Recipes & Cooking

Tzatziki, marinades, baking swaps, breakfasts and desserts built on strained yogurt.

15 Greek Yogurt Breakfasts and High-Protein Snacks (With the Protein Count for Each)

Bowls, overnight oats, savoury plates, smoothies and snacks built on strained yogurt, each with an approximate protein and calorie figure so you can pick by goal rather than by photo.

Vangelis Pallis

2 days ago4 min read

Cooking and Baking with Greek Yogurt: Substitutions, Marinades, Sauces and the Rules for Heat

How to swap Greek yogurt for sour cream, cream, butter, mayonnaise and buttermilk; why it tenderises meat; how to keep it from splitting in a hot pan; and a Greek yogurt cake that works every time.

Vangelis Pallis

2 days ago5 min read

Greek Yogurt with Honey and Walnuts, and Ten Other Ways Greeks Actually Eat It

The national dessert takes thirty seconds and three ingredients, if they are the right three. Which honey, which yogurt, how to toast the walnuts, plus spoon sweets, breakfast, savoury and taverna uses.

Vangelis Pallis

2 days ago4 min read

Authentic Tzatziki: The Greek Recipe, the Technique That Keeps It Thick, and the Mistakes to Avoid

Strained yogurt, cucumber squeezed dry, garlic, olive oil, vinegar, salt, dill. The ratios Greek households use, why the cucumber must be salted and wrung out, how long it keeps and the common ways it goes wrong.

Vangelis Pallis

2 days ago4 min read

How to Make Greek Yogurt at Home: Step-by-Step Method, Timings and Troubleshooting

One litre of milk, a spoon of live yogurt, a cloth and about 12 hours. The method, the temperatures that matter, what to do with the whey, and why your batch came out thin.

Vangelis Pallis

2 days ago4 min read