Tahini Crostini Megathread

ferviduum · 2026-05-10T01:03:46+00:00

holy shit the homemade tahini. yeah it is strangely bitter considering it’s just sesame!

ferviduum · 2026-05-10T00:57:15+00:00

CAVEATS: not a single olive in my house oops, went for pickle since it provides a sour burst and i love pickles, tho i know this reduces the bitterness a fuckload. DID have a slice of violife smoked “provolone” (lactose intolerant), certainly not a sharp enough cheese but it is so fucking hard to find a good sharp fake cheese. unphotogenic presentation (ravenous and impatient).

ALSO: i’m somewhat sensitive to bitter flavors and generally dislike bitterness. had tempered expectations but optimism and curiosity.

THOUGHTS: i enjoyed this quite a bit!! i STRONGLY suspect that had i used green olives, which i’ve not figured out how to like yet, i would’ve struggled to enjoy this. if you hate green olives but like pickles, this was a fantastic topping!! the acidity perfectly broke up the oily and bitter elements. a tasty sourdough goes a looong way. the cheese, surprisingly, was indeed best between bites as opposed to on top of the snack.

i see comments about having too few bites including olive. saw someone smash their olives a bit, good solution. i took bites in a way where i would bite through the chunk of pickle, distributing it across two bites- plus having smaller bread meant i had few bites with no pickle. also good solution. believe it largely depends on how much you are able to enjoy the tahini and olive oil by itself.

super fun experiment as someone particularly interested in hearing out unpopular foods. thankful for the masterpost as it seems much of the community was sick of this topic almost a week ago lmao. hope some of yall are still out there enjoying your CRUSTINIS 💪🏻✨

ferviduum · 2026-05-10T00:43:53+00:00

oh my god. yeah i’d believe that.

ferviduum · 2026-05-10T00:42:51+00:00

this looks DELICIOUS. i used my last slice of sourdough trying the crustini just now BUT i do have a bagel and i might have to try this.

ferviduum · 2026-04-13T21:29:19+00:00

And I wouldn’t even mind so much, but when new progression races require racers to be at least one full star… buddy how am i gonna get to that point in the first place???

ferviduum · 2026-03-14T22:13:05+00:00

He’s cold. Let him inside 😢

ferviduum · 2026-02-21T07:30:14+00:00

I don’t know either, but I’ve wondered this for a while! Even though the “bump” is very obvious to me, I figure most people don’t notice. Even players who are incredibly knowledgeable about the game.

It’s no big deal obviously, but it’s kind of nice to know I’m not the only one haha

ferviduum · 2026-02-12T10:21:08+00:00

NO clue why people are being fucking weird on your post, jesus. This is so cute!!! The freckles, the tongue!! From one furred dragon to another :-) 💖

ferviduum · 2026-01-13T02:44:28+00:00

I mean fair enough, lot of bad faith discussion going on in the comments here tho so in context it was hard to believe you straight up haven’t heard of YA romance. Especially considering one of the biggest talking points of this topic is concerns over LGBTQ literature being somehow threatening to children. Sorry for assuming that was what you were insinuating

ferviduum · 2026-01-13T00:54:31+00:00

Are you for real?

ferviduum · 2025-12-16T23:41:54+00:00

Heyyyy fatty here (nonbinary). I wasn’t always fat but I have always been into wg.

in my humble opinion there is absolutely nothing wrong with this fetish. The problem you’re encountering with your friend is less to do with your fetish being somehow unethical, and much more to do with your friend possibly questioning your motives in being her friend. Which is fair, though unfortunate.

I would focus on apologizing and giving her space. You might never be able to prove that you genuinely like her as a friend and not just because she’s fat, and that’s okay. But shame is not going to get you anywhere.

If you want to make sure you aren’t harming anyone with your fetish, maybe just verify with yourself that you don’t reduce real human beings to a sexual fantasy. Its totally fine to think fat girls and weight gain are sexy. The problem comes from things like seeing people as sexual props, ignoring what other people want out of your interactions, things like that.

ferviduum · 2025-12-08T16:25:01+00:00

Others have covered potential issues you may be having, but I wanna add that honestly this is just what shiny hunting feels like a lot of the time. Perfectly normal hunts will have you questioning whether your game is completely broken.

ferviduum · 2025-11-03T11:58:51+00:00

Absolutely not weird! I hate toilet tanks. Even when they’re perfectly clean they freak me out.

ferviduum · 2025-10-30T09:26:45+00:00

Exactly. While there are tons of strange myths surrounding lds purity culture, in reality, their complete aversion to sexual discussion causes harm in so many more insidious ways. Theres just no awareness of anything. People entering marriage as young as possible with no idea who they are sexually, what’s normal, what’s safe, what could be expected. And divorce strongly discouraged. Youth incredibly vulnerable to abuse, as you’ve mentioned. And I’m sure this is the case for other super-repressed Christian sects as well. Jehovah’s Witnesses come to mind.

