tea & scandal

For us, tea remains at the top of the list of favourite wintertime beverages. Not only do we enjoy the taste of a steaming cup of organic tea & scandal tea, there are also many benefits of drinking tea in the winter months.

While keeping us warm during the colder months...

Biscotti was one of my favourite treats growing up. The others being cannoli, brutti ma buoni and amarettis, just to name a few from the very long list. So lets go back to the biscottis. This little number to follow is gluten free, refined sugar free, dairy free, happi...

Citrus is the bomb in winter. Loaded with vitamin c and super juicy tasty, the bonus is oranges go awesomely well with chocolate (another winter favourite!). Serve this healthy treat up with a pot of tea and you are onto something great!

Foodie bit:

brownie part:

2 ¼ cups...

these delicious balls are filled with a chocolate flavour and an orange twist.

like most balls, they are super easy to make too!

foodie bit:

1 cup raw cashews, soaked for at least 2 hours then drained

1 cup dates, pitted

1 orange, grated zest and the inside flesh

3/4 cup des...

what better gift for a dear friend than making them a moist spiced apple cake?! added bonus is you get to help eat the goodness too.

foodie bit

3 small unpeeled granny smith apples, grated

60ml lemon juice

200g brown sugar

1tsp salt

260g greek yoghurt

110ml extra virgin olive...

these are super easy. like us. well, depends who you ask. 

they are super tasty which is a bonus since they are pretty healthy. 

foodie bit:

1 1/2 cups desiccated coconut

1 cup hazlenut meal

3 tbs coconut oil, melted

1/2 cup cacao powder

1/2 cup rice malt syrup

1/2 cup walnuts...

it is safe to say that we do love eating. eating is one of our favourite pastimes. we also like hanging out with our friends, and this recipe goes so nicely with a cup of tea and a laugh among loved ones.

foodie bit:

⅓ cup melted coconut oil

½ cup  maple syrup

2 eggs

1 cup...

nut free balls. we love them. they are awesome at the 3pm slump time and perfect or kids lunch boxes when nuts aren't allowed. did we also mention they are super duper easy?!

foodie list:

1 cup buckinis

1 cup dates

1 tbs LSA

1 tbs chia seeds

2 tbs coconut oil, melted

2 tbs ca...

we love long weekends here at tea & scandal hq. we also love long weekends in winter that mean putting the oven on helps to warm the house. what better way to use that oven over the queens birthday ling weekend than a delicious tea cake.

foodie list:

65g butter, softened

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i currently have a sweet tooth. and lets be honest, i struggle with self control when it comes to food. so here is the recipe i am currently using in order to full fill the need of sweetness in my life without the guilt. 

the foodie list:

1/3 cup cacao butter

½ cup coco...