Habitual creatures and novelty seekers

Lunch: 3-ingredient cottage cheese pancakes

Jan 22, 2025

With the infinite food choices at our disposal, do you return to the same things again and again?

There is so much available to us. So many ingredients to choose from. So many ready-made options. How do you even start to decide what to eat day after day?

You’ll likely have a few reliable foods you nearly always have in so you can rustle up something from your repertoire. We all have a go-to or two tucked up our sleeves.

For lunch, which, let’s be honest, doesn’t usually get the same consideration as the evening meal, we settle. We turn to our everyday reliables—our solid staples, such as a favourite sandwich, a quick bowl of soup, or maybe a salad.

Their combinations are reliable, comforting, and easy.

But how about doing something different?

If you’re working from home, why not make the most of that freedom and flexibility with food?

Why not use your lunchtime as a time to experiment and cook something you’ve never cooked before?

Rustle up

Cottage cheese pancakes

Simple sweet or savoury pancakes not just for breakfast

My Tuesday lunch took a deliciously sweet turn after a detour via some soon-to-expire ingredients in my fridge.

A quick search for “cottage cheese recipes” and I’m cooking something new that I’ve never cooked before and it couldn’t be simpler.

Three ingredients: cottage cheese, oats, and eggs. That’s it.

But would a small stack of pancakes provide sufficient sustenance on a cold January day? I didn’t hold out much hope. I’m prepared to eat my words as well as my pancakes!