(More on that later.) What sparked my kefir kick in the kitchen was, of course, entirely accidental. I was baking and didn’t have the yogurt I needed, and rather than go the homemade buttermilk route ...

I first heard about kefir from a friend in California who takes only healthy organic vegetarian, non-dairy foods. Eating in her house is an adventure into vegetables, herbs and ingredients you may ...

Every morning, while the kettle heats the water for my coffee and my two-year-old slurps her Cheerios, I feed and strain my kefir grains. The grains—small, squishy clumps that resemble cauliflower ...

You could say that kefir has it all. The fermented milk product—which is made from milk and “kefir grains” consisting of bacteria and yeast—is rich in probiotics, B vitamins, vitamin C, and calcium.