Hungry PumpkinSep 3, 20193 min readPopeye's pal: Spinach myths unravelledFor today's lunch we prepared mashed potatoes and chickpeas along with a spinach and lentil sauce. Before we get into all of the tasty...
Hungry PumpkinAug 28, 20194 min readVegetable risotto and three-green saladThis time we prepared a mushroom risotto and a salad with a combination of greens for our lunch. That means today we have two ingredients...
Hungry PumpkinAug 22, 20194 min readMama chia, here we go again ♫ Now that the requisite ABBA reference is out of the way, it's time to make good on our promise and share some information about chia...
Hungry PumpkinAug 19, 20195 min readPancake dayChia and banana pancakes from buckwheat and chickpea flours. A few posts ago we mentioned that at some point we would get around to...
Hungry PumpkinAug 6, 20196 min readSecret tanning sessions? The mysteries of the darkening of apples and bananas.Why does chopped fruit go brown? We've all been here before. Life is busy, you prepare yourself a snack and forget about it for a while....
Hungry PumpkinJul 22, 20194 min readQuinoa minestrone and lucky chia puddingWe're all familiar with the basic formula that stories should follow: there should be an introduction, a core, and then a conclusion. As...
Hungry PumpkinJul 15, 20198 min readA bowl full of rice, a mind full of questionsEverything you've always wanted to know about rice. Today, your Hungry Pumpkin team is diving into another of life's great mysteries for...
Hungry PumpkinJul 9, 20195 min readTwo hills of healthOne of the main things we advocate in this blog is that vegan food can be very simple. Today we get to prove that in an even more extreme...
Hungry PumpkinJul 2, 20196 min readFood and calories: How do we measure them? Some time ago a part of our Hungry Pumpkin team was on a business trip and found themselves eating at the hotel's buffet. The food was...
Hungry PumpkinJun 24, 20198 min readThe Philosophical Pumpkin: Reflections on lentil soup, buckwheat, and side dishes.This time around we decided to make lentil soup, buckwheat žganci, and a vegetable side dish. Before we get into the recipe though, we...
Hungry PumpkinJun 21, 20197 min readGarlic: food or medicine?You've probably heard a lot about garlic. From fighting off vampires, to protecting sailors from magic in The Odyssey, this plant has...
Hungry PumpkinJun 19, 20194 min readA little something from Peru...Not long time ago our colleague Nina returned from a trip to Peru, so we asked her to bring us a little bit closer to Peruvian culture....
Hungry PumpkinJun 18, 20194 min readFour or five basic tastes?Do you remember learning about different flavours as a kid? You probably did the time-honoured experiment of eating different kinds of...
Hungry PumpkinJun 13, 20194 min readAgrainst all odds Vegetable buckwheat with mâche and red bean salad This time around we prepared a vegetable buckotto (very fancy culinary talk for a...
Hungry PumpkinJun 12, 20196 min readPlant proteins? Yes please.What are proteins? Proteins are molecules composed of at least fifty smaller units known as amino acids. Though many naturalists of the...
Hungry PumpkinJun 10, 20193 min readConfused chefs? Corn in the soup, radicchio in the panCorn soup, chopped radicchio with millet, and mâche with wild garlic salad. Do you ever open your refrigerator only to find that the head...
Hungry PumpkinJun 5, 20197 min readBarley in company with greens, lentils, and asparagusIt's time for us to come out with our big secret: at Hungry Pumpkin we are BIG fans of different grain dishes. We’ll do buckwheat,...
Hungry PumpkinJun 3, 20195 min readOur salty life...How much salt do we need and when do we eat too much? Vegan eating is famous for being very focused on nutrition in order to ensure that...
Hungry PumpkinMay 30, 20197 min readSymphony of yellows Creamy vegetable soup, curry-spiced sauerkraut with tofu, polenta, salad Are you one of those people who rush around all day, skips lunch...