The pumpkin season is in full swing! We love to make dishes with different pumpkin varieties, either as a main course or even a dessert. This time, we’ve prepared a fresh salad with roasted Hokkaido pumpkin, fresh spinach, and a dressing made from soy yogurt and vegan feta cheese substitute. […]
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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 […]
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 […]
The pomegranate (Punica granatum) is a fruit from the Lythraceae family. Though at first glance its leathery skin may make it seem unappealing to eat, once opened up it displays its beautiful, juicy red seeds. Though it has been used since the times of ancient Persia and Greece, its use […]
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 […]
This time we prepared a mushroom risotto and a salad with a combination of greens for our lunch. That means today we have two ingredients that we have not previously used on this blog: mushrooms and spinach. We will write some more about spinach next time, but for today we […]
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 […]