Feta Cheese?

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What's the big deal about Feta Cheese?

I bought some at the greek market the other day because someone on
Austin.food had raved about it, and I find it rather salty and overly
rich. Sure not an eating cheese.

This sounds a huge YMMV : ) My youngest and I lurve feta in a couscous or
quinoa salad, mixed with spring onions, tomatoes, mint and olives. I will
sprinkle it on a salad leaf mixture and roll it up in a low-carb tortilla. I
even eat it straight from the packet as a snack : ) I have a load of
recipes to cook with it, but it always get eaten before I get that far!

Nicky.

heh!
Sounds like me with Havarti.....
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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jmcquown said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

What's the big deal about Feta Cheese?

I bought some at the greek market the other day because someone on
Austin.food had raved about it, and I find it rather salty and overly
rich. Sure not an eating cheese.

What can I cook with it that would be low carb?

I like it in omelets. I'm pretty sure you can find crustless quiche recipes
for low-carbers (I think Damsel mentioned them to me). In case of quiche, I
like it with the spinach variety 🙂

Jill

I'd do a frittata rather than a quiche to eliminate the crust, but
that's another excellent idea, thank you!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

OM---you need to POUR OFF the liquid and replace with water---"rinse"
the feta every day for several days until it reaches the salt level you
like.

All that extra salt is to preserve it---but ya gotta get some of it off.
Most of it, in fact, for it to taste good.

Fabulous in a Greek salad, omelette, or dabbed on a slice of cucumber.

LassChance~
5-16-05 202/182/162

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What's the big deal about Feta Cheese?

I bought some at the greek market the other day because someone on
Austin.food had raved about it, and I find it rather salty and overly
rich. Sure not an eating cheese.

Feta cheese is very salty. You must immerse it in a cup full of milk for
1
hour or two.
When you will taste it will be unsalted and you'll be able to eat it!!!!
I
use to do in this way also with Smoked herrings.

Cheers
Pandora

Ah! Thanks Pandora! :-)

I never even thought about leeching it!
Can I use skim milk made from powdered milk?

I don't know, but I think that is the same thing.

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I do that to green salad olives. I like them but they are WAY too salty
so I dump the brine out of the jar and fill it with deionized water and
let them soak for 24 hours. I then dump THAT water and re-fill it for a
second soak.

Why don't you use sweet olives?

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They are usable after another day or two in the second water soak.

So they are very salty, indeed!
Cheers
Pandora

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Cheers!
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Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack
Nicholson

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(Lass Chance_2) said:

OM---you need to POUR OFF the liquid and replace with water---"rinse"
the feta every day for several days until it reaches the salt level you
like.

The cheese I bought was not in water. Not even in the deli case, but
thanks. :-) It's fresh.

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All that extra salt is to preserve it---but ya gotta get some of it off.
Most of it, in fact, for it to taste good.

Fabulous in a Greek salad, omelette, or dabbed on a slice of cucumber.

LassChance~
5-16-05 202/182/162

Thanks!

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> What's the big deal about Feta Cheese?
>
> I bought some at the greek market the other day because someone on
> Austin.food had raved about it, and I find it rather salty and overly
> rich. Sure not an eating cheese.

Feta cheese is very salty. You must immerse it in a cup full of milk for
1
hour or two.
When you will taste it will be unsalted and you'll be able to eat it!!!!
I
use to do in this way also with Smoked herrings.

Cheers
Pandora

Ah! Thanks Pandora! :-)

I never even thought about leeching it!
Can I use skim milk made from powdered milk?

I don't know, but I think that is the same thing.

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I do that to green salad olives. I like them but they are WAY too salty
so I dump the brine out of the jar and fill it with deionized water and
let them soak for 24 hours. I then dump THAT water and re-fill it for a
second soak.

Why don't you use sweet olives?

I can only find those at Salad bars.
Canned black olives are not too salty,
but that is a different flavor.

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They are usable after another day or two in the second water soak.

So they are very salty, indeed!

OH yes!!

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Cheers
Pandora

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Cheers!
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Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack
Nicholson

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Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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Ann said:

Roast lamb you say? Warming up that mad lamb disease?

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When I have leftover roast lamb, I'll warm it up and warm up a flour
tortilla (I use whole wheat, but you could use low-carb), and wrap the
tortilla around chunks of lamb, feta, and maybe some herbs like fresh
parsley. YUM!

Huh? You got something against roast lamb?

Priscilla
--
"Inside every older person is a younger person -- wondering what
the hell happened." -- Cora Harvey Armstrong

Never heard about mad cow's disease? They're finding the same virus in
lamb too you know.

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Huh? You got something against roast lamb?

Priscilla
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"Inside every older person is a younger person -- wondering what
the hell happened." -- Cora Harvey Armstrong

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> "OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> > What's the big deal about Feta Cheese?
> >
> > I bought some at the greek market the other day because someone on
> > Austin.food had raved about it, and I find it rather salty and
> > overly
> > rich. Sure not an eating cheese.
>
> Feta cheese is very salty. You must immerse it in a cup full of milk
> for
> 1
> hour or two.
> When you will taste it will be unsalted and you'll be able to eat
> it!!!!
> I
> use to do in this way also with Smoked herrings.
>
> Cheers
> Pandora

Ah! Thanks Pandora! :-)

I never even thought about leeching it!
Can I use skim milk made from powdered milk?

