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In the Author Spotlight ...
Pushpa Bhargava,
Author of
From Mom with love

 

Between her own children, large extended family, and even larger circle of friends, Pushpa Bhargava had dozens of young adults and grownups who would look to her for help on preparing daily and fancy meals. This led her to create a formal collection of their favorite recipes - From Mom with love - that would be her gift not only to them, but for generations to come.

"I still remember being a newlywed and struggling to put together the meals that my mother used to make so effortlessly," Pushpa says. "It is with this in mind that I put together this collection of recipes and useful tips for my children, who had recently gotten married and started families of their own. Both worked very long hours and still came home and tried to make the meals they grew up eating. With this book in their kitchen, it is like I am there every night helping them put dinner on the table for their own families."

A mother of two who came to the US in 1972 as a newlywed, Pushpa has seen a whole generation of Indian Americans grow from birth to highly successful professionals.  As rich as their American experience has been,  she felt they missed  out on the warmth of the traditional Indian extended family. "My generation was fortunate to have mothers and other older women in the family around to patiently teach the art of cooking as we were growing up," she explains. "I feel the newer generations growing up outside of India are really missing out on this wonderful experience. Nothing can replace the warm touch of a mother’s hand on your shoulder as you deal with the daily needs of life. This book tries to do the next best thing – provide a substitute for your Mom standing next to you lovingly helping you prepare excellent, nutritious Indian meals for every occasion."

From Mom with love is a collection of recipes Pushpa acquired through a lifetime of cooking and entertaining her own family and friends. "The book is designed to provide you with the skills needed to put a nutritious, hot meal on your table every night, as well as those needed to wow your friends, neighbors, or even your own mom!" she says.

Although originally designed for her children, to Pushpa's pleasant surprise, there was a huge base of mainstream US and International customers who saw the same value in the book. "In less than two years the first edition was completely sold out –mostly through street fairs and personal networking  It was replaced by the second edition -  that  was available through the main stream book outlets and websites. It also sold out in about a year.  The third printing has been available since December 2010," she says.

Pushpa lives with her husband, Vikram in Nesconset, New York. Her son and daughter are business executives in New York. She has also recently been blessed with a granddaughter. She is currently working on her second book.

 

To purchase your copy of From Mom with love, visit
http://www.atlasbooks.com/marktplc/03117.htm

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