A few more photos … In case you missed it, this is the sequel to Pictures of Ricki’s Daughter’s Wedding. These are all photos taken by Eric Limon, an amazing photographer – www.maweddingphotograp...
Pictures of Ricki's Daughter's Wedding
September 1st was a gorgeous day for Ricki’s oldest daughter, Jennifer to marry her handsome beau, Jason Novak in an outdoor wedding. There were 150 guests of all ages and one dog, Hadley, who bel...
Pictures from the "Cheese Rally in Raleigh"
The American Cheese Society has pulled off another great conference. It really is amazing the way the ACS produces this 4 day event every year, filled with seminars, workshops, meetings, ceremon...
Wedding #3 Coming Up Soon! Ricki and Jamie It’s been a busy couple of years at the Cheese Queen’s Palace! In 2009, Ricki’s youngest daughter, Sarah married her sweetheart, Mark in a beaut...
Strolling of the Heifers in Brattleboro, Vermont
During the parade, this evil cow kicked his ball right at me! This is huge!!! Ever since I started doing this blog, I have wanted to cover the famous Strolling of the Heifers weekend in...
This year’s event will be the biggest “drive yourself” cheese tour in the U.S.! What could be better than spending a fall weekend in upstate New York, sampling great cheese and touring the farm...
Plus, April 12th is National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day! We place grilled cheese sandwiches right up at the top of the comfort food scale with macaroni & cheese, cheeseburgers and cheesecake....
Singing and Cheese Making Internship in Vermont
This is a unique opportunity! If you love to sing and you’re interested in learning how to make cheese, here’s an interesting way to combine the two. Josh Karp and Maria Schumann are living the “b...
Louise Dutton in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Louise with a couple of her Camemberts. (The “73” has special meaning to her (see the end of this article) She knows food! Louise Dutton has been making everything she eats from “scratch” ...
The Year of Cheese with Suzanne McMinn
A year ago, we challenged Suzanne to make a different cheese every month and she accepted the challenge. We had noticed her fun website and her easy going writing style, so it was a “no-brainer” f...
Supporting Local Cheese Competitions
Winners in the Big E Gold Cheese Competition on display. The judges are your best teachers! There are many ways to learn about making great cheese and one of them is by entering competitio...
Help Save D. Landreth Seed Company
Barbara Melera, owner and CEO The oldest seed house in America (since 1784) We’re asking you to buy a catalog for $5 from the D. Landreth Seed Company in New Freedom, Pennsylvania. If they...
Come See the Wedding Pictures!!!
400 of the couple’s most intimate friends … If you don’t know that Ricki and Jamie got married yesterday, where have you been?! We’ve been talking about it for months and months (years even). (S...
Ann Torrence Claim Your Prize! Over 400 of you participated in our special wedding giveaway and we wish we could give it to all of you! Thank you so much for participating. Sneak Preview The weddi...
Ricki's Visit to a Small Dairy in South Africa
A Destination Spot for Organic Cheese and Produce Our intrepid traveller Last January, Ricki and Jamie went to South Africa to participate in a Village Harmony singing camp. (We admit we ...
Two Upcoming Singing Workshops in Ashfield
Ricki and Jamie Life is not all about making cheese! Even Ricki takes a “clean break” now and then! In fact, Ricki and Jamie (The Cheese Queen and the King of her Heart) have been sin...
Ricki at the 8th Annual Sonoma Valley Cheese Conference
Ricki holding Cobb Hill Cheese (Hartland, VT) at the Cowgirl Creamery A great experience for our well-travelled Cheese Queen! Ricki came back from this year’s Sonoma Valley Cheese Confe...
Learning to Make Cheese at a Bed & Breakfast Farm-Stay
Ward and Barb Halligan CornerStone Farm in Red Oak, VA What if you wanted to have a getaway weekend at a farm in the country and learn to make cheese at the same time? Or, what if you wan...
Goat Education Day in Northern California
Mark November 6th on your calendar! We are big fans of the North Valley Dairy Goat Association in Red Bluff, California. Why? Several reasons: 1. Their membership fee is only $12/year! It’s ev...
Pictures from "Cheese-A-Topia"
Look Here to See Why You Must Come Next Year! The American Cheese Society’s Annual Conference was in Seattle last week, and NESC had a table there. Ricki, Jamie, Ricki’s youngest daughter-Sarah, ...
Teaching Preschoolers How Cheese is Made
How Ricki and Jamie taught a workshop for 3 year olds and lived to tell the tale! Ricki (the Cheese Queen) and Jamie (the Cheese King) have a very tight schedule, what with running the business, t...
Washington County Cheesemakers
Proud Sponsors of the 2010 Annual Free Washington County Cheese Tour September 11-12 Who are the Washington County Cheesemakers? This comes from the home page of their website– “We are a group...
Book Review: The Farmstead Creamery Advisor
The Complete Guide to Building and Running a Small, Farm-Based Cheese Business By Gianaclis Caldwell Note: This is one of three new books we are now carrying in the book section of our online st...
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