Otematata Wool by Philippa Cameron
From the high country of the Waitaki Valley we bring you our flock of fine black merinos. The creators of the ‘Out-Cast’ knitting yarn. Our small flock of black merinos have been the creators of this 100% natural coloured wool, which when blended with our...
Fruit Leather
A great homemade fruit leather snack for your child’s lunch box There is more madness than method with this recipe. There aren’t often measured quantities, as I use left over stashes of fruit from the freezer or the left over fruit that doesn’t get preserved,...
Station Gingernuts
The perfect dunking Gingernut biscuit made in only ONE pot! Crinkly on top. Hard outer to avoid crumbling. Soft inside. What more do you want in a gingernut?! I created this biscuit as part of a partnership with Swanndri. My brief was a robust recipe that compliments...
Emily’s Zucchini Relish
This Indian inspired zucchini relish not only helps rid you of the excess zucchini you have been growing. But it is also the only relish you will need to eat with cheese and crackers! Every late-summer garden in New Zealand seems to deliver the same quiet threat:...
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.