TIP OF THE DAY: Tzatziki, A Low Calorie Sauce & Spread

Greek tzatziki, like Indian raita, is a cool and refreshing yogurt-cucumber sauce. In Greece, where it is accented with garlic and dill, it is also served as a meze, or appetizer, and is spread onto pita. The cucumbers can be puréed and strained, or seeded and finely diced; then mixed with yogurt, herbs, and sometimes,…
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GOURMET GIVEAWAY: A Grab Bag of Stonyfield Goodies

Enter to win this grab bag of goodies! Photo courtesy Stonyfield. If you have yet to taste Greek yogurt, you don’t know what you’re missing. Greek yogurt is thicker, richer and creamier than European-style yogurt. Not only does it have twice the protein of regular yogurt, fewer carbs and less lactose, but it’s easier to…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Easy Cheeses & Yogurts

Thick water buffalo yogurt from The Woodstock Water Buffalo Company is richer and sweeter than yogurt from cow, sheep or goat milk. Photo by Katrina Brown | IST. If you’re lactose-intolerant, or have guests who are, it’s generally due to the larger protein molecules in cow’s milk. Goat’s milk and sheep’s milk have smaller, more…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Lower Calorie Sauces

Another low-calorie tip: Mix condiments with nonfat yogurt to create tasty, low-calorie, creamy dressings, dips and sauces. While flavored mustards, pestos, salsas and savory chutneys are delicious low-calorie flavor-enhancers by themselves, transforming them into a creamy sauce adds versatility to your dishes. Using nonfat yogurt for a sauce base adds few calories compared with cream…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Crushed Peppermint Magic

It’s easy to add a touch of everything sweet in your holiday kitchen. Crush a package of red spiral peppermints between sheets of waxed paper with a rolling pin. (You can also crush candy canes.) Keep them in an airtight jar. Then, use them to apply a bit of holiday flavor to ice cream, the…
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