Lesson 15: How To Make Cheese Course | How To Make Farmers Cheese Louella may have lied at the beginning of this cheesemaking course. She said her favorite beginner recipe was sour cream, but when she started teaching us how to make farmers cheese, she admitted this one might be her favorite. LIAR! Some people know farmers cheese as pot cheese or bakers cheese, and it …Continue Reading

Lesson 14: How To Make Cheese Course | How To Make Ricotta Cheese What do I do with all this leftover whey? The answer is: Make an incredible cheese called ricotta! You take that whey and you "re-cook it" (so THAT's where the name comes from!) when you learn how to make ricotta cheese. The production of ricotta cheese dates back thousands of years, with evidence that it made …Continue Reading

Lesson 13: How To Make Cheese Course | How To Make Monterey Jack It's how to make Monterey Jack cheese time! True to its name, it is believed Monterey Jack was originally developed by Mexican Friars in the California coastal town of Monterey. The cheese was later made popular by a businessman whose first name was David...and we will give you two guesses to what his last …Continue Reading

Lesson 12: How To Make Cheese Course | How To Make Kefir Kefir (pronounced "keefir" or "keh-feer" if you want to get critical), is a fermented milk beverage that is quite similar to yoghurt. Many of you have no doubt seen it in the supermarket, especially the flavored varieties. These varieties, however, are "cheap representations" of an ancient recipe. We're going ancient …Continue Reading

Lesson 11: How To Make Cheese Course | How To Make Sour Cream Our first cheesemaking tutorial with Louella begins with a very easy cheese recipe. The result? SOUR CREAM! Ok, so not technically a cheese, but the process is almost identical to making creme fresh, which we always assumed was just a fancy way for a restaurant to justify charging ridiculous prices for a dollop of …Continue Reading