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. […]
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. […]