About | Veg Inspirations

Monday, May 12, 2008

About

Hello Readers,

My name is Usha and I welcome you to Veg Inspirations, a site where I share recipes, tips and any information that I come across with regard to health and nutrition. I am passionate about healthy food and believe that a good healthy diet is one of the mainstays of good health. I also believe that healthy food does not automatically translate to bland and boring food, healthy food can be tasty and delicious and you never need to sacrifice taste to achieve health.

Some of the recipes on this site are ones that I have learned from my mother, mother in law and various different sources including family and friends. Some of the recipes are concoctions that arose completely in my kitchen in an attempt to make healthy food or as a way to include various healthy foods in my family's diet.
All the recipes on this site are vegetarian and quite a few of them are vegan as well. Of course there are the occasional indulgences.....read desserts, that I make for special days that you will find here too.

Hope you enjoy your visit to this site and visit again. If you have any questions about a recipe, or a recipe request, feedback or just want to say Hi feel free to email me at veginspirations@gmail[dot]com or leave your comments under any post. I would love to hear from you. If you've tried anything from the site, please do share a picture and your thoughts on the same either directly through facebook or email me at the above address.
You can also connect with me on Twitter , FaceBook or follow this site by becoming a fan of this page on Facebook or by subscribing for updates

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Sandy · 750 weeks ago

You are a star, Usha! The recipes are not only healthy but they are so creative!
One of my friends directed me to this site and I am so excited to read about these yummy recipes and what more, the clear and beautiful pictures makes this site all the more interesting.. I am thinking of planning my entire next week foods exclusively from your site. Fingers crossed!

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kamala · 742 weeks ago

Hi Usha,

I accidentally visited your website when I was looking for the barley soup recipe. I am so happy that I found it. You have included complex carbohydrates in your recipes like barley, brown rice and oats. I really appreciate your true and conscious effort in making healthy Indian recipes.
Keep up the good work.

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Shobhanaa · 739 weeks ago

Hi Usha,

My sister just mentioned about your website & I am sure both of us will be regular visitors from now on. Very nice recipies.
Also, wanted to comment about cabbage being a substitute for onion. Yes, I use it very often - especially in Pesarattu & Adai. Instead of adding chopped onion to the batter for an interesting taste & flavour, you can add chopped cabbage & it gives the same feel & texture.
Once again, thank you for this wonderful website.

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Neha · 737 weeks ago

Hi Usha,

I just discovered your website from eggless cooking.com.I am glad I found it,being a pure veg I am always looking for veg recipes ,yours are veg as well as healthy.Keep on the good work! :) Can't wait to try your recipes.......

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yatri · 710 weeks ago

Thanks usha..your recepies are wonderful... esp with oats n flax love those...

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shalini · 705 weeks ago

Hi Usha... very inspiring recipes and creative pictures! Your cooking style is very similar to mine... I keep experimenting with different ingredients all the time... so I was even more excited to see your recipes. I have been wanting to start my food blog for a long time but became a mom of a three year old instead. He is starting to go to preschool independently so now I will have some uninterrupted time,if only a couple of hours. Thanks for sharing...

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sathyan.ks · 695 weeks ago

Hi Usha , nice title, nicer contents, nicest idea ThanQ.Keep inspiring. I'am sharing with all my frnds.

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Jaya · 692 weeks ago

I am amazed at your superb creativity in the kitchen,and how you execute your ideas. Just came across ur blog and am totally blown by it. It is exactly what I have been looking for. God bless u.

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Kestral · 688 weeks ago

I just happened upon your site today. I think it is wonderful! I think Indian food is the most delicious and healthful food there is, and I am very excited about checking out your recipes. I have already passed your site onto vegan friends and family members who are not vegan. Thank you for putting so much effort into sharing these wonderful recipes with all of us.

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Uma Kumar · 683 weeks ago

FANTASTIC RECIPES USHA !!! LOVE THEM !!! I am a health food nut too :) ....will def give these a try.

