TAHIN
A travel history in the Middle East, a passion for delicious, vegetarian food and a publisher that asks me to share my recipes — these are the ingredients for my second cookbook: TAHIN. TAHIN is an ode to the basic ingredient of Middle Eastern cuisine. And according to Vanja van der Leeden, culinary writer with a background as a professional chef, “one big party”.
I was first introduced to tahini at a market in the middle of the old city of Jerusalem. A slightly nutty, slightly bitter, silky sesame paste. And that tasted like more — it became one of the most important ingredients in my vegetarian, sustainable cooking studio. In addition, it is now the main subject of TAHIN: a cookbook in which you discover the endless possibilities of tahini. No fewer than 101 modern, light dishes packed with flavour!
My belief is that anyone can cook, as long as you know how and with which ingredients. This is proven by the 250 guests who attend cooking workshops at Esther’s Cookery every month. TAHIN teaches you that too. Want to get started right away with the best ingredients? Order a ready-made box with all the necessities!
TAHIN: an ode to the basic ingredient of the same name
of Middle Eastern cuisine
In the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, robbers open their treasury with the spell ‘Sesame, open thee’. In TAHIN you discover that sesame (paste) itself is a treasure in itself. More than 101 impressive, modern, light dishes bursting with flavour. Something for everyone, because TAHIN goes from a stack of fresh pancake rolls with tahini spread to a creamy chocolate tahini cake for coffee and from a spicy lentil salad full of flavor and vegetables to chickpea sesame tagine with rose harissa.
Mouth-watering recipes, each and every one of them. Exciting, surprising, delightful.
Esther's choice: the best ingredients in a handy box
You can also get started with TAHIN. And to complete the party, you can now buy ready-made packages, so that you can be sure that you have the right, best and tastiest basic ingredients at home.
€ 61,00
TAHIN Box 1: basis pakket
Het TAHIN kookboek, Medcuisine Tahin, Maldon zout en Tomasu
€ 57,00
NOSH Box 2: basis pakket
Het NOSH kookboek, Medcuisine Tahin, Rose harissa, Za’atar en Sumak
€ 49,00
Box 3: Wonderbox
Dadel molasses, Medcuisine Tahin, Wondergrill en Rozenblad
€ 160,00
Box 4: Voluit genieten
Beide kookboeken NOSH en TAHIN, Wondergrill, Za’atar, Sumak, Medcuisine Tahin, Zwarte tahin, Dadel molasses, Philotimo-olijfolie, Rozenharissa, Schug
Would you rather have a look in our cook shop? You are very welcome both online and in our studio. For the best tahini, great date molasses, za’atar and of course my famous baba ganoush grill plates, the doors of Esther’s Cookery are wide open for you! We are open Monday to Saturday from 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Another indispensable ingredient in the kitchen: music!
Then you will also be the first to know about new TAHIN music, a podcast episode or a radio interview.
TAHIN in the media
About Esther Erwteman and the cooking studio
It is no coincidence that I wrote two vegetarian cookbooks. Since 2020 I run the (only!) vegetarian cooking studio in Amsterdam: Esther’s Cookery. There you follow cooking workshops according to the principles that I believe in: with what is available in season, only vegetables and above all very tasty. That is precisely the distinguishing factor: delicious food that (not so) happens to be meatless. With my knowledge of vegetable cuisine and my passion for good food, I show and taste to everyone that meat is not necessary for a delicious meal. You don’t have to replace it — with the right guidance and the best ingredients, you’ll enjoy cooking and eating.
Meanwhile, 250 guests per month follow a cooking workshop. Without them and without my husband and partner Jaier Weissman, there would be no Esther’s Cookery. Where I reveal my cooking secrets to the guests, Jaier is the vegetable garden chef (so that we cook with the best, most sustainable ingredients) and he ensures that the cooking studio looks beautiful and atmospheric. And our daughter Sara, who tastes the new recipes with just as much love as her parents.
Would you like to follow a cooking workshop in the sustainable, vegetarian cooking studio in Amsterdam?
Would you like to taste the Jewish, vegetarian dishes first? Get to know the kitchen as I see it by following a cooking workshop. Fun, educational and delicious! Together with friends, family or colleagues: together we prepare the tastiest dishes and afterwards you go to the table to enjoy them. All vegetarian, of course!
Haven't finished cooking with TAHIN yet? 3 extra recipes as a gift!
You can also get started with TAHIN. And to complete the party, you can now buy ready-made packages, so that you can be sure that you have the right, best and tastiest basic ingredients at home.
Esther’s Sweet Baba Ganoush
Massaged coleslaw
Mung beans with cherry tomato, crispy onion & garlic
Tip: you can buy most of the ingredients in our cooking shop!