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.

Cheese Making Recipecover of a kid's guide to cheese making

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 ...

Cheese Making RecipeBrooke Moore (14) - Food Artist Extraordinaire!

Brooke Moore (14) - Food Artist Extraordinaire!

Last year we had a promotion going for awhile where, if you sent in a recipe with a picture of it, you received a gift certificate to our store (cheesemaking.com). We had quite a few responses an...

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...

Recipes with CheeseHow to Make a HUGE Grilled Cheese Sandwich!

How to Make a HUGE Grilled Cheese Sandwich!

I saw a video about this and thought it would make a great activity to do with my 10 year old nephew. It was! The video went fast, and we ended up doing everything wrong (although it came out aw...

FunThe Fabulous Sprouts Cooking Club

The Fabulous Sprouts Cooking Club

This is too good for words – the pictures tell it all! We (the staff at New England Cheesemaking Supply Co.) wish Sprouts was a national organization so we could see it in action locally! We con...

Fellow Cheese MakersAnna Ford in Longmont, Colorado

Anna Ford in Longmont, Colorado

Anna Ford with Galaxy Anna Ford just finished the fourth grade. She is being home schooled and she attends a school program once-a-week. Last summer, Anna and her family bought a house do...

Fellow Cheese MakersEmma Reeves and Her Science Project

Emma Reeves and Her Science Project

Emma Reeves Emma Reeves (12) in Orem, Utah is already knowledgeable about the role milk plays in the quality of cheese. For her science project this year, she compared 5 different kinds o...

Fellow Cheese MakersMadi Shaw in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Madi Shaw in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Madi and Lilly Madi Shaw is truly amazing. She’s a homeschooling student in the seventh grade, but she has already accomplished as much, if not more than most adults. She makes cheese, of ...

Fellow Cheese MakersLeila Hobbs (9) - Science Fair Winner!

Leila Hobbs (9) - Science Fair Winner!

Leila Hobbs Recently, Micaela Hobbs wrote to us about her daughter’s project in her school’s science fair. Leila is 9 and in the fourth grade at Colham Ferry Elementary School in Watkinsv...

Our CompanyRicki's Demo for High School Students

Ricki's Demo for High School Students

We have recently expanded our mission at New England Cheesemaking Supply Co: To inspire young people to learn the art of cheese making. It is, after all, an important “back to basics” skill and it...

Fellow Cheese MakersKiara Sabiston (11) in Spencerville, Ontario, Canada

Kiara Sabiston (11) in Spencerville, Ontario, Canada

Our first Junior Spotlight! Kiara Sabiston was the youngest entrant in our 35th Anniversary Essay Contest. We were very surprised that an eleven year old could be as mature (and talented) as she ...

Fellow Cheese MakersHaniya (Age 9) and Her Mother, The Fresh Food Fairy

Haniya (Age 9) and Her Mother, The Fresh Food Fairy

Making Mozzarella like crazy! Haniya Frayer of Kalamazoo, Michigan is already a pro at making 30 Minute Mozzarella. She does the entire process herself (with adult supervision, of course!). Here...

Fellow Cheese Makers30 Minute Mozzarella Makes a Great Science Project

30 Minute Mozzarella Makes a Great Science Project

Tommy with the board Ali made. (Ali couldn’t attend the fair.) We love this! A few weeks ago we received a note from Helen Tsatsos, the proud mother of Tommy L. (10), a fifth grade Mozzar...

Fellow Cheese MakersErik Diemer (15) - He's already teaching!

Erik Diemer (15) - He's already teaching!

Making cheese is one of his MANY accomplishments! Erik Diemer A couple of months ago, we received this note: Hi, My name is Erik, I am 15. My mom owns Kitchen Chemistry in Stroudsburg Pen...

EquipmentBooker Dechert in Earlton, New York

Booker Dechert in Earlton, New York

Booker with Annie, born last May Did we mention that he’s 13?! He raises his own goats, milks them every day, and makes cheese. We first heard about Booker from his mother, Larissa: I ha...

Fellow Cheese MakersAn Award Winning Science Project

An Award Winning Science Project

Kira and her proud parents What kind of milk works best when making cheese… Kira Pelletier is a 6th grader at the Avon Grove Charter School in West Grove, Pennsylvania. A few months ago s...

Cheese Making RecipeSuper Easy Basket  Cheese for Children

Super Easy Basket Cheese for Children

Any kind of cheese looks good when it’s made in a basket! This is not the real thing! But, it’s great for demonstrating the cheese making process to children. You can use cow or goat’s milk, raw...

Cheese Making RecipeFat Free Fromage Blanc!

Fat Free Fromage Blanc!

Brian and Deana Dixon Skim Milk Fromage Blanc Demonstrated by 12-Year Old, Deana Remember Brian Dixon from the great state of Alaska? (I posted an article in January with his story about ...

Cheese Making RecipeMaking Mozzarella with Anya, Age 10

Making Mozzarella with Anya, Age 10

If you don’t believe that making Mozzarella is so easy a child can do it, here’s your proof! Anya Firisen is 10 years old and she already knows more about cheese than most of us. Ricki met her whe...

FunTeaching Preschoolers How Cheese is Made

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...

Fellow Cheese MakersNew Cheese Maker#9 - Mia Herrera

New Cheese Maker#9 - Mia Herrera

Mia Earth Song Herrera Age: 11 LaBelle, Florida Mia’s mother, Maureen, first wrote to us with the address of her farm so we could list it on our Good Milk List. She mentioned that her young daugh...

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