I forgot how delicate kids are. We were making cookies at work, 12 batches of cookies. There were 15 kids helping me. One of them, a quiet girl who was taller than the rest asked me what else she could do. The littler children were painting sugar cookies made out of rainbow colored frosting, and I think she felt too old for it. So I asked her to help remove hot cookies from a tray with a spatula. She burned herself almost instantly and stepped back without speaking a word. I took over, but when I looked back, she had tears all over her face.“Oh sweetie!” I said, and then remembered a babysitter who used to call me “hon” and how much I hated that, because I didn’t like someone I didn’t know that well being affectionate with me. So I got the girl some ice and didn’t call her sweetie again.
Get Fresh with North Carolina Sweet Potatoes Recipe Contest
The Rules: Recipe(s) must include at least 1 1/2 cups fresh sweet potato or one medium
fresh sweet potato. Recipe(s) using canned sweet potatoes are not eligible. Recipes are
limited to no more than eight (8) ingredients excluding herbs and/or spices. Exact sizes
and measurements must be included next to each ingredient. No other potatoes may be
used in the recipes.
Judging Criteria: Final judging will be done by a panel of professional food experts. Criteria will include overall appeal, originality, taste, convenience, nutrition, visual appeal and ease and speed of preparation. Decisions of the judges are final.
The Prize: There are four (4) first place prizes of $500 for each of the four (4) recipe
categories (Soups, Salads, Sides, Sweets). One (1) grand prize of $3,000 will be chosen
from the four first-prize recipes.
The Entry: Sweet potato gratin, layered with curry and cream
