Cold Pizza?: It’s a specialty in the Ohio Valley and they share the recipe. (click here) Kashmiri Cheese at 7000 ft: How one man taught cheesemakers living in the Himalayas to sell and market their cheese. (click here) Tips for Grating Cheese: The goal is to keep it from getting sticky. (click here) Origin of Cheese: Ambitious topic(!) but fun, 24 minute video. (click here)
Search Results for: gavin
Whoops! Cheese Making Disasters
Sometimes things just don’t go the way you planned! That’s why we have a technical advisor on our staff to answer questions. (Jim Wallace can always be reached at jim@cheesemaking.com.) Most of the time, folks don’t take pictures of the cheeses that got away, for obvious reasons. But, recently I was doing Paulette Walker’s interview and, along with photos of her fabulous cheeses, she sent
Sherrie David in Goldfinch, Texas
Sherrie lives “Deep in the Heart of Texas” in a town so small, there is literally no information about it online (not even a Wikipedia blurb). If you’ve ever wondered how people can manage to live their lives that far from so-called civilization, here’s your answer – “quite nicely actually.” Sherrie’s Story I grew up in Goldfinch, Texas on our large family ranch. Goldfinch is
Jonathan Butlin in Northampton, England
We have actually found a cheese maker who used to play in a heavy metal band. We think that is very cool. (If you don’t know exactly what heavy metal is, you are not alone. Many of us took up cheese making in retirement, so we think it’s lead or mercury.) Jonathan’s Story I live in Northampton with my wife and daughter. Northampton is traditionally
Zorana Marquez in Humble, Texas
Zorana’s Story I am in my early 40s. I was born in New Orleans, LA but I was raised in Valencia, Venezuela. I have been living in the US for the past 24 years. I work as a Construction Project Manager. I am married and I have two daughters. I have been making cheese since June of 2019. Making cheese brings me a sense of
Gina Jeffries in Concrete, WA
I was born and raised in Skagit Valley which is in NW Washington state. I was the typical horse crazy girl, as my parents discovered and it was a love I would never outgrow. At one point I had 7! My farm (Give Me Faith Farm LLC) is only 2 and 1/2 acres, but my husband and I have a garden, orchard, free range chickens,
Donna Hambleton in Lion’s Head, Ontario
I live in the village of Lion’s Head, Ontario. It is located on the North Bruce Peninsula. I was born in 1957, into a family of seven girls in Guelph, Ontario. Being the middle child, whose next older sister was 3 years older and next younger sister 3 years younger, I often felt either not old enough or not young enough to play with my
Tidbits – 058
A Moister Cheese than Cheddar: Wisconsin may make Colby their first official state cheese. (click here) Cheese Ice Cream: Easy recipe video with 3 ingredients (ice cream maker not required). (click here) Thistle Rennet: Great article at The Cheese Professor (a website pointed out to us by Carol Shuler). (click here) Callu de Cabrettu from Sardinia: This seems like a somewhat inefficient way to make