We are the champions...and champions eat frozen yogurt!

A couple of features on this blog are representative of my personality:

• I love food.
• I love to eat.
• I love to cook.
• I love to take pictures of food I cook and eat.

Some other things, though, simply have not been revealed yet. Perhaps you aren't aware of my undying love of The Sound of Music, or how I'm preparing to redesign my gorgeous studio apartment, or even how I truly believe I have an addiction to all things ice cream related.

Perhaps you don't realize how important March Madness is to me. While it's not an excuse, part of the reason I haven't been so great about updating this blog is due to the advancement of one of the greatest men's collegiate basketball teams of all time.


GO DUKE.

That's right, I'm a Blue Devil. I realize that a lot of people unnecessarily hate the Gothic Wonderland, but for me, it's all love, baby!

Last night, Duke won the 2010 NCAA Championship title by winning an extremely close game with Butler. Mad props to Butler this year for a hugely successful season! The game was a nail-biter, and ulcer-developer..er, and generally a screamfest for those of us in the audience.

I watched with a lovely group of people, mostly fellow Dukies, in a friend's house. In the spirit of potluck, I contributed something...well, let's just say that I went home with an empty container.


DUKE BLUEBERRY FROZEN YOGURT

16 oz. frozen blueberries
1/2 cup turbinado sugar
pinch salt
1/2 lemon, juiced and zested
1 tsp cinnamon
2 cups low-fat vanilla yogurt
3/4 cup whole milk

In a saucepan, heat blueberries, sugar, salt, and cinnamon. Stir until sugar has dissolved. You may want to add a little water if you see the sugar burning. Once the sugar dissolves, add lemon juice and zest. Pour mixture into a blender and puree. Allow puree to cool and place in refrigerator until well-chilled.

Mix cold blueberry puree with vanilla yogurt and whole milk. Follow directions on your ice cream maker to prepare frozen yogurt. Makes approximately 1 1/2 quarts.

This frozen yogurt pairs extremely well with ginger cookies.