Savoury Scrolls
These scrolls are so versatile. They can be eaten straight from the oven, or cold from the smoko bag. Eating savoury scrolls for “smoko” can be quite satisfying for several reasons. Warm savory scrolls provide a sense of comfort, especially during a quick...
Soft and Sweet Date Scones
If you follow along on instagram you’ll know this is my go to recipe for sweet scones, it’s just so adaptable. Here are many reasons why this recipe is so adaptable. You can use the following alternative ingredients to make this recipe suit you; You could use...
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 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...
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.