Linda Pannill-Smith in Ramona, California
Lindy Haven Farm Linda has been raising dairy and fiber goats since 2007. She calls it a hobby farm because she only has 1.14 acres but she has a large herd of mixed breed goats. Linda had alwa...
Tis the Season: You can find this gift pack in the fridge at Costco. It includes notes about pairing the different cheeses with wine and beer. (click here) Cheesy Appetizer: Remarkably detailed...
Follow Up - Fete des Fromages, 2019
Last month our good friend Bob Albers,* who lives in Mandeville, Louisianna told us about the fabulous New Orleans Fete des Fromages and we posted the schedule, etc. for the November event (click ...
This is a basic recipe for a very simple and very yummy soup. We derived it from several different recipes online, so we have included many options in a second version below. We used one ingredi...
Tom Osborne The best part of having a blog like this one is when we put folks together who had no idea there were other cheese makers in their area. We found Tom Osborne when he told us he saw ou...
Stephanie Robbins in Edwardsville, Illinois
Stirring the vat at a cheese class at Three Shepherds in Warren, Vermont I am located in Edwardsville, Illinois, which is a college town located about 15 miles from St. Louis, Missouri. I became...
Doniga Markegard in Half Moon Bay, California
A few months ago, we interviewed Susan Bates and asked her where she got her raw milk. She told us about Markegard Family Grass-fed in Half Moon Bay, California (south of San Francisco) and the a...
Big Deal: Congrats to Rogue Creamery in Oregon for becoming the first US cheese maker to win first place at the World Cheese Awards with their Rogue River Blue. (Because of demand, the creamery ...
Fete des Fromages 2019 in New Orleans
Our good friend, Bob Albers in Mandeville, Louisiana has contributed many blog articles over the past 3 years (for which we are very grateful).* Recently, he told us he will be volunteering at New...
Haley Anthonisen in Sacramento, California
Haley at Burning Man which she attends every year. This was the first time she brought her homemade cheese to share – gouda and triple cream brie. Haley started making cheese less than a year ago...
Cheese Festival & Cows' Ball in Slovenia
Coming down from the mountain at the Cows’ Ball We love hearing from Mariana Veiga because she has traveled all around the world and she tells us about the fabulous places she has been. Who could...
Lisa Wilson in Great Falls, Montana
We don’t often hear from cheese makers in Montana. The population of the whole state is only a little over one million. So, when Lisa Wilson made a comment at one of our blog articles, we jumped ...
Cheese Making Workshops in Montreal
Photo taken at the last boot camp workshop in September Les Ateliers Fromagers It’s been almost 5 years since Sylvain Puccini and Philippe Kotula began offering cheese making workshops in Montrea...
Peg Lamphier in Lytle Creek, California
Peg Lamphier Peg Lamphier is a well-known writer, a college professor, a gardener, a cheese maker and, perhaps most importantly – a caretaker in her back yard for rare California Desert Tortoises...
Jamie Ryer in Fairfax, Virginia
James Ryer with Frisco A couple of weeks ago, Jamie made a comment at one of our Tidbits articles and we contacted him about an interview. We didn’t know at the time, how much he loves our compa...
Cheese Making Retreat in Hawaii / February, 2020
Cheesemaking in Paradise Retreat! Leave it to our friend Kate Johnson in Colorado* to come up with this fun idea! Kate is a constant source of information and inspiration for cheese makers and no...
All About Affinage: Videos about aging cheese are few and far between, and we like this new one from Hammock Haven Farm. (click here) About American Cheese: Why we get a bad rap! (click here) C...
Vivian Lucero's Whey Caramel Sauce
We love it when you send us recipes! We interviewed Vivian Lucero from Otis, Oregon in April (click here). She’s a gourmet cook and a master home cheese maker. We’re delighted that she shared he...
Parmesan Zucchini Fries (Keto Friendly)
Keto is a low-carb, high fat diet where the goal is to be in ketosis (fat burning mode). Cheese fits the profile so, it’s the basis for a lot of the most delicious recipes. We love cheese, and w...
Maggie Byrd in Holly Springs, Mississippi
Maggie and her daughter, Lottie. We don’t hear a lot from cheese makers in Mississippi and we have no idea why that is. We were thrilled when Maggie agreed to do this interview. We learned a l...
It’s butter sculpture season at the state fairs and Ohio’s masterpiece celebrated the Moo-n Landing: (click here) Cow-Free Dairy: There has been a scientific breakthrough in the production of ve...
New England Regional Cheese Competition 2019
Kate Smith, John Greeley and Poul Price, judges In 2007, Elena Hovagimian was working for Donna Woolam, the Director of Agriculture at The Eastern States Exposition (The Big E). They thought it ...
Nicholas Wilder in Maynard, MA
Nicholas and his fiancee, Sarah Patten Nicholas and Sarah are getting married August 24th, only a few days from now. Yet, Nicholas found the time to do this interview! We’re very grateful and, ...
Ricki Carroll’s garden in 2015, from Pictures of Ricki’s Gardens It’s summer and some of us don’t do much cooking this time of year. But, we’re making cheese while the milk is flowing and, as al...
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