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If a recipe calls for cheese or cream cheese to be used in a sauce - can you use cottage cheese instead?
yes????
By which I mean does it melt up nicely into a sauce?
on toast?
🙂 - I suspect it doesn't melt too well
oh ......... & you're going straight to hell
Believe me, I don't want frigging cottage cheese in my life. Blame bloody iDave for this.
I am just wondering if it can make a sauce and therefore hide its innate skankiness.
Cottage cheese sometimes goes a bit watery and gross when you melt it, get some ricotta, or mix one part philadelphia with two parts dolcelate, or just buy a pot of cheese sauce.
low fat stuff doesn't work too well unless you try and drain it well lots of slimming recipes use cottage cheese and you end up very watery
Grips.
I cant help but think that you're a bit of a wuss, with this iDave dietary suggestions.
If you're still giving it a go, cheese is out, a cheesy type source, is out. The suggestions of what to eat are quite clear and varied enough.
Yet, you seem to be looking to find a way to eat all the things you use to, while trying to follow the iDave suggestions.
What part of giving up the stuff that chubbs you up and replace those with NEW MEALS, don't you get ?.
I struggle to see just how difficult you're making this for yourself.
Stop trying to fudge it. You can't have your old cake and eat it.
So find a totally different cake.
MTFU, I'd suggest that you spend less time on here going on about how difficult you're finding this, and use that time to find NEW STUFF.
If a recipe calls for cheese or cream cheese to be used in a sauce - can you use cottage cheese instead?
Doubtful
No is the answer. It will seperate with heat, you won't get the desired effect but you will get rather dubious looking white lumps in the sauce.
Whatever you're cooking, wait until treat day and do it properly.
I cant help but think that you're a bit of a wuss, with this iDave dietary suggestions.
I am a wuss yes. However this is a cooking thread.
The cottage cheese comment above was supposed to be a joke.
What part of giving up the stuff that chubbs you up and replace those with NEW MEALS, don't you get ?
This is exactly 100% what I am doing.
Cottage cheese is explicitly IN the diet. So I'm doing exactly what you are saying and looking for new recipe ideas. In this case I'm planning on making white chicken chili, an American recipe that sometimes calls for cheese. I thought cottage cheese might be a decent alternative. It's something I've never made before and I am going to cook in a new way. See how it works?
Nastiness FAIL I'm afraid.
Hold on... I thought milk was out of the diet because of the exaggerated insulin response it caused...
Milk yes, cottage cheese no.
No.
Lots of people online say you can stir it into things like ricotta.
So you allowed normal cheese then?
You do know that cottage cheese is only normal cheese that hasn't been set yet don't you, and still contains a reasonable amount of whey. It's dead simple to make as well.
So I'm a little confused why milk is not allowed, but cottage cheese is...
But then again, I was asking similar questions on the other thread and am still none-the-wiser!
Cottage cheese. Bleeeuuurghhh
Looks like sick, smells like sick, probably tastes like it to.
emsz... you must have weird sick if it tastes of cottage cheese.
Or had you just been eating cottage cheese when you had been sick?
I'm confused now...
So I'm a little confused why milk is not allowed, but cottage cheese is..
You and me both. Maybe the fat content of normal cheese, I dunno.
Use Nutella instead, what could go wrong?
The iDave diet seems to be such a black art, all to do something that is very simple to do..
exercise every day, eat porridge for breakie, eat salad for lunch, eat a small healthy tea, and the weight will fall off.
FACT.
exercise every day, eat porridge for breakie, eat salad for lunch, eat a small healthy tea, and the weight will fall off.FACT
Lol! You know nothing.
The iDave diet seems to be such a black art, all to do something that is very simple to do..
It's actually very very simple, but some very simple things can be made to seem complicated. Most people find it very easy to follow.
exercise every day, eat porridge for breakie, eat salad for lunch, eat a small healthy tea, and the weight will fall off.
And you'll spend the day hungry, go to bed hungry and you'll also most likely lose muscle mass
iDo almost everything that the diet says not to... if I stop exercising what's going to happen to me? Serious question.
