From Idea to Product
Photo: a look into my freezer. During the past two years of researching and developing our tahini plant-based ice cream, my freezer was...
top of page
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.(1)
Mar 282 min read
Tahini Meets Chocolate
Cultures across the Middle East have been using tahini in desserts for generations (think, halvah!) before US pastry chefs started to...
103 views0 comments
Jan 72 min read
About Tahini
Sesame seeds - tahini's single ingredient - are one of the oldest crops known to humanity; initially, they were mainly used as a source...
43 views0 comments
Aug 25, 20234 min read
Jewish Challah Bread
It's Friday, and markets and bakeries in Israel are stocked with challah bread. Today, Challah comes in many shapes and sizes (and grain...
27 views0 comments
Mar 17, 20224 min read
Candy does grow on trees
In the late 18th century, European Jews were required to adopt fixed family names. Demonstrating their connection to the holy land, my...
36 views0 comments
Nov 18, 20193 min read
Halvah
Halvah evokes sweet, pleasant memories of childhood. My family used to go on day trips on weekends, often stopping at one of the halvah...
18 views0 comments
May 18, 20194 min read
Memories of red sour tomatoes and tahini sauce
I was a very picky eater as a child. In this photo, my mother feeds me while I’m distracted by a toy, with my brother's and aunt's help....
116 views0 comments
May 18, 20193 min read
Tahini for breakfast
Breakfast is the day's first meal, breaking the previous night’s fasting period. Breakfast meals vary in different cultures and places...
663 views0 comments
May 18, 20192 min read
The Carob
I have powerful memories of the flavor and aroma of carob since I was a kid. There was one large carob tree near the playground that I...
301 views0 comments
May 18, 20194 min read
Baking with Tahini
Leave the grain flour to a conventional bread, and use tahini to bake a nice loaf of seed bread. How is it possible? If you have ever...
272 views0 comments
bottom of page