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So Sugar? How do you pick? Brown, White. Which is better for you?

What better means is that, your body can process it easier and you do not have a sugar crash. The fact is, anything processed has chemicals used on it to help sustain it’s life span. As long as you acknowledge that, we can all stop acting like processed is truly natural. Rule for good food. If it doesn’t spoil, it is more harmful than helpful. Unless it went through a natural food process like sun drying, etc.

As long as you fix your food choices when you eat processed foods, you can have anything in moderation. But it is always advised to just eat natural as often as possible.

Stop stressing your body by giving it chemicals to process and that goes for anything we eat. Better to prevent that to fix. Less expensive too. I have slowly migrated to brown sugar. I find it taste better with my teas, my yams when I cook, but I am not up on baking with it yet unless the recipe requires. Is there any real difference? based on research it is minuscule. Brown sugar has small amounts of calcium, potassium, iron and magnesium white sugar has none… So I’ll take it.

Thank you for reading. Until the next blog, Eat with your HEART.

Love, Yetty

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DINING SOCIETY

Hello Foodies. Happy July 4th everywhere and Happy Independence day to the U. S of A. I have been missing from the dining table because: we’ll, I’m cracking in on finishing this cookbook just in time for thanksgiving. I took out some recipes and developed new ones. In between the last month, we received requests to cater 5 different events. We turned them all down. Why? because Afropolitan Chef is about teaching rather than catering, at least for now. Right after the book launch this fall, we’ll be introducing the Afropolitan Chef Dining Society. I am beyond excited between the cookbook and this extension of the book, I am truly honored to get to share this experience with people. It’s more than the food. It’s creating connections and learning bubbles through food. I LOVE IT. We’ll be doing it in different cities. We have some sponsors on board already and so looking forward to more.

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So, we’ll be back to our social calendar beginning on Monday. Thank you for holding my chair. Have an awesome weekend celebration.

Thank you for reading. Until the next blog, Eat with your HEART.

Love, Yetty

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ENAM: Gadget Finder: Ratcheting Pineapple Slicer

Hello Foodies. Did you know? Pineapples are available year-round from Hawaii, Australia, Philippines, Thailand, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Costa Rica. So when you start stressing about having to cut up that pineapple, Worry no more. Now, you don’t have to walk past the pineapple anymore *laugh* This Pineapple Slicer is the tool to invest in as a pineapple enthusiast. So thank you Enam for this  easy gadget.

The GADGET of the day today is under $20. You can find it HERE.

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Let’s do LUNCH: with Michael Bociurkiw

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Who: Michael Bociurkiw- Founder and Editor of My Savvy Traveler; passionate foodie; committed
humanitarian; non-fiction and news writer.

Where:  Born in Edmonton, Canada, Living in Sidney BC Canada Temporarily based in: Maldives

Usual Lunch time: 1PM

Most unforgettable dessert you’ve had, when and where? Homemade Tiramisu, made by my friend Eleanor Wason Khan when I was
living in Jerusalem…it was silky, elegant!

What is your favorite meal of the day? By far dinner. I prefer to eat late, with a favourite person or persons, accompanied by great (and not necessarily expensive) wine. Seaside and treetop dining my favourite places!

I am most curious about food from? Thailand, which I learned to cook myself. I’d like to
expand my knowledge to IndoChinese food, especially Vietnamese.

Celebrity you would love to have lunch with and why? Eva Longoria – she is passionate about food and I’ve dined in her establishments in Vegas and LA. Adore her passion and philanthropic efforts.

Your perfect Lunch:  Som Tam (papaya salad), Thai bbq chicken prepared by ‘Chicken Lady’ in a “soi” in Bangkok’s, Kaosan district (includes 2 incredible sauces), Thai seafood soup, Sticky rice with sweet mango

SOCIAL MEDIA CONNECT

Facebook: www.facebook.com/MySavvyTraveller
Twitter: @MySavvyTraveler
Youtube: MrMichaelBBQ
Instagram: @Mikeybbq
Website: www.MySavvyTraveller.com

Let’s do LUNCH: with Chef Shehu Fitzgerald

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Who:  SHEHU FITZGERALD, EXC. CHEF OF THE PHUNKY ELEPHANT, AWESOME DAD, INK HEAD, SKATER FOR LIFE, FOOD PORNSTAR AND LOVER OF ALL THINGS STAR WARS

Where:  I’M FROM EVERYWHERE, BORN IN MARTINVILLES VA, RAISE AND CURRENTLY LIVING IN STATEN ISLAND NYC

Usual Lunch time: 1 – 2 PM

Most unforgettable dessert you’ve had, when and where? MY MOST UNFORGETTABLE DESSERT I EVER HAD WAS WHEN I WAS IN DENMARK ( CAN’T REMEMBER THE CITY) THE YEAR WAS 1999 …..WE FOUND A PASTRY SHOP DURING OUR WALK AROUND AND GOT A FEW DIFFERENT ITEMS. WE HAVE NO FOOD ALLERGY’S SO WE JUST GOT WHATEVER.. AMONG THE PASTRIES THERE WAS THIS ONE DANISH THAT WAS GODS GIFT TO EARTH.. IT HAD THIS LEMON FLAVOR CREAM INSIDE AND IT WAS SOMETHING I MIGHT HAVE HAD SOMEWHERE BEFORE BUT NEVER THIS GOOD, SO IF I DID THAT MEMORY WAS TOTALLY FORGOTTEN..

What is your Favorite meal of the day? FAVORITE MEAL OF THE DAY IS THE ONE I GET TO SIT DOWN AND TRULY ENJOY WITH GOOD PEOPLE

I am most curious about food from? I LOVE FOOD FROM INDIA, AND I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO BRITTANY FRANCE TO TASTE THE FOOD FROM THERE..

Celebrity you would love to have lunch with and why? THIS IS A HARD ONE… THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE I WOULD TO SIT DOWN AND BREAK BREAD WITH, AT THIS POINT IN MY LIFE I WOULD SAY JAY-Z, HE’S ALL ABOUT HIS BIZ I THINK WE COULD MAKE MAJOR MOVES IN THE FOOD WORLD.. AND RIGHT NOW THATS WHAT I’M ALL ABOUT..

Your perfect Lunch:  PERFECT LUNCH WOULD BE BBQ’N IN CENTRAL OTAGO, NZ GRILLING FRESH CAUGHT TROUT, LAMB AND PORK RIBS WITH DIFFERENT SALADS LIKE POTATO, COUSCOUS, TOMATO AND RED ONION DRINK PINOT NOIR FROM THAT AREA & SAUVIGNON BLANC FROM MARLBOROUGH NZ,

SOCIAL MEDIA CONNECT

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chef.s.fitzgerald
Twitter: @ILLCH3F
Youtube: @ILLCHEF1974
Instagram: ILLCH3F
Website: www.chefshehu.com

Table setting etiquette 101

Hello foodies. So, I know I am not the only one that knows the BASIC table setting. Even then, we sometimes mix the fork with where the knife should be. And if you are left handed, that’s a whole other story. So, I am here to help us all. Refer to this anytime you have those fancy or intimate dinners and you want to impress your guests with the perfect table settings.

Welcome to TABLE SETTINGS 101.

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Have a great week, and remember in all that you choose to nourish your body with,

Eat with your HEART ™