As many who follow plant-based diets know, ideas for dishes often come from dishes that contain meat. This then means that we need to somehow substitute the meat with a vegan alternative, thus resulting in a dish that can be even better and more nutritious than the original! Naming the […]
Yearly Archives: 2020
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The olive (Olea europaea) is a member of the Oleaceae, a family that contains jasmine, ash trees, and lilacs, to name a few. It grows as an evergreen shrub or tree and that can reach heights between 3 and 15 metres and live to be thousands of years old. Indeed, […]
Using lesser-known foods in the kitchen can be fun! Not only do you get to dazzle your friends and family with your interesting new food, but you also get to try out new tastes and textures that you may otherwise miss out on. A few days ago, we offered you […]
Today we are going to introduce you to another wonder of the vegetable world that may not have yet made its way into your fridge and onto your plates: the Jerusalem artichoke. Though this vegetable is a lot like a potato in how it looks (they are both root tubers) […]
The original reason that we created Hungry Pumpkin was to show (with science!) that vegan food can be tasty, simple, nutritious, and affordable. However, as our planet is increasingly victimised by global warming and growing populations, it becomes more and more important to be aware of the environmental footprint of […]
We recently wrote about a traditional Balkan dish, jota, and its quick preparation. But today we take you on the international express once more, but with a dish that is even faster and easier to make! Bujta repa (said booyta repa) is a traditional dish from the Prekmurje province of […]
For today’s lunch, we decided to make a simple yet oh-so-yummy leek soup that we dressed up with a buckwheat and corn polenta. We also wanted to try making something new and special today, so we prepared sweet cauliflower for dessert (didn’t see that one coming, did you?). Did you […]
Do you ever find yourself busily working when lunch time rolls around and you just want to eat something very quick, but also it have to be healthy? This even happens to us, that’s why we decided to prepare jota (pronounced yota), one of the famous Balcan dish. An interesting […]
You have probably heard that vitamin D is obtained from being in the sun. But did you know that vitamin D is also produced in mushrooms when they are exposed to the sun during growth, harvesting, and cutting? Vitamin D is an essential substance for our bodies, even though it […]