Steve (Bear) Murtaugh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania A couple of months ago, I mentioned in an e-mail to Steve Murtaugh that I think controlling humidity is the biggest challenge for home cheese makers. Steve has been retired from managing government labs since 2010, so he decided to tackle that problem. He had just read an article about how salt retains humidity and he thought that might be
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 is. In case you missed her essay, here it is: I’m being homeschooled so it’s only natural that I learn some practical skills such as making cheese. I love making cheese with
Rachel Chamberlain in Turlock, California
Rachel Chamberlain with her 6.5 lb gouda We’re fortunate that we have the opportunity to talk with many of you when you call to place your orders. After Rachel Chamberlain called, she followed it up with a picture of her gouda. She appeared to be so young, it seemed astonishing that she was making such fabulous cheese. As it turned out, she was 20 years
Taylor Luttrell-Williams (14) in Terlingua, Texas
Winner of Our 35th Anniversary Essay Contest Taylor’s winning essay may be found in our December Moosletter. We seem to have picked a very interesting young man to be our contest winner. See if you don’t agree when you read part of a thank-you note his mother, Glenda sent us: …Tay has maintained straight A’s, has gotten an impressive scholarship to two amazing music
Our 35th Anniversary Essay Contest
How did making cheese change your life? Well, apparently it changed a lot of lives! We started this essay contest October 21st in our Moosletter and the deadline was December 1st. We asked folks to write an essay (500 words or less) about how making cheese has changed their lives. We also asked them to include a photo of themselves doing something cheese related.
Making “Dry” Mozzarella in Pakistan
Imran Saleh Imran Saleh is bringing a little bit of Italy to Lahore We have posted 2 articles about Imran since we first met him (via e-mail) last winter – one in February and one in March. At that time, Imran surprised us when he told us how popular pizza is in Pakistan. Imran himself has a commercial sized pizza oven in his kitchen which
Elise Cohen, Story Teller and Cheese Maker
If you subscribe to our fabulous Moosletter, you know we are currently running an essay contest.* We have “met” the most interesting people through this contest and Elise Cohen of Rockville, Maryland is one of them. Elise wrote an essay which was twice as long as the limit of 500 words. She knew we couldn’t include it in the contest, but she thought we
“Cooked” Cream Cheese with Patrice Lewis
Patrice Lewis Patrice Lewis, calls her popular blog- Rural Revolution – In-your-face stuff from an opinionated rural north Idaho housewife. She describes herself as “a practical constitutional conservative stay-at-home homeschooling cow-milking rural-living Christian mom.” She describes her life as “homesteading, homeschooling and home business-ing” (she and her husband make handmade hardwood drinking tankards). Patrice writes columns in various publications (including Countryside Magazine) and she has
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