04/28/2026
Last week, Type Diabeat It had the opportunity to do a recipe photoshoot with the ❤️
What started as a Zoom call with Delaney and team members from the Heart and Stroke Foundation about a year ago turned into a beautiful partnership rooted in creating culturally relevant recipes and content for African, Caribbean, and Black communities.
And one year later, here we were.
A huge thank you to Delaney for seeing the vision, staying connected, and making sure this happened. Your follow-through, encouragement, and care meant more than you know.
We also had the chance to work with extraordinary — and wow. The level of production was incredible. A chef, photographer, director, food styling, lighting, and details on details. This was Forbes magazine-level production.
Have you ever seen someone carefully brush olive oil onto an avocado?Because I have now!
But more than the production, what stayed with me was the feeling of being seen, valued, and validated. To have our recipes, our community, and our years of work treated with that level of care was deeply meaningful.
Grateful for partnerships that honour community and do the work with intention ❤️