For more than 4,000 years yogurt has been a staple of the peasants and the poor, and a delicacy on the table of the wealthy. Kings and other royalty have feasted for four millennia on yogurt blended with exotic Eastern spices in elaborately prepared dishes.
Since yogurt is so versatile and readily available, we decided to share some of our favorite ways of using yogurt in our daily cooking-adding mouth-watering flavor to familiar foods such as bread, chicken, fish, beets, and fruits.
If you've never cooked with yogurt or you have no idea as to how to make yogurt cheese, you'll first want to read our 'Yogurt 101' in this month's cooking tips. Once done, you'll be ready to enjoy such delights as
(for the recipes, click on The Recipes or click on the individual recipe above)