NEW FAVORITE: Tahini cookies

• These got a great response from everybody. TRULY AMAZING!I think it's a first for this blog. 
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• The kids said they would prefer LESS sesame seeds...BUT WHO CARES?!?!? They actually ate them. My idea is to try them with some other toppings like coconut etc. 
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• These are just sweet enough and come out lovely, IF you remember to smash them down! 

Mine came out perfectly chewy in the middle and crunchy on the outside.

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• THE NEW GIRL: Tahini Cookies

• 1 ¼ cups almond flour
• 1/8 cup almond, coconut or GF flour
• ¼ tsp sea salt
• ½ tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp maple syrup
• ⅓ cup agave nectar or honey
• ⅓ cup tahini 
• 1 tblsp Coconut oil
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• ¼ cup sesame seeds (unsweetened coconut or very fine topping of your choice)
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• In a large bowl, combine almond flour, salt and baking soda. 
• In a smaller bowl, blend together agave, tahini, oil and vanilla. 
• Blend the dry ingredients into the wet. With slightly damp hands and a small spoon, Form the dough into 1 inch balls and roll in the sesame seeds. Place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and FLATTEN with a fork.

Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes until lightly brown. Cool on baking sheet

FAMILY TALLY: ALL GAVE A THUMBS UP!

GIGGLY: La Paltrow's Tahini Dressing (Vegan version)

I don't know if I can get in the Vegenaise fan club list.

In a mad rush I realized I needed more dressing for my salad at work today. 

Popped open La Paltrow's 3rd book and decided now was as good a time as any to try hers. There is a huge part of me that feels like if you are a super star and you have a private chef....your cookbook better be pretty f**ing good- across the board. So far it's been 50/50.

Anyway...Ok so I threw it together with the Vegenaise option...

Right off the abt I felt like it needed more lemon...it just lacked bite and seemed TOO thick. I suspect making it with yoghurt would solve this problem.

I also used garlic powder since I didn't have time to chop.

And that stuff was GIGGLY. Which freaks me out a bit.

The jury is out and my greens and tuna are chilling as we speak.... 

• GIGGLY: Yogurt-Tahini Dressing

• 2 tablespoons Tahini
• 1/2 small garlic clove, finely minced
• 1/2 cup Vegenaise
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
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mix altogether with a whisk or small hand blender, add more lemon/salt/garlic to taste. chill.

FAMILY TALLY: Jury is still out...

HEAL ME: Low Fat Garlic-y Tahini Dressing + Health Salad

AND...... I have a cold.  

Totally healthy all bloody winter than BLAMO! this month. First the 3 week low level, but you definitely are not ok Flu and now....The endless winter you can't be well for more than 2 weeks Cold. 

I don't feel like cooking and instead of eating my weight in tortilla chips....

Garlicky garlic garlic. 

I remembered I made this CRAZY garlic-y tahini dressing the other morning in a haze. Perfect.

Throw in all sorts of crap from the fridge and BAM. Nice right? Pour a ton of this healing,seriously low fat dressing all over it and that's a LUNCH!

red peppers

chick peas

cauliflower

cucumber

black Beans

S&P to taste

       Tahini Dressing !!!!  

BEWARE: If you don't LOVE garlic, cut it down to 1 clove. HOWEVER you won't get all that alone time and health that comes with the MORE garlic-y version.

HEAL ME: Low Fat Garlic-y Tahini Dressing

1/4 cup chickpeas
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 tablespoon Tahini
2 cloves FRESH GARLIC
2 teaspoons fresh ginger
S&P to taste

you could also add:
  1/4 tablespoon Tamari or Soy
  1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
           ...if you like that kind of thing.

Blend until smooth and refrigerate.

A note about Tahini: pour off 3/4 of the oil slick from the top of the jar. It works exactly the same and cuts down on the fat by ALOT.