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sumitha · 681 weeks ago

Wonderful!
I finally arrived at a place where I could find interesting, healthy and simple recipes!
If I may...I see an Iyer / Tamilian connection...very appealing! Correct me if am wrong...

Thanks and waiting for more!

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Mangala · 673 weeks ago

Hi Usha,
I'm a newbie to the food blogging world. I tried your banana halwa and came out so well. I wanted to post it in my blog.

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Usha · 664 weeks ago

Hi Usha,
I was just browsing around looking for interesting ideas and recipes when I stumbled upon your site and I just love it!! It is so captivating that you feel to try everything.
Definitely I will be a regular visitor because I love your creativity and how it blends in vegetarianism with health!
Thank you so much for sharing your gift with us.

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archana · 652 weeks ago

hi usha just came across ur page while browsing. connected with ur ideas instantly. super .archana :D

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Bodhibear · 632 weeks ago

Dear Usha,
When I was younger I worked in Indian owned vegetarian restaurants in Vancouver BC along side Punjabi ladies who introduced me to, and taught me how to cook, many delicious things. Today I am a type 2 diabetic exploring lower glycemic carbohydrates like quinoa while drawing on my previous natural food vegetarian experience. Your ideas for incorporating healthy whole grains like quinoa, brown rice, barley and oats into traditional dishes are simply sensational. Looking forward to trying your recipes for dosai. Bookmarked.

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Sudhir · 630 weeks ago

Hi Usha

You are really creative, especially with the potato fries(baked) and all brown rice dishes.. really awesome.

Cheers
Sudhir

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Asha · 618 weeks ago

hi usha,

Stumbled on to your site and loved what I saw. I am always on a lookout for new veggie combinations especially southindian dishes and your clear, simple yet varied recipes are a treasure trove. I am hooked! Thanks!

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Nidhi Shah · 617 weeks ago

I Usha... Fanastic collection of Recipes... Loved your site. I am also a pure vegetarian amateur blogger. You are surely inspiration for me.

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Sangeetha · 610 weeks ago

Hi Usha.. Happened to visit your space and I'm bowled over to see this space with wonderful vegetarian recipes..Your space is awesome, M a novice in the field of blogging!.. U are really an inspiring blogger! Kudos gal! :)

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Raji · 607 weeks ago

I am so glad I found your site, what a wonderful healthy choice of recipes you have! Thank you for sharing these creative dishes. I am sure it takes a lot of thought and time to try various things and blog about them. You have done such a wonderful service to many of us. I sincerely appreciate this inspiring collection. Great job.

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Divya · 566 weeks ago

Hi Usha,

I got your website from an article on Yahoo that mentioned some of the most popular Indian cooking blogs. You have done a wonderful job with the website and your way of writing and sharing the recipes and pictures is very appealing. I will be a regular now. I have scanned through most of the recipes in the recipe index and would like to try a few of the slow cooker recipes as well as the Kulcha recipe. Keep up the good work!

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Naina · 560 weeks ago

Hi Usha,
Love your website. Have tried oats and wheat flour dosai and quinoa dosai. Everyone loved them !! Do you know where can I buy Ragi? I live in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Thanks for all the wonderful healthy recipes

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Subha · 553 weeks ago

Loved your blog and recipes Usha..

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Anitha · 511 weeks ago

It is so nice to see a blog focusing on healthy recipes. Keep up the good work, Usha!!!

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Dedication

This blog is dedicated to three wonderful women in my life who inspire me to give my best to creating the most tasty and healthy dishes.

My mother and my grandmother,two very gifted individuals who not only created magic in their kitchens from the most ordinary ingredients but also created magic in our lives with their love,generosity,spirit and laughter.I cherish the memories of my time with each of them

And my mother in law who with her wonderful smile,resourceful nature and patience continues to guide me,inspire me and makes my time spent with her in the kitchen and out of it, fun.

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