You’ve probably already realized that our lunches are mostly made spontaneously from the ingredients we have available. Just like at home: you look in the fridge and the drawers and create a miracle out of it and hope it is edible in the end 🙂 This time it was no […]
Vitamin A is a lipid-soluble vitamin that is not synthesized by ourselves but must be taken into the body through food. However, it is used in the preservation of vision, in the differentiation of epithelial cells, the stimulation of the immune system in the metabolism of the railway. In developing […]
If you have just started to follow us, let us tell you that at Hungry Pumpkin we agree that not too much energy, time, or money is spent on planning and preparing lunch. Who can afford three hours of cooking if he has to work in the meantime, take care […]
Vitamin B1 or thiamine is a water-soluble vitamin that plays an important role in the translation of nerve signals between nerve cells. In some enzymatic reactions in the metabolic pathways of carbohydrates and amino acids, it acts as a cofactor and, also, maintains normal brain function. Vitamin B1 is taken […]
Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that bears the name of not just one compound, but several compounds with a similar structure and function. Individual compounds of vitamin K are called vitameres, and they differ in the length and saturation of the side chain in the structure. Among the most […]
It is a water-soluble vitamin also known as L-ascorbic acid or ascorbate. Due to the absence of enzymatic activity of L-gulonolactone oxidase, humans, primates and some other species of animals cannot synthesize it themselves, so it must be constantly introduced into the body through diet. Vitamin C plays an important […]
This time we decided to prepare a risotto with eggplant and chickpeas, and we supplemented the lunch with vegetable soup and a salad of mâche and tomatoes. We wrote some interesting things about eggplants recently, and you can read them on CLICK Recipe, preparation, and price of a meal […]
Does it ever happen to you when you have vegetables on the counter and in the fridge that you need to consume as soon as possible and you don’t know what exactly to cook? Believe me, even at Lačna Bučka we sometimes find ourselves in such a predicament, so we […]
Beans are a legume that often appears on our menus today, regardless of whether you eat a predominantly plant-based diet or not. The plant originated in South America and was first mentioned in Europe only in the 16th century. Before that, we only knew beans, chickpeas, and lentils in Europe. […]