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.

Fellow Cheese MakersMaia Donadze in Madipola, Sri Lanka

Maia Donadze in Madipola, Sri Lanka

Maia with her mini gouda We take notice when there is a comment at one of our interviews from Sri Lanka. That’s a long way from our little New England village! Courtesy of theendofhistory.net ...

Fellow Cheese MakersJim Harrington in Theodosia, Missouri

Jim Harrington in Theodosia, Missouri

Jim and his wife, Josie have a Youtube channel with a name we think is irresistible (at least to us New Englanders) – Ozark Mountain Goats. Screenshot of their YouTube channel homepage They live...

Fellow Cheese MakersBecky Collins Brooks in Accord, NY

Becky Collins Brooks in Accord, NY

Becky with her 5 month aged cheddar Becky and her husband, Barton raise Wagyu cattle at their beautiful farm in the Catskills. Wagyu beef (that outrageously expensive beef you can find on the me...

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Diane Johnson in Belen, New Mexico

My name is Diane Johnson. I have been making cheese since 2013. I love making cheese. Montasio. It has really good, great sharp flavor like a mix between cheddar and parmesan. I am a married ...

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Got Nettles? How Cornish cheese is made – video by Food Insider. (click here) Bed & Boursin: Boursin is offering 5 free vacations at their palace in Suffolk in exchange for winning recipes ...

Fellow Cheese MakersMeredith Wecker in Heath, MA

Meredith Wecker in Heath, MA

Meredith Wecker The town of Heath (population 706) is way off “the beaten path,” even in rural western Massachusetts. Meredith lives only an hour’s drive from our shop but the last 5 miles or so...

Fellow Cheese MakersGina Jeffries in Concrete, WA

Gina Jeffries in Concrete, WA

Gina Jeffries I was born and raised in Skagit Valley which is in NW Washington state. I was the typical horse crazy girl, as my parents discovered and it was a love I would never outgrow. At one...

Fellow Cheese MakersMary Karish: After Her Interview

Mary Karish: After Her Interview

Mary with the men in her life – her hubby, John and her sons, Raymond and Joseph as they are about to devour her roast turkey. We interviewed Mary Karish of Katy, Texas 3 months ago (click here)....

Fellow Cheese MakersRobyn Gatens in Ashburn, Virginia

Robyn Gatens in Ashburn, Virginia

Robyn with her latest cheesemaking adventure – a Cotswold with onions and chives We’re never surprised when we find out that a cheese maker we are interviewing has an impressive day job. But, we...

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Alexia Allen in Woodinville, WA

Alexia with a big, fresh cheese wheel Alexia is one of the founders of Hawthorn Farm, located on 8 acres in a suburb of Seattle. She has been on the farm for 18 years, learning and teaching home...

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Virtual Vacation: Beautiful new video about making Gouda in the Netherlands. (click here) Tik Tok Viral Recipe: This Baked Feta Casserole has actually spiked the sales of feta. (click here) Hist...

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Donna Hambleton in Lion's Head, Ontario

Donna with some of her preserves. I live in the village of Lion’s Head, Ontario. It is located on the North Bruce Peninsula. By Kelisi for English Wikipedia I was born in 1957, into a family of...

Aging CheeseWhisky barrel with the lid

How to Make Special Containers for Aging Cheese

Yoel with his pottery container Creating Small Sub-Environments for Cheese Aging By Yoel Blumberger* 1. Introduction – Aging In the cheese making process, the aging stage is quite calm, compared ...

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Jessica Winslow & Steve Smaha in Austin, TX

Steve & Jessica It’s rare that both halves of a couple make cheese, so, we very seldom interview two people at once. With Steve and Jessica, we can see what a major advantage it is. They go...

Fellow Cheese MakersWoman holding container with block of cheese

Ilda Costa-Sarnicki in Hamilton, Ontario

Ilda Costa-Sarnicki with her “Sun Kissed” Sao Jorge at 5 weeks, conceived on National Cheese Day, 2021. She plans to age half of it for 6 months and enjoy the second half on National Cheese Day, 2...

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Smoking Allowed: Smoked cream cheese with spices (yum). (click here) A Moister Cheese than Cheddar: Wisconsin may make Colby their first official state cheese. (click here) Cheese Ice Cream: ...

Fellow Cheese MakersGirl standing in kitchen with block of cheese on cutting board

Ramsey (13) in Ontario, Canada

Ramsey. This is a screenshot from one of 4 movies Ramsey’s little sister, Scarlett (8) filmed of him making a blue cheese. Ramsey is 13 and he is getting an early start at becoming a master home...

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Sylvain Puccini in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Sylvain Puccini In 2019, we did an article about cheese making workshops in Montreal (click here). The classes were being taught by Sylvain Puccini and his partner, Philippe Kotula at Les Atelie...

Fellow Cheese MakersWoman stretching cheese from bowl to ceiling

Ruth Cohn in San Francisco, CA

Ruth Cohn making a marbled cheese. She told us, “Stirring two pots at once, is like kayaking in Kona – the rhythmic, circular motion of both arms, and the wonderful calming effect!” When Ruth Co...

Fellow Cheese MakersMan eating chip with dip while holding dip container

Bob's Fromage Caprese

Bob Albers Bob Albers is a retired electronics engineer who has traveled all around the world, and now lives in Mandeville, Louisiana (24 miles north of New Orleans). We interviewed him in 2016,...

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Ann Koenig in Columbia, Missouri

Ann Koenig. Photo courtesy of Kim Wade, SilverBox Photographers Ann has been milking two cows using a milk share program and making cheese for about six months. In that brief time she has manage...

Fellow Cheese MakersWoman holding a tray with block of goat milk tomme

Susan Charkes in West Chester, PA

Susan with her latest project – a goat milk tomme Susan is a freelance writer/editor and consultant. Her recent poetry has been published or is forthcoming in, among others, Apiary, Cleaver, Garg...

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Did you know? June has been National Dairy Month since 1937. Ambassador of Cheese Job Opening: Here’s a chance to earn $5000, a 3 day trip and more while working 45 days as a Chief Cheese Offic...

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Using Glaze to Adorn Your Cheese with Flowers

A single serving of glazed goat cheese 5 years ago, I posted an article (Using Wildflowers In/On Your Cheese) about picking and preparing wildflowers. Most of my information for that article cam...

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