I don't know, but I think that is the same thing.

Quoted message said:

I do that to green salad olives. I like them but they are WAY too salty
so I dump the brine out of the jar and fill it with deionized water and
let them soak for 24 hours. I then dump THAT water and re-fill it for a
second soak.

Why don't you use sweet olives?

I can only find those at Salad bars.
Canned black olives are not too salty,
but that is a different flavor.

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They are usable after another day or two in the second water soak.

So they are very salty, indeed!

OH yes!!

I don't like too salted things!
Pandora

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Ann said:

Never heard about mad cow's disease? They're finding the same virus in
lamb too you know.

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Huh? You got something against roast lamb?

I didn't know that, and I still don't, but I fail to see why that would
make me not eat leg of lamb any more than the other made me stop eating
roast beef.

Priscilla
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"Inside every older person is a younger person -- wondering what
the hell happened." -- Cora Harvey Armstrong

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jmcquown said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

What's the big deal about Feta Cheese?

I bought some at the greek market the other day because someone on
Austin.food had raved about it, and I find it rather salty and
overly
rich. Sure not an eating cheese.

What can I cook with it that would be low carb?

I like it in omelets. I'm pretty sure you can find crustless quiche
recipes
for low-carbers (I think Damsel mentioned them to me). In case of
quiche, I
like it with the spinach variety 🙂

Jill

I'd do a frittata rather than a quiche to eliminate the crust, but
that's another excellent idea, thank you!

I whip up a cup of milk (usually skim) with three eggs and then add a
cup or so of cheese (I mix a couple tablespoons of flour in with the
cheese before adding it, but you could omit that) and any combination of
meats and veggies I have on-hand that might go well (spinach and feta is
one of my favorites for this; another is mozzarella, parmesan, fontina,
chopped tomatoes, pepperoni, and Italian spices). Pour into a pie dish
that's been sprayed with cooking spray and bake at 350 for 45-50
minutes. (This recipe, when doubled, fits nicely into a 9x13x2 dish.)

Mary

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I didn't know that, and I still don't, but I fail to see why that would
make me not eat leg of lamb any more than the other made me stop eating
roast beef.

Exactly. The sheep variant is called scrapies, and it's been around far
longer than the cow variety....

Nicky.

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When I have leftover roast lamb, I'll warm it up and warm up a flour
tortilla (I use whole wheat, but you could use low-carb), and wrap the
tortilla around chunks of lamb, feta, and maybe some herbs like fresh
parsley. YUM!

Mmmmm! Sounds absolutely yummy, Priscilla. I think I'm gonna wonder on
down to the market and take my chances with "mad lamb disease"...(:-o)!

Thanks for a neat tip!

DustyB
San Jose
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What's the big deal about Feta Cheese?

I bought some at the greek market the other day because someone on
Austin.food had raved about it, and I find it rather salty and overly
rich. Sure not an eating cheese.

What can I cook with it that would be low carb?

That market was a fascinating place. Lots of stuff I was not familiar
with and they had a heck of an Olive bar. I'm not really up on Greek
cooking so may have to do some googling...

I thought of you this morning when I took my daughter out for breakfast and
had a delicious spinach-and-feta-cheese omelette 🙂.

It is indeed very salty but I like it in small doses, stirred into soups or
on top of salads - and now in omelettes!

--
Sherry
364/310/195
http://lowcarb.owly.net

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Priscilla Ballou said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Ann said:

Never heard about mad cow's disease? They're finding the same virus in
lamb too you know.

Quoted message said:

Huh? You got something against roast lamb?

I didn't know that, and I still don't, but I fail to see why that would
make me not eat leg of lamb any more than the other made me stop eating
roast beef.

Priscilla

Ditto here. ;-)

I have not let the mad cow thing scare me away from beef.

What has slowed down my beef consumption was the damned prices. :-P
It's finally getting reasonable again. Just stocked up on top sirloin
for $2.99 and paid just a bit less for 96/4 ground beef.

I've been trying to eat more beef lately to bring my iron sat.% level
up. I'm not anemic, (yet) but my blood chemistries are showing a need
for more iron. My doctor told me to supplement, but I'd rather get Iron
from my food since it's not difficult.....

I'll run another level the end of this month and see if it's been enough.
If not, I'll just make myself start eating liver again. :-P

Any good recipes to disguise that stuff? I really, really am not overly
fond of beef liver.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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jmcquown said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> What's the big deal about Feta Cheese?
>
> I bought some at the greek market the other day because someone on
> Austin.food had raved about it, and I find it rather salty and
> overly
> rich. Sure not an eating cheese.
>
> What can I cook with it that would be low carb?
>
I like it in omelets. I'm pretty sure you can find crustless quiche
recipes
for low-carbers (I think Damsel mentioned them to me). In case of
quiche, I
like it with the spinach variety 🙂

Jill

I'd do a frittata rather than a quiche to eliminate the crust, but
that's another excellent idea, thank you!

