Ok, so is it chick peas?

hey ali what is Tahini? Wife wants to know how you make it.

{as she reads over my shoulder}

There's a recipe for the whole thing. That's more or less what I put in mine although I use more garlic usually.

Tahini is ground sesame seeds. Best just to buy it in a jar in the health food isle.

You could grind your own if you wanted to, but you'd have to be pretty keen. You'd need to use a mortar and pestle. I don't think a food processor would do the trick.

Thanks!

I like the way you think!

Hummus is an essential to a good hippie sandwich -- slab of Muenster, handful of sprouts, slice of tomato, maybe a dab of distinctive mustard, whole grain bread full of extras with a schmear of hummus on each slice.

Hummus is a "current event??" Shouldn't this go to Food & Drink?

I guess hummus is a happening.

Pumpkin torte
1 19oz can chickpeas
4 eggs
1 15oz can pumpkin
1 cup sugar
2 Tbs maple syrup
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 tsps pumpkin pie spice
6 oz whipped cream cheese
2 cups powdered sugar
1 11oz can mandarin oranges
1/4 cup walnut halves

pre-heat to 350
blend chickpeas and eggs
add pumpkin, sugar, syrup, baking powder and spice blend smooth

bake for 60 min in a round bake pan (sprayed with oil)
let torte cool completely before removing from pan
combine cream cheese and powdered sugar spread over torte
decorate with oranges and walnuts