10 Best Zucchini Recipes for you to Make
What to make when your zucchini plants start to over produce. The humble zucchini, also known as courgettes, are one of the most robust vegetable plants to grow from seed, and one you’ll get amazing produce results from. There is never a shortage of ideas and recipes...
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 make this no bake...
Top Ten Christmas Baking Ideas for a Special Gift
My love language is to give!Here are some ideas to gift this Christmas x At Christmas I love to gift homemade baking to say thank you to our friends, neighbours, the school bus driver, the children’s teachers, their dance and sports instructors, and to the residents...
The ‘Berry Forest’ no-bake slice
This six ingredient decadent slice is the perfect treat to share with friends. This is my friend Deb’s recipe. Deb often cooks for gangs of shearers who are busy shearing merino sheep for our gorgeous merino wool industry here in New Zealand. One of the wool handlers...
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.