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.

FunCateland's Green Tomato Salsa

Cateland's Green Tomato Salsa

Cateland White was our “spotlight” cheese maker in the August, 2015 issue of our Moos-Letter (click here). She is a writer and we are deeply honored that she has found the time to share her “glob...

EventsFarm Dayz 2015 in Dimondale, Michigan

Farm Dayz 2015 in Dimondale, Michigan

In October, 2012, we did an interview with Tiffany Rich of Woodspryte Farm in Dimondale, Michigan (click here). At that time, she had just completed her second yearly farm “open house” called Woo...

FunThe Sustainability of Love and Laughter

The Sustainability of Love and Laughter

Michelle and Paul on their wedding day We originally created this fabulous blog for our business- New England Cheesemaking Supply Company (to help home cheese makers with their craft) and we have...

Recipes with CheeseMaggie Parkinson's Fromage Fort

Maggie Parkinson's Fromage Fort

Maggie Parkinson makes cheese and loves to eat it (almost as much as we do) and we were thrilled when she sent us her own recipe for Fromage Fort, and a unique variation she calls her nacho versio...

Fellow Cheese MakersBrian Wort in Brandywine, Maryland

Brian Wort in Brandywine, Maryland

Brian Wort is the farm manager at the P.A. Bowen Farmstead, owned by Sally Fallon Morell and her husband, Geoffrey. (Sally Fallon is the founder and longtime president of the Weston A. Price Foun...

Events2015 American Cheese Society Conference

2015 American Cheese Society Conference

The 2015 American Cheese Society Conference was in Providence, Rhode Island this year (the 32nd annual conference). NECS almost always has a sponsor’s table , so we can meet cheese makers and reta...

Goats3 Easy Grilled Goat Cheese Recipes

3 Easy Grilled Goat Cheese Recipes

Purple Haze Chevre from Cypress Grove If you’ve made your own fresh goat cheese (chevre), you know it couldn’t be easier. If you haven’t made it yet, what are you waiting for?! Our technical advi...

Recipes with CheeseEggplant And Mozzarella Bites

Eggplant And Mozzarella Bites

If you’re looking for a healthy recipe that’s easy to make and tastes great these Eggplant and Mozzarella Bites are just for you. Serve them as an entree or an appetizer, either way it’s a mouthwat...

Fellow Cheese MakersCateland White in Las Vegas, Nevada

Cateland White in Las Vegas, Nevada

Viva Las Vegas! We first got to know Cateland White when she sent us a few of her cheese making tips (below). That led to an interview and we now feel as if we have known her for years! Cateland...

Recipes with CheeseStrawberry Quark Cream Torte

Strawberry Quark Cream Torte

This wonderful recipe was submitted to us by Micaela Schilling of Concord, New Hampshire (and we’re very grateful). If you have a recipe you would like to share, please send it to moosletter@chees...

Fellow Cheese Makers4 Experts Share Their Best Tips for Making Cheese

4 Experts Share Their Best Tips for Making Cheese

Recently, we couldn’t stop thinking about a question that came in a while ago, “What is your single best tip for making cheese?” After sending a reply, we realized, there may be more than one answe...

Recipes with CheeseMozzarella, Tomato And Steak Salad

Mozzarella, Tomato And Steak Salad

I make this salad at least once or twice a week, it’s so easy, to keep it interesting you can swap steak for chicken or skip the meat and make it a vegetarian meal, no matter how its made it always...

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Our CompanyPictures of Ricki's Gardens

Pictures of Ricki's Gardens

This summer Ricki was invited to be one of the featured gardens in the Franklin Land Trust’s 24th Annual Farm & Garden Tour. This was a great honor and Ricki worked hard to prepare for the eve...

Recipes with CheeseChicken Marinated With Yogurt, Garlic and Lemon

Chicken Marinated With Yogurt, Garlic and Lemon

Chicken marinades are simple to put together and well worth the effort. This yummy yogurt marinade is full of flavor and can be cooked in the oven or on the grill.

Recipes with CheeseStrawberry, Feta & Spinach Salad

Strawberry, Feta & Spinach Salad

This is an exciting time of year, it’s strawberry season which marks the beginning of summer and many months of farm fresh produce to look forward to. Strawberries pare nicely with cheese and blend...

Cheese Making RecipeCameron Arsenault (16) Making Mozzarella

Cameron Arsenault (16) Making Mozzarella

“It sounds like fun to me!” (And it was!) It seems to us that by now everybody should know how it is easy to make Mozzarella with our 30 minute recipe. After all, we’ve been selling our kit for ...

Recipes with CheesePear and Fig Bread by Maggie Parkinson

Pear and Fig Bread by Maggie Parkinson

Maggie’s selfie We haven’t had a chance to make this bread yet, but we know what a great chef Maggie Parkinson (from Poulsbo, Washington) is, so we knew you would want this recipe. We can...

Fellow Cheese MakersYogurt Tips from Claire Barker in Colorado

Yogurt Tips from Claire Barker in Colorado

This is a letter we received from Claire Barker, a cheese maker in Colorado. It was very kind of her to share her experiences with us about making yogurt. (If you have something to share, send it...

Fellow Cheese MakersBob Munroe in Ontario, Canada

Bob Munroe in Ontario, Canada

Photo by Cailin Munroe In 2012, we did a blog article about Jon Little, a cheese maker in Black Mountain, North Carolina. Jon had built a very clever cheese cave and he shared his directi...

Fellow Cheese MakersFreda Peisley in Rochester, New York

Freda Peisley in Rochester, New York

We first heard from Freda last December when she sent us a lovely note: My cheeses will be for Christmas gifts. Thank you so much for having all the things I need. I started with you a ton of ye...

Our CompanyRicki's Amazing Bead Art

Ricki's Amazing Bead Art

Ida, Angie, April, Sarah, Ricki, and Kathy Many folks don’t realize that our Cheese Queen is an artist (see previous article). She has worked with all kinds of media, but in the last few ...

Fellow Cheese MakersEthan Rambacher (17) in Littleton, Massachusetts

Ethan Rambacher (17) in Littleton, Massachusetts

In our August, 2014 Moosletter, we offered $25 gift certificates in exchange for essays from young people 18 years and younger. (The offer still stands, by the way and the details are here.) A ...

Cheese Making RecipeCaciotta with Saffron

Caciotta with Saffron

Joy Metcalf We are very grateful to Joy Metcalf of Northport, Maine for sharing her recipe with us. It looks absolutely fabulous, but we have not yet had the opportunity to try it. If you...

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