Tips, Tricks, & Good Things to Know

Homemade Cottage Cheese

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/quick-cottage-cheese-recipe-1948094

The additives included in most cottage cheese (guar gum, xantham gum) don't sit well in the gut.  So, this might be a good alternative!

Hmmm... what else can I use?

Living in a place closer to the grocery store doesn't mean we can get every exotic ingredient we need - sometimes the store runs out.  More often they just don't carry it.  All is not lost!  The linked site also has more substitutions and recipe tips at the bottom of the page. 

https://www.allrecipes.com/article/common-ingredient-substitutions/