Copies of the recipe book are now available for purchase from Moutere Gold in Upper Moutere, and Mapua Country Trading Co. in Mapua. Hurry – get yours while stocks last! With 42 fabulous ways to serve healthy, delicious blackcurrants, these books make excellent gifts. No cook should be without one!
A huge thank-you to our guest chef, Horst Wellmeyer, of Seifried Vineyard Restaurant for his fabulous cookery demo, and an equally huge thank-you to all of you who made it to yet another wonderful day for the Sarau Festival. As promised, here are the recipes that featured: Horst’s Blackcurrant Recipes
Most supermarkets carry Sujon packs of Blackcurrants in their freezers – if you can’t find them – ask for them! Alternatively this weekend and week only they are available to pick FREE off the Moutere Highway at Harakeke. The farm entrance is opposite the Moutere end of Harley Road. Happy Picking! If you can’t pick … Continued
The Mighty Blackcurrant Recipe Book has been compiled especially for the Sarau Festival by festival founder and long time blackcurrant grower Jenny Leith. Recipes have come from renowned chefs, blackcurrant growers, and members of this community who willingly contributed their culinary expertise and made the 2008 Festival such a success by entering their blackcurrant cooking … Continued
Last year was so much fun with all of you entering your favourite blackcurrant creations that we are running another competition at this year’s Festival. Enter into the fun and help the festival fly by bringing along exciting innovations, or just good old fashioned cooking! Or simply go to the recipe tab above and adapt … Continued
Check out our archive of sumptuous blackcurrant recipes from the 2008 festival here. If you would like to contribute to the 2009 recipe portfolio, we would love to hear from you – please send your recipe ideas to jenny [at] saraufestival [dot] co [dot] nz Previous Recipes of the Week: Blackcurrant Leaf Sorbet – Recipe … Continued
