Maureen has made 49 different kinds of cheese so far and she’s a relative beginner. We’ll call her a “Quick-Start Master of Cheese Making.” She learned it all while working full time, gardening and making fabulous furniture. In other words, she’s just another home cheesemaker, doing impossible things in relative obscurity. We know just how amazing she is and we’re honored that she took the
Haleem Moussa’s Shanklish Cheese
Haleem grew up in a small farm in northern Lebanon. As a child, he used to watch his Grand Ma as she milked their cow and made yogurt, butter, buttermilk and shanklish. He had three brothers and four sisters who now live all over the world- in Sweden, Mexico and the US. He himself came to to the US in 1962 to finish his education
Charles H. and His Unique Wax Dipping Technique
A couple of weeks ago, we got this picture in the mail from Charles in Tampa, Florida: Of course, when you get a picture like that, you have to figure there’s an interesting cheese maker behind it, and, it turned out, there was. Charles H. staged that picture because he has a friend who is trying to learn cheese making. She asked him how to
Ron Schmidt in Gainesville, Florida
Ron Schmidt, Professor Emeritus (Retired) at the University of Florida in Gainesville is truly an expert in the making of cheese. He is also the first and only judge in cheese competitions we have ever interviewed. He was once a judge for the American Cheese Society Competition, the most prestigious competition in the US. We jumped at the chance to ask him about it: How
Louise Dutton – A Year in the Life
Louise and her husband, Chris at her aunt’s house for a “Night of 7 Fishes” celebration, January, 2013 It’s “Weezie Cheesey” Time Louise Dutton of Fort Lauderdale, Florida is a master home cheese maker. I have gotten to know her through the years, partly because she has contributed many ideas and recipes and partly because she’s a fun person to correspond with. I have
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” for over 30 years. She says, “I’m just an old hippy at heart and I like to know exactly what is in my food.” Well, we do too, of course, but Louise
Queso Blanco with The Cheesy Geek
That’s George on the right, stretching his Mozzarella. Even Geeks Make Cheese! George FitzGerald explains on his blog, The Cheesy Geek that a geek is a nerd with personality. (Of course, we think anyone who makes cheese has a great personality!) He works as a Director of Technology at the Vanguard School in Lake Wales, Florida. Vanguard is a private, non-profit boarding school for students
Soy “Cheese” with Louise Dutton
Louise M. Dutton This is the most inexpensive cheese alternative you will ever eat! Normally we keep our focus on dairy products (because that’s our area of expertise), but we get a lot of questions about how to make “cheese” from soybeans. Recently, Louise Dutton from Fort Lauderdale, FL wrote to us with her own recipes for making soy cottage cheese, yogurt and cream cheese.