In article om>,
"Nancy2" > wrote:

> Tara wrote:
> > I have never cared much for cottage cheese (except during my
> > pregnancy, when I craved cottage cheese and yogurt). I've only tried
> > it by itself or with fruit. My feelings about it were -- eh, if you
> > served it to me I would eat enough to curb my hunger. Not bad, not
> > great.
> >
> > I read a mention of cottage cheese and cucumber and suddenly that
> > sounded so good to me. I chopped up a cucumber and lightly salted it.
> > I tossed the cucumber with cottage cheese and mixed in ground pepper.
> > It's so good! Such a simple thing to have never tried before. Now
> > I'm really craving it. Maybe add a dash of Tabasco sauce next time,
> > maybe add some tomato or carrots.
> >
> > Tara
>
> I usually eat cottage cheese with peeled, chopped tomato and chopped
> iceberg or Romaine lettuce ... if I don't have those, snipped fresh
> chives will work - plus salt & pepper, of course.
>
> N.

I like it with tomato or I'll sometimes stuff an Avocado with it.
I also use it as a salad base sometimes and do not use any dressings.

Here is the most recent cottage cheese salad that I served to dad for
lunch. Apologies, this is a re-run. <G> It's boston butter lettuce with
about 1 cup of cottage cheese parked in the middle, surrounded by sliced
avocado, cocktail shrimps and topped with sliced black olives and sesame
seeds. You have to look to see the cottage cheese but it's really the
bulk of the salad:

http://i15.tinypic.com/2nai9p3.jpg

There are not a lot of things that CC does not go with imho. I've used
it in frittatas and Omelets as well as just serving it on a plate topped
with poached eggs and a little bit of shredded jack cheese. I've also
dumped a little into hot soups to add texture and creaminess.

I had a cup of CC yesterday with some cocktail shrimp and a little bit
of ground black pepper mixed in.

I love the stuff!
--
Peace, Om

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