I like it when people reuse items for purposes other than their original design. For example, as I left Fairway today, I saw a lady put an extra grocery bag on her head as a hat to protect her hair. My mom always uses newspaper to clean a mirror. Yesterday when I was at the Bronx Zoo, there was a little squirrel monkey that used an old sock as a toy. You get the idea. 
I like to use my one cup coffee filter holder as a Greek yogurt maker, but you could also use a coffee filter in a sieve. Just fill up the filter with some yogurt and stick it in the fridge overnight and voila! Greek yogurt. Well, sort of.
Remember, I'm dedicating my life to health and fitness, so instead of yogurt with some fat which I love, I've been eating the no fat stuff, but I've been craving the richness of Greek yogurt. I'm never going to calculate it, but I think this process is cheaper than just buying no fat Total Greek yogurt. On the FreshDirect website, they have 17.6 oz priced at $4.89 and the little 5 oz at $1.89. Meanwhile, I got some stuff at Fairway called Axelrod. It's 32 oz for $2.29. Granted, there's some shrinkage in the product as the whey drains out, but whatever. I've been drizzling honey and nuts on the yogurt but I've also added cucumber and green onion to make a raita or tzatziki type of spread for bread. Like I said, it's not delicious like the Greek yogurt dessert from Kefi that's pictured, but it does the trick. Now if I could just figure out some kind new use for all these darn yogurt tubs.
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Allen is super into greek yogurt. I find at bit to thick. But he also recommends White Cow yogurt and this really expensive Icelandic yogurt that they sell at Grand Central Market called Siggis I think? It's like 5 dollars for a little cup but there are really eccentric flavors. Again...too thick for me, but tasty nonetheless
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