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After visiting with a friend, she convinced me to try making my own cheese.  Doubting my ability, I asked her if there was a cheese-making for beginners class she could recommend to me.  She smiled and said she would be ...

We don’t know who made the first cheese, but they managed to find some interesting ingredients along the way. One is rennet and the other is citric acid. You can assume that lemon juice is citric acid, but it doesn’t ...

If you are trying to eat a healthier diet, you probably think you need to cut back on high-fat cheese. Right? Well, maybe you can have your cheese and it eat. too. According to a new study by the University ...

A naturally occurring substance that grows on cheese and other dairy products kills cancer cells and a deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria, researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered. The natural preservative is called nisin, and in lab tests with rats ...

The FDA and Health Canada could be on the verge of banning the sale of cheeses made from raw milk in the United States and Canada, some cheesemakers are alleging. A group called the Alliance for Natural Health is concerned ...

Making hard cheeses is no more difficult than making soft cheese. The curd-making, which is the soft cheese-making stage, can be considered the most difficult part of the whole process. For hard cheese, you have just a few minutes of ...

Making cheese at home from your own animals is a good way to use up all that milk you’ve got filling your refrigerator. Even if you only have one cow giving you milk, you’ve still got six to eight gallons ...

Did you know that Americans spend more than $1.4 billion dollars each year on over-the-counter teeth whitening products? Not only can the cost of these mouthwashes and whitening strips add up, but they can harm the enamel of your teeth. ...

One of the cornerstones of any self-sufficient homestead is the ability to produce dairy products. Dairy products are a valuable source of essential fats, carbs, proteins, vitamins and minerals – including riboflavin, vitamin B12, magnesium and potassium. Unlike fortified and ...

Preserving dairy products is tricky, but it can be done. A part of storing food for emergencies is ensuring that the food you store is nourishing and will keep you and your family fortified for a time when food may ...