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With Christmas around the corner, we’ll soon need to start planning and thinking about different dishes and desserts. At the same time, while we want to create something amazing for this festive time of the year, we don’t want to overcomplicate it. Mendiant is a French recipe made during winter months (Christmas time), and you’ll find it to be very versatile, a tad decadent, but still a healthy choice as a dessert.

Sometimes the simplest of ingredients can make a significant change. That is why I love cooking with tea. Its infusion of flavors can transform the simplest of dishes into something unique and special. For this recipe, I've chosen to work with Oolong tea.

In the second part of looking into these two types of diets, we see that plant-based diets can assist with cognitive health, diabetes and reduce the risk of chronic kidney disease. However, they also might increase the risk of non-communicable diseases due to micronutrient deficiencies.

If you appreciate the zing of ginger and the aroma of oranges, and would like to surprise your better half with a tasty but also well presented dessert, then this tea cake is a great choice.

Delicious and nutritious vegetables, fruits and nuts mixed with fibre dense rice, make this a great and easy-to-make salad.