Life’s Little Luxuries, part 1

Have you ever tasted Greek yogurt?  If not, you really, really must. 

I of course first fell in love with Greek yogurt in Greece, imagine that!  It just seemed like the right thing to do each morning -start with a bowl of that thick, creamy plain yogurt, adding that day’s assortment of honey, oats and fruit.  It sure beats an English breakfast of hunk-a-mushy tomato with beans any day!  Of course, my initial enjoyment of Greek yogurt was no doubt heightened by the smell of the ancient ruins in the air or the sight of the Mediterranean from the roof top.

But now my friends, you too can enjoy one of life’s little luxuries by simply heading over to your local Trader Joe’s.  No, they do not carry the odor of the ancients in a bottle or anything like that.  They have Greek yogurt!  They even have options: the expensive stuff or the cheaper stuff, the full-fat stuff or the non-fat stuff, the pre-flavored stuff and the plain stuff.  As much as I like the yogurt, I would never dream of telling you which of these many options you would like best-but I like the plain non-fat (trying to do the South Beach diet demands that I stick to the non-heart stopping non-fat stuff.)

I do dream of telling you that you don’t really appreciate yogurt unless you eat Greek yogurt though…just a thought.

For even more luxury, be sure to whip up some tzatziki:

fold together some Greek yogurt, grated cucumber, minced garlic, s&p and a bit of lemon juice. 

No measurements needed-just put in a good pile of cucumber and enough garlic to give it a kick.  Perfect with so many Greek things, or just regular veggies, bread, pita, or right out of the bowl.