Hello there. Thank you for stopping by!
Here's a little about me:
– I was
born in India, grew up in Thailand, now residing in Texas California
with my husband, Alok, and my twin babies. My life revolves around them and this blog.
– After
Bachelors in Telecommunications Engineering and an MBA in Marketing, I am now a
homemaker. I am not a professional chef, don't get deceived by the
picture; my friend gifted me that adorable chef's hat.
– I have various interests ranging from dance, photography, painting,
crafts, reading, event management, and many more that keep changing with time.
It took me a couple of decades to discover my ultimate passion: cooking and
baking.
– I
have an extremely sweet tooth. If I could I would start every meal with
dessert first and eat it all the way until it is dessert-time. Not good,
not good.
– While my
mom and dad cooked amazing food at home, I cooked only occasionally (once or
twice a year, to be more precise). There was a lot
I learned from observing both of them, and I only truly started to cook
and bake regularly after marriage.
– What many
people close to me do not know about my history with cooking: I joined a
'Home Economics' course in grade 11 [year 2001] where I learned cooking,
crochet, knitting, and all household-y things. Some of the dishes I learned in
the course were Blueberry Cheesecake, Caramel Custard, Lasagna, Korean Scallion
Pancakes, Pasta in White Sauce, and so much more!
– I am
inspired by many personalities, blessed with wonderful family and friends,
influenced by several cultures, and injected with a
straightforward-hyperenergetic-carefree attitude.
And there's plenty about me in the 200+ posts here...surf around at your leisure ;-)
Cheers,
Nisha
About this blog
“Either
write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”
– Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
American statesman, scientist and philosopher
I write on various topics and they're divided into categories in
the tabs above. There's a little travelogue of mine,
some poetry that I scribble occasionally, some how-to posts
and ideas on food and non-food subjects, few humor and inspirational articles,
some casual write-ups of mine, over a 100 recipes,
and when I can't decide what category a post should be - it goes into miscellaneous.
My family has been a vegetarian since generations, and I
continue to be one. So you will find only vegetarian and eggless
recipes on this blog. I might occasionally go back and edit a
recipe if I find a better way to make it, because I only want to give you what
I think is the best. And that's my promise to you.
If you are searching for recipes: to make it
easier for you so that you don't have to go through archives of each month, I
have created a Recipe Photo Archive where
you can scroll through the images to see if something catches your fancy.
If you are searching for something particular, use the Ctrl+F function.
Alternatively, you can use the search bar on the top.
This blog was born in 2011. "Spusht" is a Sanskrit
word and it means simple, clear, and straightforward. That's exactly how
I am, and how my blog is. I hope you enjoy reading. And if you do,
I'd love to hear from you. Thank you for your time. Welcome to
Spusht!
Posting Frequency
I usually post once or twice a week here on Spusht, and occasionally on my other blog SpushtChats. You can subscribe for free to receive updates sent to your email when new posts get published. I am more active on Facebook (sharing real-time pictures, tips, and so on) than updating this blog with new posts everyday, so come join me there.
Blog Policy
It takes me about...
3 hours to plan, prepare, cook, photograph food,
and do the dishes;
2 days to edit the pictures and complete writing a
blog post;
1 major headache if photos and text that belong to
me from my blog (unless noted
otherwise) are copied without
permission, without back link, and without credit; and
0 seconds to remove any spam message or a rude
comment toward me, my blog, or my readers/commenters.
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