Cottage Cheese help!!!

[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!

[FreshNewbie]

I love cottage cheese but alos can't eat large curd ones. Fornutelly, Friendship makes this cottage cheese 1% fat and it's in this pink jar and it's called "WHIPPED" so you dont have to throw it in the blender. It's smooth, not runny, just right and is sold in most supermarket stores.
What i do with my cottage cheese is basically add either bluberry or cranberry jam. Or sometimes a little brown sugar and throw in some dried cranberries or nuts.
If I am making it at home then i can get a little creative and take some diced banana, diced apples and throw it on the pan, top it with 1-2 tbsp of honey and glaze it for couple of minutes until fruit becomes soft. Then put this whole yummy mixture on top or next to your cottage cheese and sprincle with some cinnamon. It tastes like a really desert but still healthy and nutritious for you. I recommend to try it!!!
But these are breakfast meals, if you want something for lunch, then you could pretty much use it in everything. Try a little flat bread, top with some whippied cottage cheese, some greens on top, some spices maybe if you like and top it with thin slices of tomatoes.
Enjoy!

[Offthegrid]

I *love* cottage cheese, but sadly I'm also lactose intolerant. I heard Lactaid makes a cottage cheese, but I haven't found it at my regular grocery store. Maybe at Trader Joe's? Can you freeze cottage cheese?

[carolp]

I mix it up with plain yogurt and salsa and eat it with tortilla chips. Plain it's just kind of, well, plain.

[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.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I know it adds sugar and calories, but I always used to like the cottage cheese that came with the little pineapple bits mixed in it already. Convenient too.
Count me as one who really prefers the large curd type. Otherwise, without curds, what's the point of cottage cheese's whole existance?

[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.