Why make it? Vanilla extract is very expensive right now. I just bought a 12 oz bottle at BJ’s for $28 and that was way cheaper than anywhere else around here. At our local food co-op, Madagasca...
Claire with her homemade goat milk soap. Claire Barker lives on a homestead near the Great Sand Dunes National Park in southern Colorado. She has been raising dairy goats since 1986 and she has ...
Brigadeiro - A Sweet Treat From Brazil
Mariana Veiga is from Brazil and when she saw our last post (How to Make Condensed Milk), she sent us her recipe for the fabulous brigadeiro. This is the classic version of the delightful fudge b...
Got milk? Here’s another way (besides cheese) to preserve it. Essentially, you simply add sugar and remove 50% of the water in the milk. This gives it the yummy caramel flavor which works so wel...
Manning Hill Farm in Winchester, New Hampshire
I have passed by the sign to Manning Hill Farm a million times on my way to Keene, New Hampshire, but I never stopped in. I knew they sold milk, but I didn’t know they sold GREAT milk until I wen...
From the National Archives This fall, Cowgirl Creamery (makers of award winning artisan cheeses) will be selling clabbered cottage cheese. Instead of adding cream to the curds, they will be addi...
The Fabulous Cheshire Cheese Fest 2018
This painting, commemorating the people of Cheshire and their famous cheese was in the history tent with artifacts and information about the town. Ricki (The Cheese Queen) and I had a great time ...
An Easy Way to Flip Camembert by Bob Albers
Bob Albers in Mandeville, Louisiana sent us this write-up on using hose clamps to aid in flipping Camembert. It would also work with any other flipped cheese – you just need to get a hose clamp t...
How to Milk A Goat by Claire Barker
In 2015, we posted a letter Claire Barker had written to us about how she makes yogurt – News from Claire Barker in Colorado. Then, recently, we asked her if she would give us a tip or two about ...
Considering the Care of Retired Dairy Goats
Robin in early Spring, 2018 This post came from a discussion I had with Wendy Woodward at Witch Hazel Dairy in Snowflake, Arizona after our recent interview (click here). Wendy and her family ha...
Getting Your First Dairy Cow - Tips from 5 Experts
Dairy farmers are always willing to share their knowledge about cows. The trick is catching up with them as they do their work (day in and day out, year after year and usually over 12 hours/day). ...
Martha Stewart's Amazing Strawberry Cake
There is absolutely no cheese in this recipe, but, I just had to share it with you! It isn’t new, but it’s new to me and it meets all my criteria: It must be easy. It must have something healthy...
Wine & Cider Competitions at The Big E, 2018
Behind the scenes at the judging In past years, I have volunteered at the cheese competition* at The Big E (Eastern States Exposition), but this was the first time I volunteered at the wine and ci...
Check out this fabulous recipe from Chef John at Food Wishes. Did you bid? Kraft held an auction on eBay where you could bid on having your father’s head sculpted out of Kraft cheese. Bids clos...
Martha's Puffy Omelette with Roasted Grapes
Martha Harrington of Conway, Massachusetts owned and operated a bed & breakfast (The Nestle Inn) for 10 years where she dazzled her guests with fabulous meals. Needless to say, they came from...
Wendy Woodward in Snowflake, Arizona
Wendy with Presto, her part-time house goat. He comes in to visit for a couple hours every night where he tries to scam pizza and snacks off the counter. Wendy teaches high school chemistry and b...
Cheshire Cheese Festival July 7th, 2018 in Western MA
It’s a party! From Best Places If the second annual Cheshire Cheese Festival is anything like the first festival, it will be well worth a trip to western MA for the day. Last year’s festival wa...
Spring Hill Farmstead Goat Cheese in Bayside, California
Karin Eide with Helga and Horchata next to a mostly munched thistle plant. Border Collie Ruby is keeping a watchful eye. We first heard from Karin Eide in Bayside, California when she asked us to...
Getting Your First Dairy Goat - Tips From Experts
It seems like everyone wants to have dairy goats these days and why not? They’re affectionate, highly entertaining and they provide nutritious milk on a daily basis for making cheese. There is a ...
The Haymonds and Their Fabulous Cookhouse
Christl and Chris Haymond Chris Haymond and his wife, Christl created their own food processing center on their farm in Washington state. They make cheese there and all kinds of other edibles. ...
Ricki & Sarah at Mother Earth News Fair
Sarah Carroll From Ricki (aka The Cheese Queen) with Love In May, my daughter Sarah and I took a trip to Asheville, North Carolina, to a Mother Earth News Fair where we taught 2 workshops. This ...
Say Cheese, a Kid's Guide to Cheese Making
Cheese Making Book for Kids We have exciting news! The Cheese Queen (aka Ricki Carroll) and her daughter, Sarah Carroll have published a cheese making book for kids – Say Cheese! Ricki and Sarah ...
Who else but Martha Stewart would explain to us how to wrap goat cheese with edible flowers? All the cheese you can eat! The next Cheesemonger Invitational will be in Brooklyn, NY June 30th. Silv...
100 Wheys to Make Yogurt in Your Instant Pot
There are as many ways to make yogurt as there are stars in the sky! We have 2 great recipes (beginner and intermediate) by Jim Wallace in our recipe section at cheesemakingmart.com. They cover makin...
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