"W. Baker" > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove > wrote:
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> : "W. Baker" > wrote in message
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> : Oh, okay. Not sure anyone would like that. Eggs would not be an issue
> : because I couldn't eat it. But... I also don't have any egg noodles in
> the
> : house and that is probably what would be needed for this. I mentioned
> to
> : this person that I had a lot of pasta to use up because once I stocked
> up on
> : it, we all got sick of eating it. I also mentioned cottage cheese and
> said
> : that if I made pasta and Angela didn't want to eat it, she would just go
> get
> : a bowl of cottage cheese. Husband will usually eat something even if he
> : doesn't particularly like it and although he is Italian, pasta has never
> : been a favorite food of his. And then it went from there. She asked me
> if
> : I had ever tried the dish made of pasta and cottage cheese and stammered
> : around, trying to find the name of it. Said it was Jewish and not a
> kugel.
> : I did try looking it up but got nothing.
>
> : I did try some sort of kugel many years ago that my MIL made. She
> didn't
> : tell me what it was, just told me to try it. I really liked it and
> just
> : kept helping myself to more and more. Finally she gave me a dirty look
> and
> : pulled the dish away from me, telling me that it was a dessert. I
> wondered
> : why then she had set it in front of me. It was breakfast time and I had
> : assumed that we were supposed to eat it then. It was sweet and although
> I
> : did like it, I don't think anyone else in the house would.
>
> : Angela is weird about pasta with cheese. She will eat macaroni and
> cheese
> : but for some reason prefers the boxed kind. Is not thrilled with the
> one
> : kind of whole wheat pasta one that I can buy but does like the Kraft
> that is
> : a mix of regular and whole wheat. That's hard to find though. I always
> add
> : as much real cheese as I can get away with when I make it though. She
> knows
> : no different because I have always made it like that. She does not like
> the
> : kind that I make from scratch, nor does she like most lasagna because it
> has
> : too much cheese in it. Also will not eat anything with Alfredo sauce
> but I
> : can't blame her there. That stuff is so rich that I can't stand it
> myself.
>
> : Am not at all sure that she would like such a dish of pasta and cottage
> : cheese but was curious because it would be one way to use up some pasta
> and
> : good to make on a day when have cottage cheese that is about to go bad.
>
> I see no reason not to try it with pasta, particularly if you have
> linguini or even interesting shaper. You coul dtry Angela with either
> some sweet or savory addition depending on her taste. cinnamon and
> sweetener, or small aounts of dried apricots(less carby than raisin) or
> fresh friuits, or , for savory, black pepper, herbs, salty stuff lke
> Parmesian cheese or onions, lightly sauteed is you like. Kind of anything
> but eggs for your sensativities. You could also use cheddar cheese(sharp)
> to zip up a savory unkugel. You husbank might like some of these as well
> so you can get your pasta used up.

I am the one who can't eat eggs but I can't eat dairy either so I wouldn't
eat it. I know she wouldn't eat any kind of fruit in it. Like me she
doesn't like fruit much.
>
> A thought on the lasagna, instead of topping with mozzarella, just use
> some parmigan sprinkled over the last tomato sauce or tomato/meat sauce.
> (I , of course, don't use meat as I woudl not mix it with a dairy product
> for Kosher reasons).

I never used to put meat in my lasagna. The last batch that I made had only
meat and no cheese. It was just okay.