Y is for yaourt/yogurt

yaourt :: yogurt

if winter was all about mariage frères green tea with petit écolier cookies, this spring we've discovered the many uses of plain greek yogurt. french yogurt is good, and we've eaten our fair share, but greek really is better. and think of plain yogurt like a painter's canvas - so many possibilities!

here are two of our favorites:

**the homemade creamsicle**

1 C greek yogurt

1 C oj

1 C strawberries, raspberries, whatever berries you like, really

2 t vanilla extract (the original recipe calls for vanilla bean pods...? too much work)

1 heaping T clover honey

i added half a giant banana last time, which i think is a nice touch. otherwise, it's pretty tart.

toss it all in the blender and pour into popsicle molds (we use old yogurt glasses, which also make great picnic wine glasses. you can't eat them like a popsicle though because of the way the glass is shaped, but that hasn't diminished my enjoyment one bit.)

**greek treat**

1 C greek yogurt

a handful of dried apricots, cut into bite-size pieces

a handful of sliced, toasted almonds

a good drizzle of honey

the lousy quality of the light isn't helping this last pic much, but i must say, this is SO GOOD. there was a two-week period in march where i ate it daily. sometimes twice a day.

bon appétit!