Sassy Sweets Bloggers' Recipe Challenge

It's officially on! Our 2010 Bloggers' Recipe Challenge is running now until March 29th and this time the grand prize is $2,000! Here's how to enter...

• CREATE an original recipe using sweet potatoes as the key ingredient. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack recipes are welcome - just make it quick, tasty and creative.
• POST your recipe and accompanying photograph on your blog within the dates of the contest.
• ENTER your recipe by e-mailing me at sassysweets@lewis-neale.com with your: name and blog name, e-mail and mailing address, phone number, a link to your recipe and how you heard about the contest.
• WIN The first place winner will receive a cash prize of $2,000 and three runners-up will receive $400 each. Not too shabby eh?

Visit our website for more details, http://www.ncsweetpotatoes.com/.

So bloggers, start your ovens because we've already got some great recipes submitted!

I know it's too early to say, but I can't wait to test Jennifer of At Harvest Moon Farm's Maple Bacon Sweet Potato Soup. Bacon is showing up everywhere these days, from your chocolate bars to even lip balms, while this may sound silly, Jennifer's soup only sounds like a harmony of flavors!

Lisa Glassman submitted a recipe for Sensational Sweet Potato Bread -- I'd eat this for breakfast nice and toasted with a smear of butter, mmmm!

Last year we started the bloggers' recipe contest and challenged food bloggers to apply their edgy palates to sweet potatoes and make them just a little bit sassier. We received inventive recipes that I am still replicating today! Some of my favorites were Sweet Potato and Chorizo Street Tacos from Fresno Foodie, Sweet Potato Cheesecake Sweeties for my uncontrollable sweet tooth, and Nutty Vanilla Sweet Potato + Kale Soup, cause I never say no to kale!

So the challenge is on again, we're not looking for Grandma's recipe but something outside the box that'll still make Grandma proud! For all you bloggers, here's a list of last year's winners so we don't get any repeats. Happy cooking!

Lauren Soutiere, Cheesecake Sweeties: Sweet potatoes and cream cheese brownies, need I say more?
Ashley Paige Bonnema, Cottage Pie: A twist on a classic is always a crowd pleaser.
Tracy Newel, Sweet Potato Chorizo Street Tacos: Sweet and savory is always a winner in my book.
Michelle Noyola, Sweet Potato & Rosemary Pizza: Provolone cheese, thinly sliced sweet potato and aromatic rosemary, simple but tasty.
Kath Younger, Nutty Vanilla Sweet Potato+Kale Soup: I think this one is all in the title.
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Sweet Potato Panzanella: A classic Italian bread salad with a splash of color.