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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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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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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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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Cheese Masks: Cute handmade masks on Etsy. (click here) Why Swiss Cheese Has Holes: Question asked by 13 year old with a good explanation for all ages. (click here) It’s Official: From now ...

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Extra Cheese Please: The new Guinness World Record is: 254 kinds of cheese on one pizza! (click here) 21 Cheese Gift Baskets: Inspiration for making your own, homemade versions. (click here) G...

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Tooting Our Own Horn: It seems to us that a LOT of you are making cheese during the pandemic and that makes our book the best gift ever for kids! (click here) Professional Cheese Monger: Ever...

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Where to Buy Water Buffalo Milk in the U.S.

There’s just something so loveable about domesticated water buffalos, including the proper name – Bubalus bubalis. They’re “gentle giants,” weighing in at up to 2650 pounds and living for an aver...

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Carine is our hero! (click here) Adapting to the Pandemic: Noah’s Cheese in South Africa has totally changed their process for making cheese. (click here) Aging Ritual: In a remote village in...

FunChilipin Cheese Patties

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Chilipin Cheese Patties: Simple video recipe with easy-to-find ingredients. (click here) New Store in Charlotte, NC: The Culture Shop, dedicated to cheese, opened in April, right in the middle...

FunItalian cheese

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Calandra’s Italian Cheese in Nazareth, Pennsylvania is for sale. The business has been a landmark in the town for 71 years. (click here) New Videos: During the pandemic, the amount of new chees...

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June is National (Mostly Virtual) Dairy Month

National Dairy Month was originally known as “National Milk Month.” It was meant to recognize and honor the dairy industry. It was started by milk distributors in 1937 and it is now led by the N...

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Order To -Go: You can actually get this at Fleur de Lys in Los Alamos, New Mexico. It’s a Swiss cheese, artichoke, spinach, cream and turkey crêpe. (Courtesy photo) May is American Cheese Month...

FunWorld Championship Cheese Contest

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Good Times: It’s fun when you win the World Championship Cheese Contest! (click here) Best Cheese for Pizza: This is a great video to help you decide how to make your Mozzarella for pizza (or bu...

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Perfect Snack: Popcorn with cheese melted on it – (click here) A New Record: The upcoming World Championship Cheese Contest (in Madison, WI next month) reported having 3,667 entries this year, 8...

FunPhiladelphia cream cheese

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Really? Did you know that Philadelphia cream cheese isn’t from Philly? (click here) No Whey: Over 6000 people (!) showed up at the Beer & Cheese Fest in Wisconsin last Saturday night. (cl...

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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...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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Using Whey in Your Garden

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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Home Cheese Making Competitions

It’s a wonderful idea and, yet, it seems to be the impossible dream. Why is it a great idea? Cheese making is basically a solitary pursuit and local contests are a great way for cheese makers to g...

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