Tillamook Macaroni & Cheese Recipe Contest
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The 2008 Tillamook Macaroni & Cheese Recipe Contest has come to an end. Don’t worry you still have a chance at becoming the title holder in next year’s Macaroni and Cheese Recipe Contest! Stay tuned for details!
The fourth annual Tillamook Macaroni & Cheese Recipe Contest has evolved from past years and in 2008 became a national Cook-off event. No longer seen as just a simple, family meal, macaroni and cheese has many gourmet varieties. In 2008 we saw thousands of recipe submissions and anticipate an even greater participation in years to come. The 2008 winning recipes featured ingredients ranging from apples and cornbread, to sweet potatoes and rosemary.
Finalists from Michigan, New York, Washington state, California, Oregon and Arizona qualified to compete in the national Grand Finale Cook-off that took place on October 23, 2008 in Portland, OR at Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub. The day prior to the Grand Finale Cook-off, the finalists received a personal tour of the Tillamook Cheese Visitor’s Center and a behind-the-scenes look at the cheese-making process (all travel expenses paid for them and a guest).
Our grand finale winner, Angie Phillips, of Tarzana, California, took home $5,000 cash and title of "The Big Cheese" for her Caramelized, Sweet Potato, Garlic & Rosemary Macaroni & Cheese.
Please check out all of our 2008 Winners and their mouth-watering recipes.
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Fourth Annual Tillamook Macaroni & Cheese Recipe Contest Grand Finale Cook-Off (PDF)