All Things Yogurt

Steak and Mushroom Slow Cooker Soup

September 7, 2011 All Things Yogurt

My freezer is a black hole. Until I devise a better method of organization, I need recipes like this. I recently found a package of round steak in the bottom of my freezer– slightly past its prime.  I bought it on sale with the idea of whipping up a fancy little dinner dish the next [...]

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Greek Yogurt and Cucumber Sauce for Fish

August 10, 2011 All Things Yogurt

The average American eats only 3.5 ounces of the recommended 8 ounces of fish every week. Some weeks, I’m not even average. I love fish but it’s a bit expensive in my landlocked city. It also stinks up the house when I cook it and furthermore, I don’t have a large repertoire of simple and [...]

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How To Strain Yogurt the Easy Way

June 9, 2011 All Things Yogurt

Because I’m addicted to the dreamy, creamy white elixir called Greek yogurt, I learned to make it myself and along the way discovered how to streamline the straining process making it even easier. No problem if you don’t make your own yogurt at home. The same method will work with store-bought regular yogurt. In the [...]

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More Than Six Ways To Incubate Yogurt Without a Yogurt Maker

May 13, 2011 All Things Yogurt

It was a nervous moment just before the sonographer put the probe on my daughter-in-law’s still-flat belly. Our imaginations were pulsing with prayers, hopes and dreams. Was there really a baby in there like the test said? As the probe began to dance around in search of new life, we spotted something doing the jitterbug. [...]

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Flaky All-Butter Pie Crust with Yogurt

April 17, 2011 All Things Yogurt

As promised, this is the pie crust seen in the previous post for Banana Cream Pie. Opening the oven to find a misshapen, melted or just plain ugly pie crust is one of my top culinary frustrations. It drives my current obsession to find a better method and/or recipe guaranteed to produce a buttery, rich, flaky [...]

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