Controlling Moisture in the "Cave"
Pedro and his Saanen, Rosie The issue is humidity. You can measure it with hygrometers but controlling it is another matter. There are many ways to do it and we have posted several articles abo...
Bandaged Cheddar by Bleu Mont Dairy
Photo courtesy of Murray’s Have you ever tasted a bandaged cheddar? They aren’t available in most grocery stores, so the odds are good, you haven’t. But, believe me when I say you need to do it...
Blueberry Lemon Ricotta Cookies
These blueberry lemon ricotta cookies puff up as they bake and have an amazing taste that’s closer to a cake than cookies. If you were to cut the top off a muffin and eat it, it would probably have...
Miranda Bradley, Roller Derby Cheese Maker
By Cateland White (Note: Cateland is a writer (and a cheese maker) who lives in Las Vegas with her husband and her daughter, Bugsy. For more about her – click here.) I’ve known Miranda Bradley s...
Rebecca Brill in Maugansville, MD
Rebecca with her husband-Matthew, her son-Oliver and her daughter-Sinclair We first got to know Rebecca when she shared with us her method for making ricotta with a sous vide circulator (click he...
How to Make Ricotta with Your Sous Vide Circulator
The sous vide method has taken the cheese making world by storm! (In case you aren’t familiar with it, sous vide is the process of cooking food in plastic bags which are submerged in hot water.) ...
Are Dinner Kit Deliveries For You?
I have to confess I’m not much of a cook – it’s so complicated from the shopping to the planning to the making, etcetera, etcetera. And, unfortunately, my husband is similarly “cooking challenged....
How to Add Humidity to Your Room Sized "Cave"
Yes, we do sell hygrometers for measuring humidity, but adding humidity is another story. For years, many of us have been placing wet paper towels in our refrigerators, but maintaining a constant ...
Have You Tasted Pleasant Ridge Reserve?
When our official cheesemonger, Marc Freshman from Murray’s picked Pleasant Ridge Reserve to be the first prize in our 2016 Cheese Give-A-Whey, we were thrilled.* We had seen it win Best of Show at...
How to Revive Furniture with Fabric Markers
I was shopping at our local Salvation Army 6 months ago and I saw a swivel chair for $25. It seemed solid, but the fabric was completely faded. I had an idea! What if I went over it with fabric...
I recently added Jack Aldridge to my list of the most fun and interesting cheese makers in the entire world. I admit – this is a long list, but Jack is up there at the top. His energy and enthus...
Marc Freshman, Cheesemonger at Murray's
Marc Freshman is the official cheesemonger for our 2016 Cheese Give-A-Whey which starts March 1st. Every time you place an order with us, you will be entered in a drawing for a pound of cave-aged...
Murray’s flagship store in Greenwich Village Murray’s Cheese is New York’s oldest cheese shop – it has been a Greenwich Village favorite for more than 75 years. For the first fifty years, ther...
Vacuum sealing the Cheddar with Paula, Pablo and Patti Cabascango. Greg in the background. Greg Perkins is from Chicago originally, but he has been living and working in Central and South America...
As you probably know, Ricki (the Cheese Queen) and all of the staff at New England Cheese Making Supply Co. supports the labeling of GMO foods (Genetically Modified Organisms). Ricki testified at...
France with her bounty in August France Benoit lives in Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories, a town with 20,000 residents. As you can see from the map, it’s in the middle of th...
Chocolate Cheese from Ela Duban in Poland
Ela Duban who lives outside Warsaw, Poland began making cheese when she found a Polish edition of our book, Home Cheese Making. She was the mother of 4 young girls who are now 6, 8, 11 and 12 yea...
How many different kinds of chocolate cheeses are available to buy for your Valentine? Not that many actually. The list below is as comprehensive as we could do, and it’s only 10. There are a l...
Chocolate Covered Cheese Bites for Valentines Day
For the love of cheese and chocolate This is the best Valentines Day gift for anyone who loves cheese and chocolate! Not only is it easy to make, it’s also an amazingly unique gift that your valen...
5 Grilled Cheese & Chocolate Sammies!
We know you know how to make a grilled cheese sandwich. And, if you love cheese as much as we do, you probably make a darned good one. However, have you ever made it with chocolate added to the c...
We hear a lot of news about the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) when they make decisions about cheese. It’s scary to hear that a new regulation has been passed and will be enforced. However, o...
Asparagus Mushroom Swiss Quiche
For those of you who don’t already know, Jenny Carroll is Ricki’s oldest daughter. She is, among other things, a great cook. Every once in awhile she generously shares one of her recipes with us...
Connie Paris in Surprise, Arizona
Surprise is located just northwest of Phoenix. It seems like an amazingly short time ago, but it was actually founded in 1938! It’s a cute story because the founder named it Surprise as she “woul...
Three Certified Home Cheese Makers
We recently did an article about Kate Johnson’s cheese making certification program at The Art of Cheese in Longmont, Colorado (click here). In it, we mentioned that Kate has awarded 3 of her stu...
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