Kurtz Orchards and Country Market

For those who love gourmet foods as part of their lifestyle -- whether it is growing, cooking, consuming, or all of these, our Lifestyle section is for you. Enjoy simple and helpful suggestions on how you can impress your family and friends and cook like a gourmet chef right in your very own home!

Check back with us often for new ideas, recipes, and entertainment tips that offer quick and easy ways to turn your simple foods into unforgettable tastes and presentations all your guests will be talking about.

Feature Recipe
Best Ever Peach Curd Cookies	[printer friendly version]
2 cups (500 mL) sifted all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons (30 mL) sugar salt 1 cup (250 mL) unsalted butter, chilled 1/3 whipping (80 mL) cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ½ cup (125 mL) sugar 1 cup (250 mL) icing sugar 1 teaspoon (5 mL) water 1 jar Kurtz Orchards Peach Curd In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar and salt. Cut butter into cubes and distribute them over the flour mixture. Using a pastry blender, cut the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse meal. In a small bowl, stir together the cream and vanilla. Add cream mixture to flour mixture and stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight. Preheat oven to 375F (180C). With a lightly floured rolling pin on a lightly floured work surface, roll out half the dough to a 1/8-inch thickness. Cut our cookies with a round cookie cutter. Transfer rounds to an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 7 to 8 minutes or until cookies are just beginning to brown slightly around the edges. Remove from baking sheet to a wire rack and cool completely. Repeat with remaining cookie dough. To prepare cookies, mix icing sugar and water together to form a thick icing. Spread icing over half the cookies. Spread a thick layer of peach curd over the remaining cookie halves. Place a cookie topped with icing on top of a cookie topped with peach curd to form a sandwich. Makes 24 cookies.

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Check them Out! Easy Entertaining tips using Kurtz Gourmet products.
Kurtz Orchards Black Olive Tapenade
	Add to sour cream and mayonnaise for a great dip
	Spread on sandwiches and on pizza for extra flavour

Artichoke Parmesan Tapenade
	Spoon over seared shrimp or scallops.
	Mix with spinach and Monterey Jack cheese. Heat and serve with crackers or crusty bread.

Cabernet Mushroom Tapenade
	Spread on crostini, toss with pasta or rice.

Olive Tapenade
	Wonderful as a dip mixed with sour cream and mayonnaise.
	Add to your favourite pizza or sandwich as an extra topping.

Mushroom Tapenade
	Perfect in any dish requiring mushrooms. Use to fill ravioli, savoury tarts or phylo triangles.

Sesame Garlic Sauce
	Toss with pasta, shredded chicken, julienne carrots, cucumbers and chopped nuts for a delightful salad.