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Maple Masala Paal
The trees towered above them. The canopy stood high above and dwarfed Poet and Flower. Flower was carefully carrying a a very full bucket of sap when plop, she tripped over her feet and fell into a sweet, sticky mountain of maple sap.
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Learning to Love Christmas - Peanut Acorn Cookies
Christmas has always been fraught with landmines. Growing up, my family was not very religious, but as a Muslim family, we did not celebrate or even acknowledge Christmas in any way, shape, or form.
Celebrating in the Diaspora - Meethe Khana with Pineapple
It is the best of both worlds. Poet and Flower get to celebrate Eid and Diwali.
Is there Candy at Halloween? - Pumpkin Lassi
October has almost come and gone, and Halloween is almost here. Growing up, my mother did not often cook with pumpkins or squash. She had a delicious squash halwa she would make, and I still have to find that recipe
Voting and the American Dream - Chai Masala Apple Tart
My parents were immigrants. Yours may have been too. My mother and father came here in the '70s in search of something better. I'm pretty sure they didn't know exactly what that would be.
The Joys of Fall - Apple Halwa
bubble. Slowly the green fields begin to appear on both sides of us. The kids always wonder, are we going the wrong way, are we lost?
It's the little things - Ande ki mithai (Almond Egg Dessert)
Childhood Birthdays with German Sweet Chocolate Cake
We moved around the country often when I was little. It was not until I was a little older that we settled down on the East coast. All the moving around, spending a year here and a year there made it difficult for my parents to throw a birthday party with a lot of friends.
Indian Almond Iced Milk - Badam Sharbat
Classic Hummingbird Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
My mother loved to bake. As an immigrant, she was fascinated with baking and American desserts.
Hi! I’m Sameena
Welcome! I'm Sameena. I'm a physician by day, mom on call round-the-clock and avid cook. Poet and Flower is an Indian food blog celebrating my passion for food and family. I learned to cook in my mother's kitchen. My kids, Poet and Flower, are both the inspiration for the blog and the main distraction which keeps me from it.
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