Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission awards $3,000 to recipe contest winners
Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission awards $3,000 to recipe contest winners
The Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission in Baton Rouge, LA, and Louisiana Cookin' magazine have concluded the first Sweet Rewards Recipe Contest for canned sweet potatoes, naming four first-place winning recipes and one grand-prize winner. Over 400 entries from 38 states nationwide were narrowed down to 10 recipes in four categories: soups, sides, desserts, and breads and breakfast. These 10 dishes were then prepared for judging by students in the Culinary Arts program at Delgado Community College in New Orleans.
Judges for the competition in each category were Holly Clegg, Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission spokesperson and well-known cookbook author; Marcy McCall, editor of Louisiana Cookin magazine; Tommy Simmons, food editor for the Baton Rouge Advocate; and Tom Fitzmorris, one of New Orleans leading restaurant critics and a daily columnist on the popular web site NewOrleans.com. Instructors from Delgado also helped judge the competition.
The grand-prize winner was selected by Mary Bartholomew, director of culinary arts and hospitality management at Delgado.
Grand-prize winner Carole Resnick from Cleveland will receive $1,000 for her baked sweet potatoes with banana-cranberry chutney recipe.
Four first-place winners in each category will receive $500. Karen Glukin from Greeley, CO, placed first in the breads and breakfast category for her pineapple sweet potato muffins recipe. In the soups category, Stephanie Edwards from Portland, OR, placed first for her southwestern yam bisque recipe. Mary Ann Lee from Clifton Park, NY, placed first in the sides category for her down home yam souffl? recipe. In the desserts category, Lorie Roach from Buckatunna, MS, placed first for her sweet potato crepes with honey-praline sauce and brown sugar n spice whipped cream dish. Contest winners were determined based on overall flavor, visual appeal and creativity. Louisiana Cookin will feature the winners names and recipes in its October issue. Recipes are also posted on the NewOrleans.Com web site.
The next Sweet Rewards Recipe Contest for Louisiana canned sweet potatoes will be held in the spring of 2006.
Judges for the competition in each category were Holly Clegg, Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission spokesperson and well-known cookbook author; Marcy McCall, editor of Louisiana Cookin magazine; Tommy Simmons, food editor for the Baton Rouge Advocate; and Tom Fitzmorris, one of New Orleans leading restaurant critics and a daily columnist on the popular web site NewOrleans.com. Instructors from Delgado also helped judge the competition.
The grand-prize winner was selected by Mary Bartholomew, director of culinary arts and hospitality management at Delgado.
Grand-prize winner Carole Resnick from Cleveland will receive $1,000 for her baked sweet potatoes with banana-cranberry chutney recipe.
Four first-place winners in each category will receive $500. Karen Glukin from Greeley, CO, placed first in the breads and breakfast category for her pineapple sweet potato muffins recipe. In the soups category, Stephanie Edwards from Portland, OR, placed first for her southwestern yam bisque recipe. Mary Ann Lee from Clifton Park, NY, placed first in the sides category for her down home yam souffl? recipe. In the desserts category, Lorie Roach from Buckatunna, MS, placed first for her sweet potato crepes with honey-praline sauce and brown sugar n spice whipped cream dish. Contest winners were determined based on overall flavor, visual appeal and creativity. Louisiana Cookin will feature the winners names and recipes in its October issue. Recipes are also posted on the NewOrleans.Com web site.
The next Sweet Rewards Recipe Contest for Louisiana canned sweet potatoes will be held in the spring of 2006.