Lol! You know nothing.
I weigh just under 12 stone, less than 10% fat and eat what I all of the time. I have never had a problem with weight. so I know more than you.
Lol 🙂
If you eat what you want all of the time then how on earth do you know about dieting?
It is simple and effective. I'm still exploring recipes that I find tasty. That's why I posted a COOKING question not "a please help me I'm weak" or anything.
Bottom line is some folk are naturally skinny, some aren't. If you are naturally skinny then f off all the diet threads.
I'll look at whatever I choose thank you mother. What happens when you reach your 'target weight'? Serious question.
Molly, why is it that you're desperate to weigh less, and yet seem to find loads of reasons why you aren't ever going to?
if I stop exercising what's going to happen to me
It appears to give meaning to your life, so just have a think about how it will feel with no meaning.
Ouch Darcy!
Did you mean in a physical sense? 🙂
Ouch Darcy!
True tho innit?
Don't you go the gym like 15 times a day?
Worse things to fill your time with tho. For example, Darcy gives his life meaning with pastries and getting sand in his vagina.*
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Nice to have you back James. Where've you been?
Double Ouch.
vagina
You do remember what one is don't you? And that boys don't have them.
Nice to have you back James.
I hoped for a second maybe he was near a vagina somewhere, but I doubt it. Yes, nice to have you back... 😉
I have accepted that life has no meaning. Not sure if it means I can or can't go for a run in the morning before eating cottage cheese.
I did look at cottage cheese as a source of low fat protein once.
F'ing rank.
Rather use protein powders.
You do remember what one is don't you? And that boys don't have them.
For running away from, [url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teeth_(film) ]as they have teeth[/url] and will bite your chap off.
Nice to have you back James. Where've you been?
Real life nonsense.
....but on the plus side...just ordered new toy:
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Go for a run whilst eating or not eating cottage cheese?
Just make sure you go for a run. The cheese is not really of any relevance.
Good film though
I liked it mixed with runny egg when I was about 7 - not touched the stuff since. It's proper goppshit.
Lightning edit is editing like lightning.
Good film though
Jimmers' favourite. He's posted that ****ing pic about 31 times.
Lightning edit is editing like lightning.
Like greased lightning......
Jimmers' favourite. He's posted that **** pic about 31 times.
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Should I paint my toenails?
Who's been edting? I was on the other channel for a second?
Jeez James even you're out teching me!! Everyone's going fitness gadget crazy and I'm still relying on feeling sick and sweating a lot.
I'm clearly not as comitted as I thought!
emsz - yes you should.
Should I take a 3rd bottle of cider into the bath with me?
And, if I'm a medium in a pearl izumi top, but the sizing chart says I should be a large. Should I go against other brands lycra sizing charts... or do I just like really tight lycra?
OK. yes to more cider
fitness gadget crazy
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I have an itchy bit on my bum - just near the exit point - should I scratch it?
Wash your hands straight after. LOL
Yep, Jamies got that fancy watch. Molgrips bought a powertap.. which I guess is like a beer tap but for power.
straight after
Shneaky sniff first though...you gotta don't you? 🙂
What watch? I've got a 310XT - T standing for Triathlon - someday I'll do one 🙂
Jeez James even you're out teching me!! Everyone's going fitness gadget crazy and I'm still relying on feeling sick and sweating a lot.
Not really tech overloading. Had a Forerunner 405 for running. Bought bike so got the 310XT for both and sold the 405. Can also swim in it apparently.
Efficient.
Yep, Jamies got that fancy watch. Molgrips bought a powertap.. which I guess is like a beer tap but for power.
Oi! Don't bracket me with Molgrips. Power meter do daa is about a million squid.
17 Risky Red or Love? or Mysterious Blue (glittery)
I got a cheap Heart rate thingy for Xmas, too scared to use it
[i]Shneaky sniff first though...you gotta don't you?[/i]
God, you're vile LOL
Can also swim in it apparently.
So I've heard 😳
Mysterious Risky Love
Sounds like an evening in the lay-by with philconsequence and TSY 😯
So I've heard
My local Lido opens next month so hopefully will try it out.
