Cottage Cheese and Pesto Dipping

There are times I go the store and try to get something you wont find very often in my fridge and hope kids will get to eat it :). Well, few weeks back I picked up cottage cheese. Offered kids and hoped they will like it.. but no, they didn't even wanted to look at it. The name didn't sound like something yummy, not to mention they are not big fans of eating anything from a plastic container...this is another story to tell...
After a while, I was determine to finish the cheese before it gets bad and came up with an idea that changed even my kids minds :) I made a dip with the cottage cheese and all time favorite pesto! The dip finished in seconds and all agreed we should get more of that cheese!!

Ingredients:

4oz cottage cheese
3 table spoon pesto
1 Table spoon olive oil
salt

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend well - mine was ready in less than a minute.

Optional:
 You can try adding black olives or roasted red pepper. I did experiment on this little and loved the result with the roasted pepper.

Garnish with fresh herbs you have on hand and get some fresh veggies to tip in :)
Enjoy!

Roasted Eggplant and Yogurth Dip

 I made this dip a handful of times and I could say I am surprised every time when I see the bowl liked to perfection from my kids. If they eat it the food it's good!
I combined a few recipes I remember from my childhood to create this recipe and I think it's worth trying with your families and friends.
So here is the recipes:

Ingredients:

1 big eggplant
1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
1 Tablespoon tahini
1/2 cup yogurt
1 teaspoon oil
1/2 teaspoon paprika
salt
parsley or cilantro to decorate

Direction:

Roast  the eggplant. Peel the skin off and chop it finely.
Combine the yogurt, salt, paprika, tahini, oil, ginger-garlic paste and chopped eggplant. Mix well. and adjust salt.
If you like parsley or cilantro you can chop and add some to the dip. You can just use the herbs to decorate the dip only.

Enjoy!