Homemade Camembert Cheese

This homemade Camembert cheese is a fun DIY cheesemaking project that tastes delicious!

Farmhouse Cream Cheese from 'Mastering Fermentation'

If you have never made your own cream cheese, this week is the week to start. And you should do so with Mary Karlin's recipe in Mastering Fermentation. Made with a one-to-one ratio of cream to whole milk, this creamy spread is unabashedly rich and totally worth every bite.

Fresh Homemade Mozzarella

Excellent fresh mozzarella is milky, tender, and mild, with a faint layer of cream beneath the skin that gushes a little when you slice it. Here's how to make it at home.

fresh RICOTTA from scratch plus whipped ricotta toast

Ricotta is a by-product of mozzarella making. Italian cheesemakers would make mozzarella and be left with all this whey and found that they could use that to make a whole other product from it and the result is ricotta, which literally means “recooked”. We aren’t cheesemakers so we don’t have whey but luckily we can replicate the process with good quality milk.

How to make Paneer (fresh Indian cheese)

Homemade paneer is far superior to store bought - softer and creamier. Dead easy to make! Learn how to make paneer with step by step photos.

Easy Queso Fresco

Queso fresco is a delicious, milky, fresh cheese that is a breeze to make. It doesn't melt, so it's a great cheese for grilling in cubes or slices, and is awesome crumbled over soups or salads.

How to Make Mozzarella

Making mozzarella at home is easy, especially if you've got Kevlar hands. Mozzarella is a pasta-filata style of cheese which involves hand-stretching hot curds into strands.

Melty American-Style Cheddar Cheese Slices for Burgers and Grilled Cheese

This recipe will work with any medium-dry cheese such as Gruyère, Comté, Swiss, or Jack. Do not use pre-grated cheese as it is coated in starch that will affect its smoothness when melting.

Homemade ricotta

Ricotta is a staple in my fridge. It's great with pasta, in salads, as a side or on toast. Here is how you can make it at home. 

Sweet Cultured Butter and True Buttermilk From 'The Nourished Kitchen'

The thought of homemade butter conjures images of large wooden butter churns and hours of arm-busting labor. But these days, butter is actually quite easy to make. If you have a stand mixer, you have have it ready to eat in only a few short minutes.