Cherry-Pomegranate, one of five new 0%
flavors. Photo courtesy FAGE.

FAGE (pronounced FA-yeh), the first major Greek yogurt brand in the U.S., has expanded its Total 0% line with flavored yogurts.

In addition to the original plain yogurt, those who want to cut out the fat can enjoy the rich, creamy, triple-strained yogurt in Blueberry Açaí, Cherry-Pomegranate, Honey, Mango Guanabana and Strawberry Goji.

Each 5.3-ounce container has 120 calories, zero fat or cholesterol, 11g protein and 19g total carbohydrate (including 16g sugar). One serving contains 15% of your Daily Value of calcium.

The flavoring is kept in a separate compartment to maintain the integrity of the yogurt until right before consuming.

FAGE began in 1926, when Athanassios Filippou opened a small dairy shop in Athens, Greece. It was a rural neighborhood with a single train station nearby. As travelers came and went, Filippou’s store gradually became known for its creamy and delicious yogurt.

We love shopping in farmers markets. The pleasant environment, the food and the ability to buy directly from the grower can’t be beat.

Everything is super fresh, often picked (or caught) just the day before. The food is locally produced: It doesn’t travel across the country (or across continents) to get to you. And since the variety of fruits, veggies, meat, poultry, fish, cheeses, breads, etc. is always changing, shopping at farmers markets can add instant variety to your diet.

Best of all, when you bring home great-tasting, high-quality fresh ingredients, your job becomes much easier. With some simple, unfussy cooking (often, merely some chopping), you can look like a culinary genius. The food already tastes great!

 
Find a farmers market at LocalHarvest.org.

While you’re there, click on the CSA tab to learn about Community Supported Agriculture. It has become a popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from a farmer. Participants get a weekly box of seasonal food, ensuring that they get the freshest fruit and produce and guaranteeing an income for the farmer.

So it’s time for a little spring cleaning.

Here are some kitchen spring cleaning tips from Chef Geoffrey Zakarian of The National restaurant in New York City.

 
Before you start, treat yourself to some great-smelling cleaning products. We like lavender, and have stocked up on lavender countertop cleaner, scrubbing powder and all purpose cleaner from Mrs. Meyers Clean Day. The company also has products in Apple, Baby Blossom, Basil, Geranium, Honeysuckle and Lemon Verbena scents.

It turns out that the Belgian glass may be the best for enhancing the flavor of beer.

Like a Champagne glass, a good globe beer glass has etched lines at the bottom of the bowl that help to create a continuous stream of bubbles.

Wine glass expert Riedel—which makes a different-shaped glass to enhance the unique qualities of each type of wine—sells a modified globe glass for beer.

If you’re in the market for new drinking glasses, check out the globes.

See the different types of beer glasses.

Some things that look hard are actually really easy.

Take Spring Salad In A Cucumber Vase. The “vase” is actually a cucumber wrap filled with a multicolor spring lettuce mix.

What’s a spring lettuce mix? It varies by producer, but can include arugula, baby spinach, endive, frisée, green and red oak leaf, mustard greens, red and green romaine, lolla rossa (a fully curled red lettuce), radicchio and Swiss chard.

Take a look at how to turn a cucumber and a bag of spring lettuce mix into a work of art:

Find more salad recipes in our Vegetables Section.