Honey’d Pears

Honey’d Pears

We are so spoilt for fruit in the summer months here, that when Autumn comes we are still craving sweet fruit. We have a beautiful old house at the backyards which has a few scraggly pear trees. This year however none fruited and I was disappointed. So when a friend...
Quick Salmon Quiche

Quick Salmon Quiche

I know this a contentious issue in most farming households.  Apparently real men don’t eat quiche!  Even though a bacon and egg pie is acceptable – a quiche however is considered a sin. It doesn’t mean you can’t not make it though, and I’m sure...
Cinnamon Scrolls

Cinnamon Scrolls

Soft, easy and delicious cinnamon scrolls without having to wait for yeast to proof. I must admit that I am hopeless when working with yeast.  But I am really good at finding cheat alternatives to some of my favourite sweet recipes. Before I begin, I think we...
Pappy’s Scones

Pappy’s Scones

Pappy was the shearer’s cook on Otematata Station while on ‘stay-out’ with Adrian Cox’s Shearing Gang during the eighties.I was given this recipe by my husband Joe’s Aunty Katrina, who knew it as a muffin recipe. With a few tweaks it...
This is me

This is me

This is me. I am Philippa Cameron 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...