I whip up a cup of milk (usually skim) with three eggs and then add a
cup or so of cheese (I mix a couple tablespoons of flour in with the
cheese before adding it, but you could omit that) and any combination of
meats and veggies I have on-hand that might go well (spinach and feta is
one of my favorites for this; another is mozzarella, parmesan, fontina,
chopped tomatoes, pepperoni, and Italian spices). Pour into a pie dish
that's been sprayed with cooking spray and bake at 350 for 45-50
minutes. (This recipe, when doubled, fits nicely into a 9x13x2 dish.)

Mary

Damn that sounds good. :-)
Spinach, fresh or canned? Or does it really matter?
I can get "no salt added" canned spinach.
I don't really care for frozen spinach.

I'll bet it'd go well with crab meat! Whole dungeness crab has been an
excellent price ($4.99/lb.) lately at Wal-mart! I can clean and shell
out a crab in about 1/2 hour and IMHO it's worth the effort.

For crab, I'd go _very_ light on the spicing. Too delicate of a flavor.
Maybe just a little salt free lemon pepper and a hint of garlic, and a
pinch of ground white pepper for a bit of heat.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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What's the big deal about Feta Cheese?

I bought some at the greek market the other day because someone on
Austin.food had raved about it, and I find it rather salty and overly
rich. Sure not an eating cheese.

What can I cook with it that would be low carb?

That market was a fascinating place. Lots of stuff I was not familiar
with and they had a heck of an Olive bar. I'm not really up on Greek
cooking so may have to do some googling...

I thought of you this morning when I took my daughter out for breakfast and
had a delicious spinach-and-feta-cheese omelette 🙂.

It is indeed very salty but I like it in small doses, stirred into soups or
on top of salads - and now in omelettes!

:-)
Sounds like a very pleasant morning!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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When I have leftover roast lamb, I'll warm it up and warm up a flour
tortilla (I use whole wheat, but you could use low-carb), and wrap the
tortilla around chunks of lamb, feta, and maybe some herbs like fresh
parsley. YUM!

Mmmmm! Sounds absolutely yummy, Priscilla. I think I'm gonna wonder on
down to the market and take my chances with "mad lamb disease"...(:-o)!

Thanks for a neat tip!

DustyB
San Jose
...

On the rare occasion that we go out to eat, I prefer to go to "outback"
and order their rack of lamb...... OH my gods! It's pure heaven! They
have taken it off the menu at the local one due to lack of avaiablity,
but they still get it in and if it's there, the chef will make it for
you.

Outback will also let you substitute extra green veggies for the
potatoes with no hassle. :-)

Just try to resist that damned delicious brown bread...... I just ask
them NOT to bring it to the table.

Lamb is very, very good.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

When my kids were little I used to make "scrambled liver". I used flour in
it but you could substitute or even go without. Cut liver into bite size
pieces (dredge in flour), chop up some celery and onions. Cook all at high
heat in fry pan in oil of choice till liver is sealed on outside. Pour in
some beef broth to make a gravy. If you omit the flour you would probably
want to add some guar or similar gum at this point. Especally good with
lamb liver which is very mild but which I haven't seen for a long time
though a butcher shop might have it or get it for you.

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OmManiPadmeOmelet <[email hidden]> stated
| It's finally getting reasonable again. Just stocked up on top sirloin
| for $2.99 and paid just a bit less for 96/4 ground beef.
|
| I've been trying to eat more beef lately to bring my iron sat.% level
| up. I'm not anemic, (yet) but my blood chemistries are showing a need
| for more iron. My doctor told me to supplement, but I'd rather get
| Iron from my food since it's not difficult.....
|
| I'll run another level the end of this month and see if it's been
| enough. If not, I'll just make myself start eating liver again. :-P
|
| Any good recipes to disguise that stuff? I really, really am not
| overly fond of beef liver.

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FOB said:

When my kids were little I used to make "scrambled liver". I used flour in
it but you could substitute or even go without. Cut liver into bite size
pieces (dredge in flour), chop up some celery and onions. Cook all at high
heat in fry pan in oil of choice till liver is sealed on outside. Pour in
some beef broth to make a gravy. If you omit the flour you would probably
want to add some guar or similar gum at this point. Especally good with
lamb liver which is very mild but which I haven't seen for a long time
though a butcher shop might have it or get it for you.

Thanks.
I could use unsweetened soy protein powder in place of the flour. It
actually works pretty well for stuff like this if you don't go too heavy
on it.

My favorite liver is rabbit liver but where am I going to get that? ;-)
Fresh deer liver is also excellent. Overall, fresh liver beats fresh
frozen hands down.

I've never had lamb liver! I've never even seen it for sale?

Fresh emu liver is also very good. When I have gotten them in the past,
I prefer to cook them within 24 hours of removing them from the bird.....

I s'pose if I could get really FRESH beef liver, it might be better!

Thanks for the above recipe! I'm going to have to try that. I keep
canned beef broth on hand.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson