Home Cooking with fage

[zoebartlett]

I went back to the old thread about it but it must have been closed because I couldn''t reply. It''s maybe not worth bringing up again but I wanted to give my opinion this time around. I finally tried fage for the first time a few minutes ago. I happened to find it in an upscale grocery store and I got the 0% (maybe it was the total 0%, if such a thing exists). We don''t have a WF up here and the closest TJ''s is about 30 minutes away in a very congested area that I try to stay away from.

I didn''t whip the fage up but I did mix in craisins, a small handful of walnuts, and Quaker Oats and Honey cereal. The consistency was so much like sour cream that that''s what I kept picturing myself eating and that bothered me. If I try it again I''ll try whipping it up and see how much that makes a difference. I liked it, although it does take some getting used to. It definitely needs some type of sweetness to it. I think I''ll try it again but so far, I''m not as impressed as I thought I''d be.

I do like how healthy it is and it seems to be better on that front than other (US) yogurts.

In the other thread, Skippy asked about using it with salmon. That sounds pretty good. Has anyone tried cooking with it and had success? If so, what did you make? I''d love to use it in a few recipes.

 

[Skippy123]

Sorry, I just saw this thread. You can put it on salmon w/fresh dill as a dressing. When I eat fage I love to mix it with splenda and fresh berries.

 

[Skippy123]

Date: 11/21/2007 11:03:41 PM
Author: SanDiegoLady
Somewhere on here is a whole thread the gals put together of recipes for fage.. I have yet to try it but I really need to!

If you do whip it a little and ad splenda. It is like sour cream w/o anything added in.

 

[zoebartlett]

Thanks Skippy and SDL! I saw the other thread, "How do you fage," if that''s the one you''re referring to, SDL. I''ll go back and check it out again. My FI and I went to TJ''s today and I bought three more little containers. I had one and mixed in some oats and dried berries mixture and a little honey. Oh, and I just remembered that we bought salmon cakes also, so I''ll probably have that for dinner tomorrow.

 

[ljmorgan]

Mmmmm Fage! You are right in that Fage is great to cook with, it''s a great alternative to sour cream or heavy cream. What''s great about it is that it does not curdle when exposed to heat, which makes it really versatile for cooking.

I prefer the 2% to the 0%, and I love mine drizzled with honey, and sometimes I add walnuts or dried cherries. I actually have one container everyday Monday-Friday!