Molly Brown is no stranger to adventure as you will see in her story. When questioned about that, she said, “I think everyone who goes that extra step of making their own cheese is at least somewhat adventurous. Otherwise, they would skip all the work and buy their cheese.” So true! Molly is a master photographer and if you want to see spectacular pictures from
Susan Charkes in West Chester, PA
Susan is a freelance writer/editor and consultant. Her recent poetry has been published or is forthcoming in, among others, Apiary, Cleaver, Gargoyle, Prick of the Spindle, Schuylkill Valley Journal, and Spoon River Poetry Review. She is also the author of a couple of hiking books, a book of nature essays, and a poetry chapbook, plus many articles for newsletters, magazines, etc. Her website – susancharkes.com
Cindy Johnston in Lebanon, Pennsylvania
This interview supports our theory that cheese makers are the most interesting people in the world. They just are. Cindy Johnston is accomplishing more in her retirement than many of us do in our entire lives (at least it seems that way). She is definitely accomplishing more cheese making! Cindy’s Story I grew up on a farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and now live a
Farm Fromage in PA
8 years ago, Howard Field saw an article about cheese making in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania newspaper and it inspired him to start making his own cheese (using our book, Home Cheese Making). He made a different cheese each weekend for the next five months. When he was visiting various farms to buy raw milk, he talked to the farmers and realized that they were struggling. The only
Slate Roof Creamery
It’s rare that I stumble on a website and wind up doing a post about it. In this case, I was following a thread from the Fancy Foods Show and it brought me to a small company in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania which makes specialty butters from the milk of grass-fed dairy cows. The butter looked so good to me that I had to share it with
Steve Benner in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
We first met Steve when he sent us a couple of pictures of his modified equipment with this note: What a great hobby! I just want to thank you for showing and supplying the best information and supplies. I’ve moved to a 40 quart pot – adapting home brewing equipment for cheese making. Kind of a double boiler arrangement. I also made a temperature controller
Pork Steak with Cheese Sauce
Ava Smith in Connoquenessing, Pennsylvania (a little town about a half hour north of Pittsburgh) sent us this fabulous recipe. She found it originally on Pinterest, but then adapted it to include more cheese. Ava began making her own cheese a year ago. She told us, “Here are the pictures from dinner last night. I added extra cheddar, just to finish my piece of cheddar
David Cerates in Tower City, PA
David Cerates doesn’t like to blow his own horn. But, he blew us away when he sent us two pictures of his cheese. All he said was, “Here are a couple of wheels I made, white longhorn and yellow cheddar.” They looked fabulous, so we wanted to know more about him: Have you always been creative? I have always been a DIYer. I remodeled my