Yogurt: Sweet and Savory Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner [A Cookbook]

A fresh, modern yogurt-centric cookbook that showcases the versatility of this dairy superstar in more than 50 recipes for appetizers, salads, soups, sauces, marinades, beverages, and desserts, and provides fail-proof directions for making your own yogurt at home.
 
Americans have fallen in love with yogurt, thanks to its creamy texture, tangy flavor, and health-promoting probiotic cultures. In Yogurt, a fresh and modern full-color cookbook, author Janet Fletcher introduces recipes, from roasted tomato bruschetta with yogurt cheese to meatballs in a warm yogurt sauce toa golden yogurt cake, that showcase yogurt in dishes both rustic and sophisticated. Drawing inspiration from the culinary traditions of Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, India, and beyond, this useful handbook includes a guide to purchasing yogurt (all of the recipes work with quality store-bought brands), advice on choosing a yogurt maker, and easy methods for making yogurt, Greek yogurt, and yogurt cheese at home.

 
“Janet Fletcher has written the book we yogurt-lovers have long been waiting for. Her recipes remind me of dishes I tasted in numerous Mediterranean and Middle-Eastern home kitchens where yogurt is an essential ingredient and where the best home cooks understand just how to use it. A beautiful book, authoritative and inspiring.”
–Paula Wolfert, author of The Food of Morocco
 
“Yogurt is so much more than a breakfast or snack. Janet seamlessly weaves it into a collection of beautiful, vibrant and healthful recipes that are sure to be a frequent reference for weeknight meals and parties with friends.”
–Sara Forte, author of The Sprouted Kitchen

JANET FLETCHER is the author or coauthor of more than two dozen books on food and beverages, including Cheese & Wine, Cheese & Beer, and The Cheese Course. Her weekly email newsletter, Planet Cheese, is read by cheese enthusiasts internationally, and she is a member of the Guilde Internationale des Fromagers. A longtime contributor to the San Francisco Chronicle, Janet has received three James Beard Awards and the IACP Bert Greene Award for her newspaper journalism. Her food and beverage writing has also appeared in numerous national magazines, including Saveur, Bon Appétit, Fine Cooking, Culture, and Food & Wine. She lives in Napa Valley but teaches cooking and cheese-appreciation classes around the country (see www.janetfletcher.com).