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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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My mother loved to bake. As an immigrant, she was fascinated with baking and American desserts.
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I find that we are are an eggs and toast kind of house. For breakfast, it's usually our go to. G and I are getting ready for work and we're both trying to get to the kids to school. I have been trying to branch out and make other healthy and quick options.
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As a kid, my mom cooked a lot. For her, cooking was love. I remember coming home from school and always finding her cooking in the kitchen. And with that she would share not only her food, but her culture. So much of Indian cooking is about sharing culture through food.
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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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