Cottage Cheese Coconut Bake

A quick and nourishing breakfast/brunch recipe that might be also served as a dessert.I love white cheeses, cottage cheese and quark in particular. For this reason at least once a week we have something cooked out of them. Homemade cheeses are best but store-bought are great too. The similar recipes will constantly appear on this blog…

Cottage Cheese Cookies (Ukrainian: Syrne Pechyvo)

One of my favourite cookies of all time: cheesy, semi-sweet, flacky, crumbly and crunchy! They also can be savory if salt and spices are added instead of sugar (this variation likes even Nil, the cat!:))). As a part of the experiment, I didn’t add baking powder to these cookies, so they didn’t rise much. Usually…

Ricotta (cottage cheese) cake with sour cherries

Another dessertish breakfast recipe is coming!:) Mainly containing white cheese: ricotta or cottage cheese, it gets much tastier combined with lemon flavour and cherries:) This recipe makes a semi-sweet cake, add more sugar/honey if you prefer a sweeter taste. Cane sugar can be replaced by white. The yield can serve quite a big bunch of people, otherwise…

Baked ricotta Patties with bananas (sugar-free)

Hot ricotta patties with bananas, blueberry jam and yogurt – what can be more pleasing and nourishing in the morning? The key ingredient of these cheesy “crumpets” is full-fat fresh ricotta, or cottage cheese. High in protein and absolutely delicious treat!! Happy cooking!:) Makes 15 Takes 30 mins (prep – 10 mins, baking – 20 mins)…

Poppy seed, banana & cranberry cottage cheese pie (sugar-free)

When I was having on my mind this cream cheese poppy seed tart but there was no chance to make it, I prepared this dessertish breakfast instead:) It’s sugar-free, protein-packed, and with a hint of coconut. Sweetened with bananas, and with a bit of cranberry sourness. Could be eaten either for breakfast, lunch or as a dessert…

Carrot vanilla cottage cheese pie

Breakfast time is calling for protein-rich and carroty bake like this! Actually, one can decide whether it will be a dessert or just an ordinary breakfast meal:) This incredibly fragrant goodie gets firm=easily portable after cooling. But I think it tastes best when freshly baked:) Makes 4 servings Takes 50 minutes (15 preparation, 30 baking, 5…

Cottage cheese berry bowl

The easiest meal for the breakfast. A big bowl of berries, some yogurt and cottage cheese sweetened with cinnamon and honey. Fresh berries are just best food on this planet:D Enjoy!:) Yield: 2 servings Ingredients 250 g cottage cheese (non-sweet, drained) 150 g  greek yogurt 2 cups blackberries 1/2 cup blueberries 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 2…

Apricot raspberry cottage cheese pie

One of my travel treats quickly made before a brief cycling trip. I wanted to make something portable, nourishing, sugarless, replenishing and tasty. Here it is:) Last weekend I had finally overcome everything, and got on a bicycle. Shortly: bicycles are circling in my blood. They are in my genes. And bicycling is one of the things…

White cheese filled crepes

Another recipe from my mom. It’s very special for me, because crepes was the very first meal I cooked independently!:) That recipe I took from the magazine, and my crepes were filled with fresh strawberries and crème fraîche. I always liked these “thin large pancakes”, but how to make them thin remained a mystery. It…

Carrot cottage cheese rice flour pie

I love breakfasts! My friend told me once [at the breakfast]: “Why should we “break” “fast”? In the morning we should have our meals slowly, mindfully, enjoying the taste, the smell, the morning, and each other”. And we did:) I’d add that it concerns any other time we take our meals. So, slow down and…

Lemon cottage cheese pancakes (fritters)

These lemon cottage cheese pancakes served with blueberries, yogurt and nuts are the ultimate indulgent breakfast! A slightly altered recipe of the Ukrainian traditional fritters. Despite generally I don’t have a deal with fried food, the pancakes are an exception. Cooking them brings me a feeling of holiday and feast:) Yield: 3 servings    …

Banana cottage cheese pie cooked in the instant pot

My mom likes to cook in a super-duper multi-purpose kitchen tool called the Instant Pot. She says it’s a godsend when you want fast and easy, besides healthy meals. You can even make your own yogurt overnight! So I’ve cooked mom’s favorite cottage cheese pie using this latest kitchen tool sensation. It can be made out…