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.

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Amanda Lockwood in Orange, Australia

Amanda Lockwood Amanda Lockwood told us “Some days I try to do too many things😂.” That seems like quite an understatement! She has 4 children and 3 grandchildren with 2 teenagers living at home....

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Mary Anne Farah in Oakville, Ontario

Mary Anne with a few of her cheeses. Left to right: Pont l’Eveque, Colby, Coastal Blue and Camembert We’re in total awe of how much Mary Anne manages to achieve while raising 2 boys, aged 13 and ...

EventsVirtual American Cheese Society Conference, July 28-30

Virtual American Cheese Society Conference, July 28-30

We have always been enthusiastic supporters of the American Cheese Society (ACS) because of the role it plays in promoting artisan cheese making. In fact, our owner, Ricki Carroll (The Cheese Quee...

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Mary Khazen Karish in Katy, Texas

Mary with her husband, John Mary lives outside Houston and prior to reading Vincent D’Souza’s interview, she thought she was the only home cheese maker and bread maker around. She told us she wo...

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Cheddar Recipe From England - 1934

Nick Fordy with his book of recipes. When we interviewed Nick Fordy in Tingewick, England, he mentioned that he had learned to make cheddar from a book called The Ministry of Agriculture and Fish...

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New YouTube Video: Nerina Cheese (goat with ash) from 2 Guys & A Cooler. (click here) May is American Cheese Month! When the Phone Rings, Answer It: Scray Cheese in Wisconsin had a boost in...

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Nick Fordy in Tingewick, England

Nick Fordy at home. After a career in architecture and design, Nick is enjoying an early retirement, primarily because it affords him time to make a wide variety of fabulous cheeses. Nick’s Story...

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Marwan Abujaber in Amman, Jordan

Marwan Abujaber at one of their regular family barbecues. When Marwan sent us pictures of his cheeses, we couldn’t believe how beautiful they are. We naturally assumed that he sells them, but we...

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Pub Cheese Variations

A lot of you are do-it-yourselfers who make your own cheese and beer and, well, just about everything else. This is a perfect way to combine your skills. It’s also a perfect way to combine your f...

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Marketing Cheese in Pakistan

Imran Saleh. (Fingers crossed since he passed his goal of stocking 8 tons of mature cheese. Now he’s moving toward 16.) We’ve done many articles about Imran Saleh in Lahore, Pakistan.* During ...

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From Goats to Heritage Cows: A Homesteader's Decision

Hilary Elmer with Ashmead Hilary Elmer is a homesteader in northern Vermont. She makes cheese, grows vegetables, raises cows, pigs and chickens, hunts and dresses animals herself – all while runn...

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From The Palatable Life: Banana Bread with Brie Grilled. (click here) Today is National Grilled Cheese Day! New Farmstead Creamery in Wisconsin: Blakesville Creamery – Delayed due to Covid but...

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Vincent D'Souza in Fulshear, Texas

Vincent and his wife, Nandita at the southern rim of the Grand Canyon. My wife and I are located in Fulshear, TX, which is a suburb, west of greater Houston. I retired at the end of June, 2019 fr...

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Hilary Elmer in Lowell, Vermont

Almost all of us dream at some point of living in the country and growing our own food. Few of us achieve that goal but Hilary Elmer made her dream come true. Now, she has a cabin in the woods ...

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James Phelps in Buffalo, Wyoming

James Plelps in the Bighorns above his house, snowshoeing on an old logging road. We have done a lot of interviews in the past 12 years – since we started this blog, but James Phelps is the first...

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From Lahore, Pakistan: This is from 2 years ago, but still(!). The “Burger Bomb,” completely covered with cheese. (click here) Say it Again?: The French ate more than the usual amount of che...

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Susan Dawkins in Powell River, B.C., Canada

With a small sample of summer treats on the deck of our house – Goat Feta sticks, Brie and Coastal Blue. We spend a lot of time on our deck in the summer, eating cheese and drinking wine with fri...

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Imran Saleh's New Building in Lahore, Pakistan

Imran in one of his caves. As many of you already know from previous articles, Imran Saleh started making cheese 11 years ago at his home (as a hobby). A few years later, he jumped off the cliff...

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Deborah Eddleman in Edwardsville, Illinois

Deb, drinking a homemade goat milk latte with 2 tuckered out kids in her lap. We live approximately 10 miles outside of Edwardsville Illinois. We have about 12 1/2 acres for our goats and chicken...

Fellow Cheese MakersA younger white male holds five large wheels of cheese while smiling at the camera. He is wearing a gray shirt and black pants and is standing in front of what appears to be an open industrial refrigerator.

Marek Mazurkiewicz in Wroclaw, Poland

Marek is a cheese maker from Poland. He told us about his Youtube channel – www.youtube.com/domowyser. (Domowy ser means homemade cheese.) He was hoping we would let you know about it if we tho...

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Martin Davenport in Uppermill, England

Martin (right) at the Saddleworth Wine Vault which is owned by Julian in the picture. The coin in his hand was a token gesture as he was giving away a few samples of his cheese to customers on a S...

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Vickie Jasinsky in Dixon, California

I live in a small city in Northern California, just 30 minutes west of Sacramento. Making cheese gives me a little respite from my job as an Emergency Medical Services Administrator and caregiver ...

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Ripley Casdorph in Greeley, Colorado

Ripley with cheeses he made for his daughter’s wedding in September, 2019. Ripley Casdorph is a very busy man! He works full time as the webmaster for Weld County (19 years). From 2017-2019, he...

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38 Cheesy Valentine's Day Cards

From TigerFeetCreations at Etsy. (click here) Valentine’s Day is coming and this year, many of us will be ordering our cards by mail. Why not? Great cards abound, particularly at Etsy – the cent...

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