Falafel is a traditional dish from the Middle East that is usually prepared by frying a dense sort of batter made from ground chickpeas, onions, oil, and spices that are rolled into balls. Sometimes other beans or legumes would be used in place of chickpeas. Parsley and cumin are the […]
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During this viral epidemic, it is very important for our immune systems to be strong and functional in order to defend our bodies as much as possible. This means eating a diet rich in the nutrients that our immune systems need in order to function, such as zinc, iron, selenium, […]
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 […]
After getting a big squash from our home garden, we decided something had to be done with it! We settled on making a sort of squash goulash. Squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) and its seeds contain many vitamins and minerals, especially vitamins A, E, C, B2, as well as minerals such […]
Up until now we have been limited in the Hungry Pumpkin kitchen. We have boiled and stewed and fried and sizzled, but only having a stovetop to cook on has placed a boundary on what we were able to do. Today, however, we have some good news: the Hungry Pumpkin […]
We prepared mashed potatoes and chickpeas along with a spinach and lentil sauce. Before we get into all of the tasty details though, it’s time to talk spinach as we already promised. Spinach has long been presented to us as a miracle food. Remember being young and having your parents […]
We’re all familiar with the basic formula that stories should follow: there should be an introduction, a core, and then a conclusion. As much as getting into literary theory would be fun, that isn’t our aim here. You see, it’s not just stories that should follow this outline, but meals […]
This time around we decided to make lentil soup, buckwheat žganci, and a vegetable side dish. Before we get into the recipe though, we have some linguistics to discuss! What are the žganci? Žganci [click] is a traditional dish from Slovenia and Croatia, two Slavic countries that were formerly a […]