Goat's Milk Ricotta from Iron Oak Farm
And they use our recipe!!! Jennifer and Zach Sartell (This couple is just toooo cute!) Why are cheese makers always so nice? It really is amazing. For example, the Sartells from Fenton,...
Traditional Mozzarella with Goat's Milk
From one of our favorite guest bloggers, Jayne Maker (The Barefoot Kitchen Witch) It’s been 2 1/2 years since I first interviewed Jayne (New Cheese Maker #4) when she was just learning to make che...
Cajeta with Ben Guyton from Austin, Texas
Great Gift Idea for Upcoming Holidays If you’ve never tasted cajeta, you’re in for a real treat. It is THE BEST. Just tie a few ribbons around a canning jar of cajeta and you have the ultimate pr...
Booker Dechert in Earlton, New York
Booker with Annie, born last May Did we mention that he’s 13?! He raises his own goats, milks them every day, and makes cheese. We first heard about Booker from his mother, Larissa: I ha...
Rose Boero in Central Wisconsin
Rose with her daughter, Margaret Becoming a licensed cheese maker in Wisconsin is a very big deal! Rose Boero, age 60, is a newly licensed cheese maker. It’s been a long journey for her. ...
Maureen Herrera on Curing Listeriosis
Update on Maureen’s daughter, Mia Mia Herrera of LaBelle, Florida is now 13, but she was only 11 when we first interviewed her – New Cheese Maker #9 – Mia Herrera. We have followed her progress ...
MeadowWild Farm in Barnum, Minnesota
Barb and Steve Adams of MeadowWild Farm Raising goats in their “retirement” I began communicating via e-mail with Barb Adams when she wrote to us with a question about making Halloumi....
Rebecca Siegel in Thetford, Vermont
Rebecca Siegel of Thetford, Vermont Another remarkable home cheese maker who has made it all and then some … Even after all the posts I have done about home cheese makers, I’m still amaz...
Latte Da Dairy in Flower Mound, Texas
She loves her “girls!” I met Anne Jones of Latte Da Dairy a few weeks ago at the American Cheese Society‘s Annual Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. She purchased a set of our Kosikowski bo...
Country Critters in Winchester, New Hampshire
Making cow’s and goat’s milk cheese in southern New Hampshire Son, Jared, Mike and Julie Thibodeau (This photo comes from their Facebook page because Julie was the only one home when we came...
Chevre Truffles with The Goat Cheese Lady
She knows her way around a goat! Lindsey Aparicio milks her own goats twice a day. And she raises chickens (for which she and her husband sell a variety of very cute chicken houses). A mother of ...
Caroline in her new cheese kitchen Life after the Year of Yeast Contamination… Back in May, we did an article about Caroline Abbott in Otsego, Michigan who had “mystery holes” in her goat ...
Chevre and Lemon Goat Cheese Cake from Jules Food
Jules and Ruby-What a Dynamic Duo! We love Jules Food. The pictures are fabulous and Ruby does a fine job of writing, even without opposable thumbs. This past September, we featured an article J...
Camembert with The Mad Fermentationist
If it’s fermented- he makes it! If you make your own beer, chances are you’re aware of Mike Tosmeire, the Mad Fermentationist. He has loads of recipes on his website for making beer, hundreds of ...
Jeri Recipe from Mary Jane Toth’s Goats Produce Too! This is such a good little book! I think it’s the perfect way to start making goat’s milk cheese. Mary Jane Toth provides all the in...
Kathleen Burek's Goat Milk Cheese
Kathleen Burek 30 years ago, she bought her first supplies from us! Kathleen Burek and her husband, John, from Montague, MA, have been living a “back-to-basics” lifestyle since they got ma...
Kathleen and Andrzej are living their dream in Central America Kathleen (at left) and her husband, Andrzej with Colette (a fan of their cheese). Their home when it was almost complet...
Victory Hill Farm in Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Sarah in barn with baby goat. There are only five other cheese makers in the state and they are all over 7 hours away! Sarah and Lee Pinet raise goats and make artisan, farmstead cheese wh...
It was a year-long quest for answers! Caroline Abbott used to be an accomplished goat’s milk cheesemaker. All that changed this past year when her cheeses began to develop holes. The events that...
Making Goat Cheese in Namibia, Africa
3 Weeks at a Cheetah Conservancy Janie Zencak and her husband have a small farm in Cle Elum, Washington they call the Funny Farm. They have two children- Victoria,14 and Peter,16. Janie has hom...
Dalyn-The Dirt Road Diva & Queen of Quite Alot
Dalyn’s blogs have very cool graphics. Dalyn Weller of Yakima, Washington is a very busy lady! When Dalyn Weller puts on her Muckboots-N-Aprons, she means business! She has three children at ho...
Making Chevre, Freezing It and Using it in Recipes
Spring means goat’s milk! And goat’s milk means chevre. Lots of it! As you know, sometimes you just can’t eat it all. In fact, you make so much that you have to freeze some of it. Not to worry...
Questions and Answers About Making Yogurt
Jim Wallace We are determined to help you! One of the differences between our business and others is Ricki’s dedication to her customers. She employs a full-time technical advisor (Jim Wa...
Goat Education Day in Northern California
Mark November 6th on your calendar! We are big fans of the North Valley Dairy Goat Association in Red Bluff, California. Why? Several reasons: 1. Their membership fee is only $12/year! It’s ev...
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