Make your own cheese!
Claudia Lucero moved to Portland in search of slower, happier life. She started pickling vegetables and making cheese, and now she runs an etsy shop with DIY cheese kits! You can make the fresh cheeses in your kitchen in under an hour with just a gallon of milk.
I'd LOVE to try these, wouldn't you?
P.S. More on stinky cheeses...
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It sounds so perfect and idyllic to move somewhere and do something that you love. Why is it never as easy as it sounds?
DIY cheese?! Hmmm this sounds pretty interesting. I am intrigued and gonna check this out!
That is one of those coolest things ever! I recently made homemade ricotta using Deb's from Smitten Kitchen recipe. There is something about cheese-making that I truly enjoy....probably eating it later..hahah. Kisses, Joanna
oh Portland! I'm from here and it seems there are so many wonderful new businesses and people trying out local, organic and eco-friendly products that this cheese company would do well here.
That is so cool! Just like Diana, I tried making Deb from Smitten Kitchen's homemade ricotta (I served it on grilled crostini with shaved zucchini and a drizzle of balsamic - then I swooned) - next on my list is Sunday Supper's recipe for homemade burrata. I think I might have to add these kits to my arsenal!
Becca
annalise, haha, i know! it's true -- even flight fantasies aren't perfect. claudia i think still has a day job. but she sounds like she has a good scene set up for herself doing what she loves! :)
oooh yum going to look up the ricotta on smitten kitchen right now!!
I've never made goat cheese, but I made mozzarella and ricotta in culinary school. Mozzarella can be tricky to make, because you have to boil the curds in water and kind of pull the melted cheese into a ball. It's delicious though!
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What a fantastic idea! I'd love to try these kits!
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Oh me, Oh my! I just checked out her site! According to the ingredient list she uses vegetable rennet {animal friendly} which is wonderful. I'm curious if I can use soy milk as well because my vegan face misses cheese like a mofo!
That looks like it would be a great activity to try with friends! :)
Such. a. great. idea.
This looks like fun! I'm definitely going to try it.
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This would make a great gift for a cheese lover. =)
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What a brilliant idea! I'm in love!
Okay, this is too cool. Yahoo for chics doing their own thing -- and doing it with cheese, at that!
haha - i LOVE how much you love cheese :)
It really is amazing. What a sweet little kit! Thanks for sharing!
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I would love to do this! Goat cheese is the best!
Ummm, I was just thinking about making my own goat cheese. I knew you were good Joanna, but I didn;t know you could read my mind :).
Thanks!
They sell those at my local Portland Co-Op!! They are so much fun to give as gifts and are delicious (which makes you feel awesome about your culinary skills).
Neat! We made queso fresco a few times with just milk, lemon juice, salt, and cheese cloth. What fun!
This is such a random find, but I'd love to try it! Haha <3
she is just, brilliant!! x
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I <3 cheese , of course i'd love to try this :)
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Holy cats, I want to take that class!! I took your advice and made a great stinky cheese birthday plate for my fella. The Stinky cheese shop in Boerum Hill has been re-vamped and it's twice the size and twice the cheese - pretty awesome.
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I saved this shop on my Etsy favorites months ago. Your post reminded me that I just need to go ahead and order it. I can't wait to try it!
PURCHASED. I already have tomatoes and basil growing, this is all I needed to complete the trilogy. Yay! Thanks!
Mozz and ricotta are two of the cheeses best for beginners to try making themselves. I work at Sunset magazine out West and we've been doing and blogging about this whole experiment with growing and making our own food that included making our own cheese: http://oneblockdiet.sunset.com/2008/06/learning-from-t.html
Lol, that just seems like the PERFECT gift for you, Miss Cheeselover! :D
I've made my own cheese for an Indian dish that I love. It's so much fun. I've never used a kit, but I'll be sure to check it out!
xoxo,
Courtney
I am going to do that !
My mom has a jersey cow and milks her twice a day and gets about a gallon of milk a day. She has so much milk and her and my family can't drink it all fast enough so she started making mozzarella and ricotta cheese. She also sells the milk but still has endless gallons in the fridge. She's starting to make cows milk soap now and I can't wait for her to send me some! I'm trading her pounds of coffee for cows milk soap.
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this may be the best idea ever!
I got this for my boyfriend last Christmas! The goat cheese one. It was awesome: He made cheese and I helped him eat it.
Oh I took a goat cheesemaking class with her, on a whim, through a local community college! It was so, so much fun and surprisingly easy and yummy(and I don't even like goat cheese, normally!). Get the kit! Do it!
amazing!! Off to check if they deliver to Canada. I feel like I need this in my life
funny idea!
jessica
how fantastic is this?!?! what a neat evening to invite friends over to make cheese and drink wine...GENIUS!
Oh, this is brilliant! I've been wondering what to get my best friend for her birthday -- this is definitely going to be part of her gift! Thank you!
gotta love this!!! I absolutely adore cheese. I could live of eating only cheese and drinking red wine!!!
In Portugal we have lots of diferent stinky and strong flavoured cheeses. Each region has it's own special cheese... What's your favorite cheese, Joanna? (I don't know if I can answer this question, with saying only one)
This is such a creative idea. I'd definitely like to try this!
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So Portlandia!!!
Oh my gosh, yes please! Those are going on my housewarming wishlist for when I move to my new apartment :)
What a fun gift!!! Would be a great thank you for a hostess who loves her cheese. I already have a few friends in mind.
Teri
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Oh... I love this. What a perfect idea. They would be a fun activity + favor for a small gathering too!
My friends and I made our own paneer cheese - SO good and such a fun thing to do together. Thankfully my besties are cheeseheads like myself. My mom got me into the whole cheese-making thing and even started a cheese-making blog :) xo
doing this as soon as I get back to the States....while I'm in Spain I've got all the beautiful cheese I need!
I've been so intrigued by cheese making lately. I really want to get one of these!
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I LOVE this idea and the video is awesome. Props to the Etsy team for putting together such a great video. Homemade is ALWAYS better :)
WOW! That would be a manageable step in the direction of homemade cheese. Worth a shot!
I've made cheese from this kit and it was delicious. Great for a gift.
Some of my friends are real cheese fanatics and this would be a perfect gift!
I have this kit! I got the biggest one from my fiance for Valentine's last year. It is so much fun and very easy to get started. All you need is milk! I did a bloggy blog on my experience with the kit aaaaages ago when I made goat cheese. Basically? Best thing ever. Plus you feel like a magic culinary genius. Also, very useful skill should the zombie apocalypse ever occur.
I love this!!!!
mmmm. one day i want to run away and live in france and be a cheesemaker. glad to see someone is carrying out a similar dream :)
What a fantastic idea! Thanks for sharing :)
Ingenious, I want to make my own cheese!
I ordered the goat cheese kit this morning! Thanks!!!
oh my god i love cheese, i am so gonna order one of these xxxx yum have a fab weekend Joanna x
haha, these comments are cracking me up :) totally portlandia, haha. macaca grava por cima, my fave cheese is probably Fromage D'Affinois (buttery yet light for the summer, great with white wine) at the moment....but it changes all the time :)
have to try it! it's a french cheese, right?
I see your a white wine fan! I guess i also prefer white in the summer! xo
Hey Joanna,
Have you seen this? http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/000282.html
i haven't tried ii yet but i'm dying to.
i *just* watched and shared this with friends. it's so awesome and i've always wanted to make my own cheese. what serendipitous alignment that i clicked on your blog and found this just moments later! i think it's a sign. cheers!
how awesome!
My own cheese?? Without cows or something?? lol
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