Matsoni: The Easiest Yogurt You’ll Make

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matsoni - the easiest yogurt you'll ever make

Want an easy homemade yogurt? It doesn’t get easier than matsoni or the many other traditional yogurts that culture best at room temperature (think of villi, piima and filmjolk).  Even if you’re so clumsy in the kitchen that you manage to burn water, you can make this simple, easy yogurt.  Just whisk starter culture with [...]

Labneh or Yogurt Cheese

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Labneh – a yogurt cheese of middle eastern origin – is remarkably versatile and very easy to make at home.   Alternately known as lebni, labni or laban, labneh is found all across the middle east where it’s popularly rolled into small balls, served with unrefined extra virgin olive oil and used as a condiment. [...]

Giveaway: Cultures for Health

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In the past few weeks, I’ve enjoyed a little treat: fresh, homemade matsoni courtesy of a new company Cultures for Health.   Matsoni is a nice tart yogurt hailing from Georgia and was thought to convey long life.   Matsoni is also a room-temperature yogurt that cultures well with minimal effort. For those of you [...]