New Tillamook Natural Sour Cream is made from simple, all-natural ingredients.

Sour cream is tremendously versatile. It can be used as a topping for baked potatoes and Mexican food, as a base for dips for your holiday or football party, and as an ingredient in salad dressings, cakes, cookies, biscuits, sauces, soups… you name it! It’s one hard-working condiment.

With the addition of our Tillamook Natural Sour Cream to the roster, we now boast four delicious varieties of this most versatile of dairy products. Tillamook Premium Sour Cream (which comes in 16 oz and 32 oz sizes), Tillamook Light Sour Cream, Tillamook Fat Free Sour Cream, and, of course, our Natural variety we already mentioned — all of them fresh and flavorful, all of them made from the highest quality milk from cows not treated with artificial growth hormones.”

What’s your favorite Tillamook Sour Cream? How do you eat it?

*The FDA has stated that no significant difference has been shown between milk derived from rBST treated and non-rBST treated cows.

By Tillamook

Fan of the Month Emily with Ella, her new little "Baby Loaf."

I’ve personally had a glimpse inside the fridge and freezer of Emily Boullet, our June Fan of the Month, and one thing was immediately clear: Emily’s house is a Tillamook house! She was stocked up on every type of Tillamook product — cheese, yogurt, sour cream, butter, and ice cream. It was like she had a mini Cheese Factory in her kitchen!  

Thanks for being our Fan of the Month, Emily! We appreciate your Tillamook “Loaf Love.” We’ll be sending a tasty cheese-filled gift box your way — hope you and your family enjoy it!

Q: How long have you been eating Tillamook dairy products? When did your “Loaf Love” for Tillamook begin?
A: I’ve been eating Tillamook products for as long as I can remember. One of my earliest memories was when I was 5 years old and my Great Great Uncle Rex (who lived in Warrenton, OR) and I walked down to the community market cafe. He bought me an ice cream cone with a scoop of Brown Cow (now Udderly Chocolate Ice Cream).

Q: What’s your favorite Tillamook product?
A: Cheese!! Classic cheddar is my favorite! Although I still do have quite a weakness for the Udderly Chocolate Ice Cream (there’s usually 2 containers of it in my freezer at all times)!

Q: What’s a random fact about you (something most people don’t know about)?
A: My husband proposed the night after we toured the Tillamook Cheese Factory in November 2006. I had purchased a yummy bar of soap in the gift shop that day, so I emailed the local maker and ordered that soap as our wedding favors!

Q: Anything else you can share about your love for Tillamook?
A: I only use Tillamook products! Cheese, sour cream, yogurt, ice cream, etc. Not only do I LOVE it, but I am proud to support our local economy! I’ve even sent cheese as gifts to out of state family members!

By Loafy

Yes, cheese is often the star here at Tillamook and helps us celebrate many holidays. But this May 5th it’s time to pay homage to our cheddar’s closest friend, Tillamook Sour Cream.  Here are cinco kid-friendly Cinco de Mayo recipes with sour cream. Which one will you make tonight?

1. Tot-friendly Taquitos – the perfect Cinco de Mayo snack.

2. Enchilada-zagna Kids Recipe – just add Tillamook Natural Sour Cream and Tillamook Shredded Medium Cheddar.

3. Kid-friendly Taco Bar - encourage kids to eat foods of every color!

4. Eva Longoria’s childhood chalupa topped with fresh sour cream.

5. The Grilled Cheese Truck’s Pepperbelly Melt with Tillamook Premium Sour Cream.

Yum! Now if Tillamook only made piñatas…

By Gillian

Add lettuce and cilantro for a slightly different take on the below Nacho Frio recipe.

It’s time to bust out the chip ‘n dip! Today is another one of those frivalous food holidays that reminds us to pig out on delicious foods (that’s my kind of holiday!). Today, we will be celebrating the flavorful friendship of the chip and the dip.

There are sooo many possible combos – potato chips & onion dip, tortilla chips & salsa, pita chips & hummus… the list goes on! My favorite dip is a party classic called Nacho Frio (or 7 Layer Dip). My mom always used to make this for family gatherings and bunco nights. It’s simple, delicious, and includes two tasty Tillamook products – cheese and sour cream. There are many variations of this recipe, but here’s the one my mom got from The Oregonian many years ago:

Nacho Frio  (or 7 Layer Dip)

Ingredients:

1 can (10 oz) regular or jalapeno bean dip
3 mashed avocados
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
Salt & pepper to taste
1 1/2 cups Tillamook Sour Cream (my favorite is the Tillamook Natural Sour Cream)
2 Tablespoons dry taco seasoning
3 cups Tillamook Medium Cheddar Cheese, shredded (or try one of our Shredded Mexican Blends)
3 chopped tomatoes
2 cans (4.2 oz) sliced olives
1 bunch chopped green onions

Instructions:

1. In a large serving plate spread the bean dip.
2. Mash avocados and mix well with lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Spread over bean dip.
3. Combine Tillamook Sour Cream and taco seasoning and mix well. Spread over avocados.
4. Layer Tillamook Cheese, chopped tomatoes, sliced olives, and chopped green onions.

Serve with chips. May be refrigerated for later use.

What’s your favorite chip/dip combo? Have any recipes you’d like to share?

Photo by cuttlefish

By Tara

The Super Bowl is this Sunday! What team are you cheering for? Or are you more interested in the commercials, halftime show, and food?

If you’re still planning your game day menu, here are some more Super Bowl snacking ideas submitted by our top contestants in the Tillamook Yum Bowl Cook-Off Contest. They all look delicious and I can’t wait to try some on Sunday while I watch this.

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By Loafy