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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 MakersLittle White Goat Dairy in Orange, Massachusetts

Little White Goat Dairy in Orange, Massachusetts

When you listen to Rachel Scherer talk about her goats, you can tell she knows exactly what they like and don’t like, as if she can read their minds. She learned everything she knows from the que...

Aging CheeseTatiana's Refrigerator "Cave"

Tatiana's Refrigerator "Cave"

In 2015, we interviewed Tatiana Thomas who lives in Yekaterinburg, Russia – (click here). Tatiana is now selling her Camembert and she is in the process of organizing a “Mold Cheese Festival” whi...

Fellow Cheese MakersBe a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)

Be a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)

From the CASA of Bastrop website I learned about the CASA program from a cheese maker who is also one of our contributors to this blog- Bob Albers in Mandeville, Louisiana. He has been a CASA vo...

Fellow Cheese MakersSue Cummings in Kalispell, Montana

Sue Cummings in Kalispell, Montana

Sue Cummings is a master home cheese maker with many years of experience. Last January, she sent us her own original recipe for a cheese she calls Florentine – click here. This cheese and the wi...

Fellow Cheese MakersGrace Hill Farm in Cummington, MA

Grace Hill Farm in Cummington, MA

Max, Amy and Charlie (2) It’s all just beginning for the Breiteneicher family and their farmstead cheeses. We predict that in the not-so-near future, their cheeses will win many awards and they ...

Fellow Cheese MakersImran Saleh in Pakistan - Expanding Again!

Imran Saleh in Pakistan - Expanding Again!

We just can’t keep up with Imran! He moves through challenges as if they were nothing and he always comes out ahead. How can that be and what is his secret? We don’t know- he seems to be a “forc...

Fellow Cheese MakersTony Hamblyn in New Zealand

Tony Hamblyn in New Zealand

We’re so glad Tony Hamblyn sent us a picture of his fabulous cheese making set-up! We knew you would want to know more about him … Tony is an airline pilot, flying the B787 Dreamliner for Air New...

Fellow Cheese MakersReal Scottish Shortbread

Real Scottish Shortbread

We’re always thrilled when our friend, Maggie Parkinson from Poulsbo, Washington sends us one of her original recipes. Maggie is a cookbook author and a writer who LOVES to cook. Fortunately for us...

Fellow Cheese Makers"Milk to Cheese" - A Fun Video!

"Milk to Cheese" - A Fun Video!

Amberlin Biegel of Alberta, Canada sent us this delightful video she made of her family milking their goats and making cheese. The family has around 70 goats (over 20 of which they milk) and one ...

Fellow Cheese MakersMeibao Nee in California

Meibao Nee in California

Meibao is the owner of One Goat Creamery in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The name pretty much sums it up because Meibao has one milk goat. From the milk of her one goat, T.T., she is able...

Aging CheeseUsing a Coolbot in Your Cheese Cave

Using a Coolbot in Your Cheese Cave

Have you given any thought to making a walk-in cheese cave? It’s easier than you might think … Many home cheese makers use refrigerators and wine coolers to age their cheese. These are great, bu...

Fellow Cheese MakersTim and Carolyn Armstrong in Eugene, Oregon

Tim and Carolyn Armstrong in Eugene, Oregon

Adding culture and penicillium candidum to the milk for an ash covered bloomy rind goat’s milk cheese. Growing Up Tim: I grew up in a family that grew just about everything and preserved what wa...

Cheese Making RecipeCoffee Cheese by Chris Kridakorn-Odbratt in Laos

Coffee Cheese by Chris Kridakorn-Odbratt in Laos

The wooden cup is a must-have tool for the indigenous Sami in the North, used for all drinking, and always carried with them. It is called a “kaasa,” kåsa. Chris is one of the most interesting c...

EquipmentSteve Benner in Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Steve Benner in Doylestown, Pennsylvania

We first met Steve when he sent us a couple of pictures of his modified equipment with this note: What a great hobby! I just want to thank you for showing and supplying the best information and s...

EquipmentEric Olson's Amazing Home Set-Up

Eric Olson's Amazing Home Set-Up

Eric Olson’s father (Richard) was a cheese maker during a time in our country’s history when small cheese factories were closing. He was a hard-working, self-sufficient Wisconsin man who taught h...

Fellow Cheese MakersMaggie Parkinson's Souped-Up Soup

Maggie Parkinson's Souped-Up Soup

Note: This article is one of many which Maggie Parkinson of Poulsbo, Washington has contributed to our blog.* Today we’re going to talk about soup….One of the world’s GREAT soups. Soup à l’Oigno...

Fellow Cheese MakersMaking Cheese with Nomads in Mongolia

Making Cheese with Nomads in Mongolia

Mariana and Gantumar It’s hard for us to grasp how a young Brazilian mother managed to spend 2 days making cheese with a nomadic Mongolian family! But, she did and now all of us here at NECS wan...

Cheese Making RecipeCream Cheese Experiment by Bob Albers

Cream Cheese Experiment by Bob Albers

My Experiment By Bob Albers Excuse me while I don my mad scientist hat. I have previously submitted an article on Creole Cream Cheese. I like it as a breakfast food. That’s how it is normally e...

Fellow Cheese MakersLeftovers-Waste Not/Want Not So Much

Leftovers-Waste Not/Want Not So Much

By Cookbook Author, Maggie Parkinson* Hi there! Last month (well actually two ago) I talked about being frugal with the household budget and referenced that, for me, not wasting food is an importa...

Cheese Making RecipeHoward's Own "Small Cheese" Recipe

Howard's Own "Small Cheese" Recipe

By Howard Dewsbury in Barrie Ontario, Canada I am a 68 year old father of 4 lovely children and have been happily married to my wife Jane since 1969, and those children have given us 6 adorable g...

Fellow Cheese Makers3 Cheesy Holiday Desserts

3 Cheesy Holiday Desserts

Last month, in our fabulous Moos-Letter, we asked y’all to send us your favorite recipes using your very own homemade cheese. We were thrilled when we received whey more than we had anticipated! ...

Fellow Cheese MakersGoat Cheese Tart

Goat Cheese Tart

Barbara Adams of Meadow Wild Farm in Barnum, Minnesota sent us this recipe. She told us, “You can use any combo of veggies in this tart that you have on hand. I’ve used mushrooms, roasted red pepp...

Fellow Cheese MakersPork Steak with Cheese Sauce

Pork Steak with Cheese Sauce

Ava Smith Ava Smith in Connoquenessing, Pennsylvania (a little town about a half hour north of Pittsburgh) sent us this fabulous recipe. She found it originally on Pinterest, but then adapted i...

Fellow Cheese MakersIced Ricotta Cookies

Iced Ricotta Cookies

This recipe was submitted to us by Susan O’Dwyer in Harrisville, New Hampshire. We interviewed Susan in 2014 (click here) after she had written as essay for our 35th Anniversary Essay Contest. W...

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