*shudders*
Not sure you still invited to the lay by Darcy after being so catty earlier!
Running, swimming and cycling Jamie... slippery slope there! Fancy joining me and her Filthyness for a 2 day epic sportive?
🙁
Molly, why is it that you're desperate to weigh less, and yet seem to find loads of reasons why you aren't ever going to?
Whaddya mean?
Jamie - I want one of those.
And the power tap I bought in 2007 when they were £500 not the £1100 they seem to be now...
[i]how on earth do you know about [b]dieting?[/b][/i]
Thats it, just there. You haven't adjusted, you're still thinking in terms that would please many marketing types.
You are not [i]dieting[/i], dieting as the the marketing men would have you think of it, doesn't work. I thought we established that on Alexxx's thread.
Look, I had the impression that this all starts with the person determining that this is going to be an enduring, permanent change to their eating habits, their diet.
you do seem to posses a superior ability to be quite irritating when discussing this subject.
Why are you trying to mess about with pretend / unfinished cheese ?.
Just have your Carbonara on your one day off every week. Then you can have your cheesey source, with pasta and more cheese grated on top.
Consider all the different places / cultures in the world where people exist quite happily without cheese, muffins, whatever.
Ok, so you experimented by putting chick peas in with a ragu source, I think ?. And you didn't like it. Well, at least you had a go, but then its just back to the drawing board, and not back to trying to eat what made you heavier than you'd like to be in the first place.
If you need recipes, then have you spent a good amount of time on sites like the BBC food site ?.
You know, you can look at a recipe, and if 80 percent of it falls into line with what you are wanting to eat, for whatever reason, then try it and improvise.
Another site that freely lists recipes is the Jamie Oliver website.
You can find stuff on there, and just convert them into a low GI version.
For example. I found a Japanese style dressing / source, but it included mustard powder and......SUGAR !!!.
So guess what, I deleted the sugar, and the mustard powder (personal preferrence on the mustard) and the result is still suitable to my tastes, I really like it.
That example is just for a condement. But if you look at a lot of stuff, a lot of foods aren't anything, until they are dressed in a source, etc.
Take iDave's mashed butter beans. They probably don't do much alone, but mix in pepper, or mint, or whatever, and you're away.
Same for salads. Who eats a salad without a dressing of some type ?.
(answers not required)
Do you have any recipes that you actually like yet ?, stuff you'll be happy to eat once a week / fortnight, indefinately ?.
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Jamie - I want one of those.
Might want to hold tight for a wee while.
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Garmin are announcing a new watch at the London Marathon Expo next week. I am leaving the 310XT in the box, in case it is the 310s successor which has been rumoured. Apparently similar features, but smaller size and possibly touch screen. The latter will be enough for me not to want it though.
Thing is, time from announcement to retail channels filling is usually 1-2 months and Garmin have a habit of beta testing products on their customers, bit like Apple, so will probably just use the 310XT for the next 6 months then if the new one is any cop pick one up at xmas.
you do seem to posses a superior ability to be quite irritating when discussing this subject.
Heh.
Why are you trying to mess about with pretend / unfinished cheese ?
Dunno what the issue is here (besides being irritating, which I accept). I'm doing exactly what you say. It's like ready steady cook - I'm looking at the ingredients I have and coming up with dishes that I like the look of.
if 80 percent of it falls into line with what you are wanting to eat, for whatever reason, then try it and improvise
Again, exactly what I'm doing. I found some white chilli recipes that had cheese in and some that didn't. I wondered if cottage cheese could make a sauce since that's on the list. Just don't understand what the issue is here.
Ok so the joke I made sounded like whining - I apologise and all. But really - this was just a quick cooking question, that's all. Never cooked with cottage cheese before, just asked for advice. I googled and also called my mum.
I asked for advice BEFORE cooking the dish since I didn't want to make a big bowl of inedible slop, which has happened in the past 🙂
Re the 'diet' question, for me this IS a diet. I don't think I can eat like this permanently, there is too much missing that I love. When my BF seems to level off, I'll hold for a while and then re-introduce some of the things I miss (like milk and fruit) and see if my weight goes up again. If it does, then I'll re-think.
