Cottage Cheese help!!!

[KnottedYet]

As far as other high-protien vegetarian stuff:
I really like tempeh, tofu, quinoa, and beans-corn-rice. (mmmmm, daifuku!) At least as a vegetarian rather than vegan you can do eggs and milk, which are always good protein back-up.

I love the Moosewood cookbooks. Lots of great vegetarian recipes, and some good nutritional info in the back of the original (first) Moosewood cookbook.

[Grog]

I make myself wicked toast for breakfast most days. From bottom to top, here it is:

Wholegrain bread
Honey
Peanut butter
Cottage Cheese
Banana slices

Better with raspberries, but we're not in season.

I also have it with hard broiled eggs, salt and pepper.

[doc]

Mix blackberry jam into the cottage cheese. Yummm

[GLC1968]

I hate cottage cheese and refuse to eat it as is. I do use it in tons of recipes though. For me, the issue is the texture...taste is fine, but I just can't get past that texture. *shudder*

That said, if you really need to eat it, I've heard of three suggestions that might help you. 1) blend it so its smooth and use it as a topping on fruit, toast, crackers, etc. 2) mix with fruit yogurt (1/2 cc and 1/2 yogurt) or 3) mix in some apple butter.

[Thorn]

As Knotted said, tempeh, tofu, quinoa and rice & beans. The Horn of the Moon cookbooks are also very good. Sometimes I think they're better, at least for soups.

But, at the end of last summer we went through a similar situation. Our exercise had increased and we were missing proteins. We started throwing TVP into our plain red tomato sauces and including more tempeh and flavored tofus in what used to be just vegetable stir fries. Also, I try to grab some pistachios or cashews when I feel like chips (although walnuts would be better for you). When we get tired of bean soups, my DH makes a kick-butt tomato-peanut soup (sounds revolting, I know, but it tastes great).

Sorry, no hope on the cottage cheese....when I'm eating out at a salad bar, I'll often put cottage cheese on my salad, but usually only after a ride when I need that extra protein.

[Julibird]

Here's a link to a virtual shrine to cottage cheese - with yummy ideas:
http://www.stumptuous.com/cms/displayarticle.php?aid=23

Bon Appetit!
Julie

[bcipam]

I love cottage cheese but not all... try Knudsen's low fat small curd. For some reason the small curd is easier to eat and look at and the low fat means it's less runny, little whey to look icky. I can eat it plain but prefer it with chopped fruit such as pinapple or peaches. t can be used in the place of riccotta cheese and as a spread on toast, bagel and potatoes. For potatoes I add some Mrs. Dashes' spice mix (just alittle).

[SalsaMTB]

I absolutely love my cottage cheese w/ sugar and dill. Just sprinkle in a little sugar and fresh dill, mix it up and it's scrumptious!

Also, it's good with the canned pineapple chunks.

[mimitabby]

Try Ricotta cheese!
It doesn't have slimy little curds. I can't eat cottage cheese either. Ricotta
is basically the same thing (fresh cheese) without the lumps. Spreads on bread.
great with fruit.

Mimi

[caligurl]

oh ya.... like pam said.... brand matters! i tried the no name tub at sam's and the store branded from grocery stores and just don't care for it.... but the knudsen's (and i think it is the small curd) is good!

we mix ours with triple berry blend (comes frozen from sam's also... and i think i've read they sell it at costco, too!) fresh and frozen strawberries are good, too... but i really LOVE it mixed with triple berry blend.... if i make a meal of it.... i mix 1 cup/1 serving (140 grams) of fruit with 1 cup (2 servings 244 grams) of cottage cheese and one packet of splenda.... less than 300 calories and DELICIOUS!!!!

hubby used to mix his with yogurt (well... me, too... but i discovered the berries)..... i made him the berry blend one and now he refuses to eat it with yogurt anymore!

[bcipam]

I absolutely love my cottage cheese w/ sugar and dill. Just sprinkle in a little sugar and fresh dill, mix it up and it's scrumptious!

[withm]

Fat free cottage cheese on Finn Crisp crackers for lunch. Not runny or slimy at all.

[SalsaMTB]

lol...I was raised eating it that way, I guess I never even considered it strange Growing up, we always had frozen dill in the house just for the use. When I originally opened this thread, I couldn't believe no one had suggested this!

If you eat cottage cheese, try it! You don't need much sugar, sometimes I don't use any, but it does add a nice sweetness to it.