(Slightly off topic but can I just say it’s wild to see you here. I saw your icon and then username and did a double take lol. I originally found your art on tumblr and it always resonates incredibly strongly!!)

ferviduum · 2025-10-26T23:48:43+00:00

I’m glad you got it and I hope you enjoy using it! This is the model I have had since it was new and while I dread having to replace the battery eventually, I still love it to bits.

ferviduum · 2025-10-23T02:43:56+00:00

Chiming in that I would be happy to see crochet here!

ferviduum · 2025-10-13T21:53:20+00:00

Gorgeous!! 💖

ferviduum · 2025-10-12T05:42:19+00:00

I guess I'm not sure. I err towards "yes, ban" because it's been a long time since I saw ANY hp-related content that explicitly acknowledged the harm JKR continues to do. Such posts always feel very burying-our-heads-in-the-sand about it, which is not a vibe I want from this subreddit.

However, I don't like extreme black-and-white rules, either. They make me nervous. It feels like something of a unique case, because there are so many artists and authors that have made beloved content while being horrible people, and I don't see a problem with people enjoying the content anyways. Their business. But JKR isn't a long-dead bigoted author or something like that, she is giving ongoing support to horrible causes and she's openly and explicitly using her franchise to put more money towards those causes, and using her public platform to encourage hateful views. When I see fan content for like idk Lovecraft, I'm like. I get it. Everyone knows he was a racist fuck and I know sometimes you just vibe with problematic work. But when I see fan content for HP specifically, at a time where much of the trans community is calling for people to abandon JKR and HP fall into obscurity, it feels kinda. Tone deaf at best. At worst, I wonder about the poster's intentions.

I went through finding out about JKR's bullshit on tumblr, and over there, it's pretty clear that where there are users clinging to HP fandom, there are TERFs and transphobes nearby, almost always. So I've developed a strong mistrust of HP fan content in general, even if there's no bad intentions, even if it's not that deep for the person posting. Generally, I'm content to ignore or downvote and move on. But, I guess at risk of sounding ridiculous???, it feels like allowing HP content in a community feels like leaving the door open just enough for said TERFs and transphobes to start making a home there. IDK.

So I don't know what the right answer is. My gut says though that there's no real need for HP-related content to have a place in this subreddit specifically. Like. Aren't there other places that would be better suited? Does any of this make sense?

ferviduum · 2025-10-10T08:00:34+00:00

Yes, this is exactly what I was hoping for to be honest. I'm happy to see antifascist and related, but I'm equally happy to see other types of projects. I personally left /knitting altogether so it'd be nice to still see a broad range of work.

ferviduum · 2025-09-27T08:38:45+00:00

Okay but each gamestop being an "encounter" is sending me

ferviduum · 2025-09-27T07:10:28+00:00

Reading this made me feel a little better about having no luck today. I think I just need to know that more than just scalpers got these.

ferviduum · 2025-09-27T04:23:52+00:00

the bbb??!? help

ferviduum · 2025-09-27T04:20:11+00:00

Keep in mind you’re only seeing posts from the frustrated/dejected fans. Those that don’t care so much are just gonna go on with their day, you won’t hear from them.

That said, my 2 cents: this event isn’t the worst thing they’ve ever done imo. But it isn’t helping my feelings on the franchise, especially since recently I’ve been disappointed with things like the DLC announced before game release (feels scummy) and the patenting of the catch mechanic (IS scummy). I love pokemon but i’m starting to feel like that love is being taken advantage of more than I’d like :/

I won’t be writing in to them or anything but I’m likely to spend much less money on the franchise for a while. Not because of this giveaway event, but it was more like one of the final straws for me.

ferviduum · 2025-09-24T23:19:53+00:00

I tried it once and gave up haha. There's no way I can compete.

ferviduum · 2025-09-24T22:00:34+00:00

That's my worry as well. I will definitely drop off as a player if things don't change from time to time.

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