Jamie - Do you know what the difference is between the Garmin 305 and the 310 apart from the shape. I'm close to buying one but cant see what makes it £100+ more.
Re the 'diet' question, for me this IS a diet.
"diet" = "what you eat."
"on a diet" = "trying to change your diet / eat less."
I stuff whatever I like down my gullet without much thought to it, that's my diet, it doesn't mean I'm "on a diet."
Because Molly you seem to have endless problems doing what is essentially very simple ( teenage girls are experts doncha no)
Eat less food. There you go it's that simple ok? Stop with the excuses about how rubbish it makes you feel just get on with it. You'll loose weight garanteed!
Eat less food. There you go it's that simple ok?
Ah but I can reliably inform you that it's not that simple. What about my posts makes you think I have [i]not thought enough[/i] about this? 🙂
Seriously though - it is now becoming apparent through several studies that reducing calories doesn't necessarily make for a good weight loss strategy.
Jamie - Do you know what the difference is between the Garmin 305 and the 310 apart from the shape. I'm close to buying one but cant see what makes it £100+ more.
The differences are mainly:
310XT is waterproof to 50m, but you cannot use HRM in the water, and the 305 is IPX7 rated.
310XT has 2x battery life at 20hours.
310XT has the ability to use power meters with it
310XT is slightly more ergonomic, but is still a brick.
310XT has vibration alerts.
For more detail than I could ever go into check out this guys blog:
http://www.dcrainmaker.com/p/product-reviews.html
and have a look here for a direct comparison of features:
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/compare.do?cID=141&compareProduct=27335&compareProduct=349
To be honest, I am actually wondering if I should cancel the 310XT order and just go for the 305, as I am mainly going to be using it for running and cycling, don't have a power meter and not fussed about the size.
£110 is the current price difference between the two, so It does seem like quite a lot of money for not that much extra functionality.
The 310XT will make you do a triathlon 🙂
The 310XT will make you do a triathlon
305 will also tho.
Can you set up interval training sessions on it?
reducing calories doesn't necessarily make for a good weight loss strategy.
neither is exercise - allegedly.....
What about my posts makes you think I have not thought enough about this?
Just because someone has thought alot about a subject, does not mean they will be correct.
I could think about atomic fission for a couple of days and still not have a flying **** of a clue.
cheers Jamie, going to go for the 305 as don't need to swim with it (nor have a power meter).
ooohhh [url= http://catalog.ebay.co.uk/Garmin-Forerunner-305-Sports-GPS-Receiver-/56019019?rt=nc&_dmpt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_GPSSystems_GPSSystems&_pcatid=121&_pdpal=1&_refkw=garmin+305&_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A1%257C72%253A4908&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 ]looky looky[/url] even better
Just a heads up. Garmin do not offer a warranty on auction purchases.
Also. If you do not plan on using the HRM, then get the 205. Same watch, just without the HRM. £80ish on Amazon at the mo.
cheers Jamie, going to go for the 305 as don't need to swim with it (nor have a power meter).
I am thinking likewise. My 310XT has not shipped yet from Amazon......but....its.....new......and.....shinier....arghhh!
Just because someone has thought alot about a subject, does not mean they will be correct.
True but she seemed to imply I'd missed the obvious, whereas the obvious is traditionally a starting point 🙂
Re Garmin, their 'repair' policy is fantastic, and enough to secure me as a loyal customer on its own, aside from the excellent quality of their stuff.
My Edge 305 fell off my bike and got run over by several cars, smashing it to bits. They sent me a new one for £60!
Cottage cheese did mix in, but it wasn't the right flavour at all. Chilli likes cheese but it has to be strong cheese like mature Cheddar. The Cottage cheese was a light fluffy kind of taste.
However I only tested a small sample so the batch is still good and going down well. It's a bit of a sleeper mind 🙂
Use strong cheddar then. 😀
Are you trying to get me off the iDave diet? 🙂