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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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Boys Like Pink Too - Falooda
Boys can like pink too. Poet loves his pink sneakers, pink jogging pants, and a pink hoodie. For one winter, his favorite pants had pink llamas on them. He would wear them every day, so often that he had a row of pink llama pants in his closet, his little power suit for school.
Do Kids Really sleep? - Green Tomato Salsa
Sleep begets sleep. Before Poet and Flower, I was the best sleeper. I would sleep through anything. As a kid, I would even sleep through fire alarms. Later, as an ob/gyn resident, you get paged a lot at night because babies can come anytime, and typically it felt like that was the only time.
A Pared Down Thanksgiving - Perfect Roasted Delicata Squash
Thanksgiving is right around the corner. What a year it has been, and I feel like the holiday has snuck up on us. It will be undoubtedly different this year, just us and the kids. There are no thoughts of traveling or a lot of family and friends. Our celebration will be a small one and zoom with family.
What's better than food? - Toor Dal
I'm not sure which is better, cooking with the kids or reading with them. They love to read books. Each night Poet and Flower curl up on the sofa with G to "read books on the 'puter" or read digital books together.
New and Old Weekend Traditions - Coconut Chutney
Or chut-ah-nee as the kids call it. One of my earliest food memories is of chutney. Chutney is a spicy Indian condiment that you can eat with almost anything. My mom loved to make chutneys and she always had one at the dinner table.
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?
The spontaneity of Summer - Breakfast Uttapam
Where did summer go? One of the things I've missed is going to the farmer's market. As we come to the end of summer, it's time for cooler evenings and the lovely smell of crisp autumn leaves. I've realized that we have not been to the farmer's market for some time.
Back to school (or Not) - Vegetable Sabzi Grilled Cheese
As an Indian kid growing up, school lunch was often fraught with uncertainty. At home, we would have Indian food most nights, and American food was a "treat." We would have it when my dad was traveling on business trips or as a special weeknight meal.
Eggplant and Tomato Bharta - Baigan Bharta
If kids and cooking were my mom's first love, gardening was a close second. I can't remember a time when my mom didn't grow vegetables. She started with tomatoes that she grew in pots on the patio. She would crowd in several containers in a sunny spot in our backyard.
Beet Salad with Cumin and Cilantro
Hyderabadi Rice with Peas and Carrots - Bagara Khana
Potatoes with Cilantro and Mint - Pudina Aloo
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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