It’s National Ice Cream month and I’m so excited to be heading to Utah where I can find delicious Tillamook Ice Cream again!

The last time I had some was part of my farewell to friends and family in Portland. Good-byes are always sad, but when it ends with a delicious dessert made with Tillamook Ice Cream, there’s enough sweetness to make it all okay. This was exactly the case when I was preparing to leave and head out on my cheese adventures with the Loaf Love Tour.

My friends had planned an elaborate four-course meal that consisted of two of my favorite things: bacon and Tillamook products! You can’t even imagine the delicious dishes that they conjured!  I would list off the menu, but I feel that it would be unfair to you all because it would make you very, very hungry!

I will share one thing off the menu - the dessert. It was Tillamook Old Fashioned Vanilla Ice Cream topped with crispy bacon and a root beer reduction.  Just as it sounds, it was a little bit of everything; sweet, salty, and creamy. With the evening coming to an end it was what my friends and I needed to remember the night. But I can’t help but think that if “good-bye” is this sweet, imagine how “hello” will be when I head back home!

Good-bye or hello, I think Tillamook Ice Cream is an amazing choice! What’s your favorite way to serve Tillamook Ice Cream?

With Loaf,

Peppercorny Pakou

By Pakou

Do you know that July is National Ice Cream Month?  Well, we do and we are celebrating at the Cheese Factory, which of course also happens to be an Ice Cream Factory!  We’ll have lots of fun activities and specials for all our visitors throughout the month.  Check it out:

· We’re sampling a different flavor of our ice cream every day from 11am – 2pm.

· We’ll be doing ice cream making demonstrations, every week on Friday through Tuesday at 3pm.

· Think you can identify the Tillamook ice cream flavor just by tasting it?  Join our Blind Tasting contests on Fridays at 2pm and 4 pm.

· Answer trivia questions while you’re waiting to purchase your favorite Tillamook Ice Cream Cone, and earn a spin on our prize wheel!  You could win a free ice cream cone, free topping, free cheese, or even a free Ice Cream Adventure for you and your friends.  Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays randomly throughout the afternoon.

· Children’s games in the courtyard, just for our youngest visitors 8 years old and under.

And that’s just the beginning.  We’re featuring a different special each week during July.  Plan your trip to the cheese factory to try out:

July 1 – 7: Cookie Blast Sundae

July 8 – 14: Tootsie Roll Milkshake

July 15 – 21: Mint Chip Fudge Sundae

July 22 – 31: Espresso Mocha Milkshake

Don’t forget to pick up some ice cream to take home!  All 1.75 quart containers are on sale for only $3.99 all month!  Nothing is better in the summer than sweet, creamy, delicious Tillamook Ice Cream.  Come on out to the cheese factory and help us celebrate!

By Susan P.

Red, White & Blue Sundae

Celebrating the 4th of July is all about fireworks, flags, and red, white and blue. Oh, and of course, Tillamook Ice Cream during National Ice Cream Month! In honor of our day of independence, we’ve created a very special ice cream sundae for you at the Cheese Factory. Stop on down today to try our Red, White & Blue Sundae – a creamy scoop of Tillamook Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream, covered in strawberry sauce with whipped cream, nuts, and an American flag on top!

And to make it even more special for all our patriotic friends, we’re taking $1.00 off the price. Hope to see you between BBQ’s and fireworks!

By Susan P.

Did you know that July is National Ice Cream Month? Well, we do and we are celebrating at the Cheese Factory! We’ll have lots of fun activities and specials for all our visitors throughout the month. Check it out:

    – We’re sampling a different flavor of our ice cream every day from 11am  – 2pm
    – We’ll show you how to make ice cream with live demonstrations
    – Think you can identify any Tillamook Ice Cream flavor just by tasting it? Join our Blind Tasting contests on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11am and 2pm!
    – Compete in our Scavenger Hunts on July 23rd at 11am, 1pm, and 3pm. We’ll also have “Know Your Ice Cream” guessing games at noon, 2pm, and 4pm.

And that’s just the beginning. We’re also featuring a different special each week during July.  Plan your trip to the Cheese Factory to try out:

    – July 1 – 9:  Tootsie Roll Milkshake
    – July 10 – 16:  Udderly Peanutbutterly Sundae
    – July 17 – 23:  Dipped Cones
    – July 24 – 31:  Rocky Road Fudge Sundae

Nothing is better in the summer than sweet, creamy, delicious Tillamook Ice Cream. Come on out to the Cheese Factory and help us celebrate ice cream!

By Susan P.