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.

FunCream cheese made from yogurt with honey and pistacious

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Check out this fabulous recipe from Chef John at Food Wishes. Did you bid? Kraft held an auction on eBay where you could bid on having your father’s head sculpted out of Kraft cheese. Bids clos...

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Cheshire Cheese Festival July 7th, 2018 in Western MA

It’s a party! From Best Places If the second annual Cheshire Cheese Festival is anything like the first festival, it will be well worth a trip to western MA for the day. Last year’s festival wa...

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Say Cheese, a Kid's Guide to Cheese Making

Cheese Making Book for Kids We have exciting news! The Cheese Queen (aka Ricki Carroll) and her daughter, Sarah Carroll have published a cheese making book for kids – Say Cheese! Ricki and Sarah ...

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Who else but Martha Stewart would explain to us how to wrap goat cheese with edible flowers? All the cheese you can eat! The next Cheesemonger Invitational will be in Brooklyn, NY June 30th. Silv...

FunCream Cheesy treat

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We love this simple new recipe for Lemon Cream Cheese Bars at The Whoot. Is Cheese Healthy? That’s a complicated question explained simply in this article by Lisa Drayer at CNN. A restaurant in B...

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A tidbit is a little piece of something BIG and that something is the big, big world of cheese. We know you’re kinda busy making your own “fabulous fromage,” so, every month (around the 15th), we...

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A tidbit is a little piece of something BIG and that something is the big, big world of cheese. We know you’re kinda busy making your own “fabulous fromage,” so, every month (around the 15th), we...

EventsOrganizing a Cheese Festival

Organizing a Cheese Festival

One page from Everfest.com I was recently at a meeting of the Massachusetts Cheese Guild and a young man from western MA (Justin Kruszyna) spoke to us about the Cheshire Cheese Festival, a new ev...

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A tidbit is a little piece of something BIG and that something is the big, big world of cheese. We know you’re kinda busy making your own “fabulous fromage,” so, every month (on the 15th), we sco...

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How’s this for a cheese board? Photo from Roth Cheese Holiday Butter: If you’re very lucky, you can find Keller’s Creamery “Tannenbaum” Butter Sculptures (in December only) at your local super ...

FunRaclette Melter - A Cool, "Hot" Holiday Gift

Raclette Melter - A Cool, "Hot" Holiday Gift

Our Canadian friends, Claude and Linda Garneau sent us pictures recently of their latest “toy” – a raclette melter. Claude gave it to Linda for their 40th anniversary and it struck us as the perf...

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A tidbit is a little piece of something BIG and that something is the big, big world of cheese. We know you’re kinda busy making your own “fabulous fromage,” so, every month (on the 15th), we sco...

FunHoliday Gifts for Cheese Makers

Holiday Gifts for Cheese Makers

As they say, “Tis the Cheeson” for giving gifts. Is someone on your list a cheese maker (or a passionate cheese lover)? If so, here are a few ideas: 9″ Poplar Cheese Box, $3.39 click here Gla...

Cheese Making RecipeMaking Fabulous Fromagina!

Making Fabulous Fromagina!

Her Story You may not know our friend Fromagina – she’s the lovely daughter of Mr. Fromage Blanc and Ms. Mascarpone. Ricki (the Cheese Queen) made this match 30 some years ago at the Royal palace...

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A tidbit is a little piece of something BIG and that something is the big, big world of cheese. We know you’re kinda busy making your own “fabulous fromage,” so, every month (on the 15th), we sco...

FunChalk and Cheese - Part 2

Chalk and Cheese - Part 2

How to Use Chalk to Identify Your Cheese They say “it’s all in the presentation” and maybe it is! If you have taken the time to make your own cheese, why not take a few minutes to create a whey t...

Fellow Cheese MakersVisiting Grafton Village Cheese Company

Visiting Grafton Village Cheese Company

Chances are you’ve eaten at least one kind of Grafton Cheddar (http://www.graftonvillagecheese.com/). It’s sold everywhere, including the main supermarket in my town (Greenfield, MA). It is, in ...

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A tidbit is a little piece of something BIG and that something is the big, big world of cheese. We know you’re kinda busy making your own “fabulous fromage,” so, every month (on the 15th), we sco...

FunChalk and Cheese - Part 1

Chalk and Cheese - Part 1

Will Studd’s book is available on Amazon Recently, Ricki (The Cheese Queen) sent me the link to a video of cool street art.* Much of it was done in chalk and it reminded me that chalk is often u...

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A tidbit is a little piece of something BIG and that something is the big, big world of cheese. We know you’re kinda busy making your own “fabulous fromage,” so, every month (on the 15th), we sco...

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A tidbit is a little piece of something BIG and that something is the big, big world of cheese. We know you’re kinda busy making your own “fabulous fromage,” so, every month (on the 15th), we sco...

FunThe Cornucopia Institute - Real Info about Our Food

The Cornucopia Institute - Real Info about Our Food

Have you ever noticed that the best graphic design images about food in this country have the Cornucopia Institute logo on them? They’re wonderful! Their name sounds kind of boring, but the Cor...

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A tidbit is a little piece of something BIG and that something is the big, big world of cheese. We know you’re kinda busy making your own “fabulous fromage,” so, every month (on the 15th), we sco...

FunHappy National Cheese Day-June 4th!

Happy National Cheese Day-June 4th!

Do you know why a person is sometimes referred to as a “Big Wheel” or “The Big Cheese?” It means that person can afford to buy the whole wheel of cheese! We might never have known that if it was...

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