Jeri Recipe from Mary Jane Toth’s Goats Produce Too! This is such a good little book! I think it’s the perfect way to start making goat’s milk cheese. Mary Jane Toth provides all the information you need in a simple, unpretentious, spiral bound booklet. You set it on your counter and you do what it says! There are 3 recipes in the book for goat’s
Kathleen Burek’s Goat Milk Cheese
Kathleen Burek 30 years ago, she bought her first supplies from us! Kathleen Burek and her husband, John, from Montague, MA, have been living a “back-to-basics” lifestyle since they got married almost 50 years ago. They brought up their 4 boys (who are now middle-aged) with a large vegetable garden, horses, a cow, goats, chickens and turkeys. They wanted their sons to know where their
Making Cheese in Belize
Kathleen and Andrzej are living their dream in Central America Kathleen (at left) and her husband, Andrzej with Colette (a fan of their cheese). Their home when it was almost completed in 2007. We first heard from Kathleen when she made a comment at our post about Ashley in Zambia: We’re making cheese in Belize! We’ve had many of the same problems, (tropical climate)
Joanna Bulova – Making Cheese in Jamaica
She started with Ricki’s workshop and now she sells her cheese on an island in the Caribbean! Joanna Bulova took Ricki’s workshop, Cheesemaking 101 in June, 2006. Now she has 42 goats and from their milk, she makes and sells a wide variety of cheeses. In the pictures she sent us, you can see how she has adjusted her methods to the hot, steamy conditions
Mystery Holes in Her Cheese
It was a year-long quest for answers! Caroline Abbott used to be an accomplished goat’s milk cheesemaker. All that changed this past year when her cheeses began to develop holes. The events that transpired after that are a testament to her amazing persistence. 2010 was Caroline’s third season making all her own cheese from her own raw goat milk. In 2009, she had finally gotten
Making Goat Cheese in Namibia, Africa
3 Weeks at a Cheetah Conservancy Janie Zencak and her husband have a small farm in Cle Elum, Washington they call the Funny Farm. They have two children- Victoria,14 and Peter,16. Janie has homeschooled them since 2002. Janie Zencak and cheetahs They have pigs, chickens, a dog, cats and 9 goats (3 milking). Janie certainly qualifies as a “master” home cheese maker. With her
Making Chevre, Freezing It and Using it in Recipes
Spring means goat’s milk! And goat’s milk means chevre. Lots of it! As you know, sometimes you just can’t eat it all. In fact, you make so much that you have to freeze some of it. Not to worry! It will change texture slightly but it will still be great in recipes like the ones below. When you freeze your cheese, wrap it carefully in
Questions and Answers About Making Yogurt
Jim Wallace We are determined to help you! One of the differences between our business and others is Ricki’s dedication to her customers. She employs a full-time technical advisor (Jim Wallace) to answer your questions about making cheese. She also publishes a monthly Moosletter with recipes, etc., as well as this blog with articles about every aspect of cheese making. This is the third in