Instructions: Although I agree yogurt cheese "has been done," Its always worth giving someone new to this neat, versatile stuff some tips. Gawd knows its bland and kinda icky on its own! (S)

I use my old Mr. Coffee coffee basket and filter to strain my yogurt. The Mr. Coffee is long gone, but the basket has lived 1000 lives! It balances very well.

Another tip I find makes my life really easy, is to mix any herbs or spices I might want in the resultant cheese into the yogurt
*before* I strain it!! It gives the flavors time to meld, and its much easier to mix in while liquidy than it is later when strained

The cheese, using delicious vanilla yogurt or coffee yogurt, even makes a great "sour cream" topping for cheesecake. I love it!!

I also puree silken tofu, stir in spices, and strain it in the same manner. Very effective!

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