My friend Christy and I have been talking a lot about cooking. We share the same love for most things food. I asked her to do a guest post about something to do with breakfast. I can’t wait to try her recipe!

Here’s Christy…

My name is Christy.  I am a wife, a mom to four kids, and I love to cook.  Since our oldest child was born almost twelve years ago, I have discovered that cooking is like therapy for me. When I put the time and energy into planning and preparing healthy meals for my family, it truly feeds my soul.  I credit much of this love to my mom, who inspired me to bake apple pies and stew whole chickens when I was in high school, and to this day remains one of the best cooks I know!  When we were together at her house this summer, my mom made homemade yogurt in her crock-pot, and I was sold!  Though I had dabbled with yogurt-making a couple of years ago, I found it to be too labor intensive for the amount it yielded and the clean-up required.  However, the crock-pot method is easy, you can make a half-gallon at a time and the clean-up is a breeze!  Plus, I am sold on how economical it is and the creamy, rich texture – you can’t buy yogurt like this.  We use plain yogurt at our house in many different ways – for breakfast with fruit, honey, and granola; to make hearty oatmeal pancakes; as a substitute for mayonnaise or sour cream in some cases; and as a snack sweetened with maple syrup and vanilla.