Recipe Contest Blogger

The Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission, along with Louisiana Cookin’ magazine, invites all cooks, amateur and professional, to open up a can of sweet potatoes and showcase their culinary creativity with one of the most nutritious and versatile vegetables around.
Interested cooks can enter an original yam recipe in one of four amateur categories, including breads & breakfast, desserts, side, soups and or in the brand new professional category. In order to qualify for the professional category, the contestant must be a professional chef or work full time in the food service industry. Students may enter in any of the four amateur categories.
PRIZES: One overall grand prize winner will be selected from the four amateur categories and will be awarded $1,000.00. One additional winner from each of the five categories will receive $500.00.