Raw No Bake Peppermint Slice
This no bake peppermint slice is delicious and easy to make. It is also a great healthy alternative to a store bought muesli bar or calorie rich slice at your local cafe. This slice is dairy free and to make it gluten free, substitute the rolled oats for coconut. Cut...
Easy Savoury Pizza Scrolls
A super quick and tasty savoury scroll recipe. Perfect for smoko, a morning tea shout, a fuelling snack after kids sports, or a substitute for a sandwich in the kids lunch boxes. The possibilities are endless. What shall I use as fillings?I have used tomato relish,...
The Best Homemade Playdough Recipe
I remember my mum making this recipe for me when I was a little girl. In fact it was a recipe submitted to the Otepopo School Cookbook fundraiser. Mums name proudly sitting under the recipe as a contributor. It’s quite nostalgic making it for my girls. Another...
Spiced Sugar Cookies
A delicious sweet chewy cookie with a hint of spice.The perfect biscuit or cookie for dunking in your cuppa. What will I need to make the spiced sugar coating? Castor sugarCinnamonMixed spice Make sure to mix together the spiced sugar coating, and store any remaining...
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.