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[MOPanfisher]

13 hours ago, Terrierman said:

Ritz crackers with a dab of peanut butter and some strawberry preserves with a glass of cold milk is the bedtime snack of Kings.

Ehh, but then again I live pickled pigs feet so my tastes are questionable at best.

[Johnsfolly]

14 hours ago, Gavin said:

Cottage cheese is Indifferent food. I use it when I make lasagna though. Cheaper than fresh ricotta or Mozz and you can't tell the difference in the finished product.

I can tell the difference when my wife uses cottage cheese instead of ricotta. I prefer the ricotta even with the greater expense.

[ness]

Lemme run over to the barber shop and get a read on ricotta versus cottage. BRB. 😄

[Chief Grey Bear]

 I tried ricotta cheese one time to see what all the hoopla was about.  It may have been the brand but it was grainy and nasty. 

 Cottage is king!

[rps]

Try this to finish your cottage cheese:

Bake a potato, split it and fill it with diced ham, cottage cheese, and diced fresh tomatoes.

[Chief Grey Bear]

My wife loves it mixed in with a pot pie

[ness]

I think ricotta is pretty bland, and yes, somewhat grainy. Put the two next to each other and I'll take cottage cheese. I've heard folks hoot about cottage cheese in lasagna like it's a real faux pas, but some of the best homemade lasagna I've had was made with it. Don't make lasagna enough to really have a strong opinion of it. 

[Chief Grey Bear]

  Lasagna is where I tried the ricotta. 

 I went back to cottage cheese and have never attempted that crap again!

 

[Flysmallie]

37 minutes ago, ness said:

 but some of the best homemade lasagna I've had was made with it. 

I've been to some really nice restaurants that use cottage cheese in their lasagna. They proudly display that on their menus. No idea how it tastes because I never order lasagna at a restaurant.

I use cottage cheese at home when I make it. But it's a staple around the house. The only time the container gets thrown out is when its empty. It's the best dip for Doritos ever made. 

[Chief Grey Bear]

16 hours ago, Gavin said:

Cottage cheese is Indifferent food. You buy some, eat once or twice then you pitch it when you find it in the back of the fridge a month later. It's Ok, but nobody in the house really wants to eat it. I use it when I make lasagna though. Cheaper than fresh ricotta or Mozz and you can't tell the difference in the finished product.

   I grew up on a cottage cheese mozz mixture in lasagna.  I make it that way today.