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The only book with dairy and vegan options, this do-it-yourself handbook introduces and instructs readers on the essential concepts, necessary equipment, and key ingredients to make delicious cheese at home that everyone can succeed at easily. Beginning with the basics of cheesemaking and a discussion on the ethics of cheese and proper sanitization techniques, the book then covers a wide rage of homemade cheese options, from international favorites such queso fresco and mozzarella to soft and hard classics such as blue cheese, ricotta, and brie. More then just a roadmap to making cheese, this book also provides readers with numerous dairy projects to try their hand at, include yogurt, sour cream, cream cheese, buttermilk, and milk shakes. With clear instructions, humorous stories, dozens of recipes as well as information on running a small home goat dairy and nondairy cheese recipes, Everyday Cheesemaking is a must read for anyone wanting to get started and impress their friends and family with delicious homemade cheese.



About the Author

K. Ruby Blume

K.Ruby Blume is an educator, gardener, beekeeper, artist, performer and activist, with 20 years experience gardening in an urban setting. As a life-long learner, she has studied everything from permaculture to pollination ecology and has taught herself cheese making, canning and fermentation techniques, as well as how to set tile, install a sink, do electrical wiring, tend a beehive and repair a motorcycle. Ruby holds certificates in permaculture desgn, massage and life coaching and has studied botany, entomology and native plant ecology. She has extensive experience in the arts and is known for her work as founder and artistic director of the art for justice project, Wise Fool. In 1998 Ruby founded The Institute of Urban Homesteading , to promote localism and self-reliance through sustainability education. Ruby has been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle, Urban Farm Magazine, Bee Culture Magazine and many other publications.



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