Finally! I found a North African store that sells tahini in abundance. Looky here. =D


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I want to make some tahini cookies but I can't seem to find the right recipe. I recall seeing a photo of some cookies, I think here or on veganfoodpics, that looked perfect: big flat cookies covered in white and black sesame seeds. I've tried searching the tags here and can't find it ( Read more... )

The original recipe is from the "Nursing Mother's Cookbook", I made a couple of adaptions today while trying this recipe out (mainly different onion and different nuts).

Ingredients: 
One cup sunflower kernels, ground (or you can attempt to crush them with a mortar and pestle like I did)
One cup nuts, crushed (I used half a cup of peanuts and half a ( Read more... )

I peeled off the safety seal to a brand new jar of Arrow Mills organic tahini (not to expire until Nov.) and added a giant spoonful to a "creamy" veggie soup for extra creaminess. then i noticed that the soup tasted oddly bitter. Turns out it was the tahini that was bitter. since the jar is just freshly opened and not yet expired, I'm assuming ( Read more... )