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. […]
Fat in the diet is not just a source of calories, which we often do not want. Hormone-like message molecules are formed in our body from some of its components – fatty acids. Since these fatty acids cannot be produced by our body alone, we must necessarily consume them with […]
Spices are indispensable in cooking to diversify flavors. Although we also use them to our advantage at Hungry Pumpkin, we haven’t written much about them so far. Spices are a remarkably diverse group of foods, from homemade to exotic, mild or extremely strong in taste, cheap or expensive like saffron. […]
For this lunch, things were a little bit different. When it was still possible we stepped outside of our kitchen and were guests on a local program called “cook like a chef,” in which we cooked with a professional chef, Boštjan Palčič. We have prepared lunch in front of cameras […]
Most people prefer fresh cold soups in the summer time, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have it in warm fall as well. If it’s better, you can even call it green smoothie 🙂 We have already done the cold soup thing at Hungry Pumpkin when we prepared the classic […]
For several years now, we have seen a trend of the equipment found in kitchens coming to resemble more and more that which you would find in a chemistry lab. The use of ultrasonic baths, liquid nitrogen, and freeze-drying (lyophilization) is mostly limited to fancy restaurants where they want to […]
Many plants that we find commonly in our diet come from the botanical family Solanaceae. Tomatoes, peppers, and potatoes are all found in this family. In addition, we also find a vegetable here that will be the focus of today’s meal: the eggplant. Unlike these other plants in the Solanaceae […]
Catalonian chicory with potatoes, roasted tuberous vegetables, and onion sauce with adzuki beans With its saw-toothed leaves, chicory may look like a dandelion, but it is actually more closely related to radicchio! There are many varieties that have been famous throughout the years; perhaps the best-known varieties had red leaves […]
Do you have too many things filling up your schedule for the day and not enough time to cook meals? Or maybe you just want to prepare a delicious Asian dish to serve to friends? Either way, we have you covered! Rice noodles and vegetables is the dish for you! […]