our staff of shepherds. Some days if they are out on our remote high country blocks I will also prepare a lunch that can be eaten with a cuppa in one hand and their lunch in the other. Read More.