There's such an 80s diet feel to cottage cheese, that, whenever I buy it, I feel like I should flick my perm and rush off to an aerobics class. This is strange, as I buy it a lot. Despite the horrible dieting rep, I love it. I'm sure if it was Italian and double the price we'd all like it a lot more, but it suffers from its familiarity. I had some (cheap) ricotta last night and I swear my creamy cottage cheese is ten times nicer.I like to tart it up a bit with some lemon zest, a few thyme leaves, pepper and a glug of olive oil. And then I put it on everything from crumpets to jacket potatoes. It's a good alternative to the ubiquitous (in our house anyway) cheddar cheese. The kids love it too.
I grew up on cottage cheese, my ma thought it was very healthy. My brother still buys it and loves it with marmite on fresh bread or crackers!
ReplyDeleteOh i love cottage cheese!!! i eat it with cut up fruit, tuna and celery...pretty much anything really! :) this is a great new twist....and i've got a HUGE tub in the fridge that needs eating up! thanks :)
ReplyDeletecottage cheese and fresh fruit? That's a great twist on the old-school cottage cheese with pineapple chunks. In fact come to mention it, I've got some fresh pineapple at the mo', that's tomorrow's lunch sorted!
ReplyDeleteTwo hippos: I'm glad your mother's enthusiasm didn't put off your brother. I'm going to try it with marmite.
I like cottage cheese too, love the cool creaminess of it, my favourite way is with lots of freshly ground black pepper.
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My heart wept with the envy of it all. Is he truly wonderful in real life? Of course he must be. That accent is so swoon-worthy.
*creeps away sheepishly*