Hey, I’m Amanda!
I create high-protein cottage cheese recipes for real families. I live in Minnesota and cook daily for my husband Alex and our daughter Jessica. We keep meals simple, nutritious, and kid-approved.
More about me here
- I'm Amanda, a mom to my amazing 12-year-old daughter Jessica, and wife to my supportive husband Alex. We live in Minnesota where I spend my days creating cottage cheese recipes and taking food photos for this site.
- I started cooking as a teenager, but my love for cottage cheese began when I was looking for healthy ways to add protein to our family meals. That's when I discovered cottage cheese recipes could be both nutritious and delicious.
- My husband Alex is a web developer who helped me build this website from scratch. What started as a simple idea to share cottage cheese recipes with friends has grown into our little family business.
- My recipes have been tested in over 80000+ home kitchens and featured in high-protein eating communities online.
- I develop recipes focused on nutrition-forward cooking and real-food protein sources.
- I actively study nutrition resources from: Harvard Health, Mayo Clinic, Registered dietitians and food scientists
- I study evidence-based nutrition principles to help families make higher-protein meals without complicated ingredients.
- I believe good food doesn't have to be complicated. You'll find cottage cheese recipes here that use simple ingredients and easy steps. From breakfast to dinner, these cottage cheese recipes work for busy parents like me.
- This site exists to help families increase protein intake with simple cottage cheese-based meals backed by practical nutrition principles.
- I follow USDA dairy storage guidelines in recipe development.
- Contact: Amanda@recipeswithcottagecheese.com
- Affiliate transparency: Some links may be affiliate; I only recommend foods I use at home.
My Favorite Recipes
- 15 Creative Ways To Eat Cottage Cheese (Easy Family Recipes)
- Cottage Cheese Chia Pudding (22g Protein, No Protein Powder!)
- Cottage Cheese vs Greek Yogurt: Which One Is Actually Healthier?
- Cottage Cheese Cinnamon Rolls (No Yeast, High Protein, Ready in 30 Minutes!)
- How To Make Cottage Cheese Taste Good (My Simple Blender Trick)
- Is Cottage Cheese Anti-Inflammatory? What This Mom Actually Knows About It
- Cottage Cheese Mashed Potatoes That Actually Taste Amazing (High Protein!)
- Cottage Cheese Tomato Bean Soup That Feels Like a Warm Hug
- Lemon Blueberry Cottage Cheese Protein Bites
- Does Cottage Cheese Melt? Here's What You Should Know
- Cottage Cheese Elote Dip: The Easy Mexican Appetizer Your Party Needs
- Why Is It Called Cottage Cheese? The Surprising History Behind the Name
