Fun Along The Whey

Since 1978 we have been sharing the joy of home cheese making. With over 100 step by step cheese making recipes, helpful guides and easy to use supplies it's fun and easy to make cheese at home.

TipsAbout Cooking Curds

About Cooking Curds

Bob Albers is a retired electrical engineer who lives in Mandeville, Louisianna. In May, he sent us his recipe for Creole Cream Cheese (click here) and he will be our Spotlight in the upcoming Au...

EventsLittle Tidbits to Chew On - 002

Little Tidbits to Chew On - 002

A tidbit is a little piece of something BIG and that something is the big, big world of cheese. We know you’re kinda busy making your own “fabulous fromage,” so, every month (on the 15th), we’re ...

Cheese Making RecipeFarmhouse Cheddar for Beginners

Farmhouse Cheddar for Beginners

After one week of aging, rubbed with olive oil If you think making cheese is hard, this is the recipe for you. There is really no whey you can mess it up! I used the recipe in our book, Home Che...

FunMake Your Own Fire Cider

Make Your Own Fire Cider

Courtesy of foodnavigator-usa.com I had never heard of fire cider until it was suggested to me by a worker at our local food co-op. At the time, I was plagued by a long-lasting cold, so I eagerl...

Fellow Cheese MakersCate Hill Orchard in Vermont

Cate Hill Orchard in Vermont

Josh and Maria in the milking parlor Maria Schumann and Josh Karp own a farm and orchard in Greensboro, Vermont (although their post office box is in Craftsbury Common). Josh was brought up on t...

FunIda's Retirement Party

Ida's Retirement Party

Jim, April, Ricki, Kathy, Ida, Mary (in back), Helen (Ida’s friend) in front, Jeri, Jeff, Angie, Jocelyn, Sarah, Mark For the last 10 years, we at New England Cheesemaking Supply Co. have had the...

FunAppreciation from the VA!

Appreciation from the VA!

Mark, Jocelyn, Sarah and the Director of the Central Western MA Veterans Medical Center in Leeds, John Collins As you may know, we have our 30 Minute Mozzarella Kit assembled by the veterans who ...

EquipmentSanitizing 10 Easy Ways for Cheese Making

Sanitizing 10 Easy Ways for Cheese Making

Your kitchen is unique, so your choice of how to sanitize your tools is your own. Some folks can get away with very little effort while others have to be very careful. It’s one of those things y...

Fellow Cheese MakersHudson Flower Cheese

Hudson Flower Cheese

Courtesy of Murray’s Cheese Every month since March, we have been featuring a cheese chosen for us by cheesemonger, Marc Freshman at Murray’s Cheese in New York City for our 2016 Cheese Give-A-Wh...

EventsLittle Tidbits to Chew On - 001

Little Tidbits to Chew On - 001

A tidbit is a little piece of something BIG and that something is the big, big world of cheese. We know you’re kinda busy making your own “fabulous fromage,” so, every month (on the 15th), we’re ...

GoatsWhipped Chevre - 5 Wonderful Ways!

Whipped Chevre - 5 Wonderful Ways!

My appetizer at Burdick’s in Walpole, NH – whipped chevre drizzled with pistachios, chives, candied bacon and honey I was out to dinner recently where I had whipped chevre for my appetizer. I ha...

Fellow Cheese MakersDavid Cerates in Tower City, PA

David Cerates in Tower City, PA

David Cerates doesn’t like to blow his own horn. But, he blew us away when he sent us two pictures of his cheese. All he said was, “Here are a couple of wheels I made, white longhorn and yellow ...

FunRicki's Fabulous Barn!

Ricki's Fabulous Barn!

Two years ago, Ricki started working on an old shed in the back of her yard which, at one time, had been a barn for her goats. One thing led to another, and, over time, this barn has become more ...

Fellow Cheese MakersPedro Collins in Stoke Lyne, Oxfordshire, UK

Pedro Collins in Stoke Lyne, Oxfordshire, UK

Pedro and Rosie Remember when you were a child – how you would pretend to make things and you would give them to people who would pretend they were thrilled to be getting them? There’s just some...

Recipes with CheeseNutella Filled Pancakes with Strawberry Syrup

Nutella Filled Pancakes with Strawberry Syrup

Here’s a pancake recipe that’s truly decedent. Sometimes it’s hard to put into words how utterly fabulous something is, you just have to trust me when I say this is AMAZING! Cream cheese gives thi...

FunGreensward Cheese

Greensward Cheese

Photo courtesy of Murray’s This is the third cheese in our yearlong monthly Cheese Give-A-Whey. Marc Freshman, out official cheesemonger for this drawing, works at Murray’s and he told us Greens...

Recipes with CheeseWhipped Cream Vodka by Paul Stovall

Whipped Cream Vodka by Paul Stovall

Paul Stovall lives in Sonora, California where he makes all kinds of edibles and drinkables, including cheese (we did an article about Paul (Paul Stovall and His Butterkase) a few weeks ago). In t...

MilkRaw Milk Progress in Massachusetts

Raw Milk Progress in Massachusetts

There are now 16 states (soon to be 17) where licensed raw milk dairies can sell their milk at farmer’s markets and through CSA’s (as well as at their own farms). The Massachusetts senate recentl...

Cheese Making RecipeCreole Cream Cheese with Bob Albers

Creole Cream Cheese with Bob Albers

“The only thing better than making cheese is eating cheese.” Bob Albers of Mandeville, Louisiana is a retired electronics engineer who has traveled all around the country and the world. When he ...

FunWhy Wall Stenciling?

Why Wall Stenciling?

Painting by Donna Estabrooks Why, indeed??? It’s time consuming, the clean-up is horrendous and who cares about their walls anyway! Well, you do and I do, too. In fact, I obsess about the color ...

Fellow Cheese MakersLynda and Claude Garneau in Ottawa, Canada

Lynda and Claude Garneau in Ottawa, Canada

Claude and Lynda standing in front of the cave he built from a closet. What a Team! Claude buys the equipment, sets it up and builds whatever Lynda needs to make her fabulous cheese. (Lucky lady...

EventsWhat's a Beer and Cheese Walk?

What's a Beer and Cheese Walk?

Nancy Charbonneau, Manager of the Cancer Connection Thrift Store and her fiancee, Mike Case (who happens to be my brother) enjoy a cheese plate at The Foundry in Northampton, MA From what I can t...

Cheese Making RecipePaul Stovall and His Butterkase

Paul Stovall and His Butterkase

Paul Stovall (67) of Sonora, California is the Frank Sinatra of the cheese making world- doing it his whey! What do we mean? Well, he makes his own cultures and his own molds and his own mats an...

Fellow Cheese MakersDan Crowther, Roller Derby Husband and Cheese Maker

Dan Crowther, Roller Derby Husband and Cheese Maker

Dan Crowther lives in the small village of Valley Falls, NY (population around 450). It’s about 1/2 way between Albany, NY and Bennington, VT. When he first saw our article about Kizzma, the Roll...

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