Hi there! My name is Sarah (pronounced Saa-Ra) and I am a Pakistani Food Blogger living in Canada who shares her love for cooking and baking at Flour & Spice. Whether it is traditional Pakistani recipes, the best desserts or that fantastic burger, I believe in simplifying cooking without sacrificing flavor.
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Learning from the Best
Although I studied Economics and Politics and started my career in finance I have been cooking and baking since I was little. I was a foodie before being a foodie was a thing, wandering in and out of the humble kitchens of women who worked like wizards and created the most delicious flavours thereby spoiling me for life.
I took that kind of spoiling, and the education I received from them for granted when I was young, but motherhood changed that.
As a Pakistani origin Canadian with two girls, I realized when my girls were young that I wanted them to love their heritage as much as I do, and the fastest way to that my friends is a fantastic pulao, a comforting daal, and that creamy cold kulfi. I could not recreate the kitchens of my youth, but I could give them the love, flavours, and palate I grew up with.
It's when I started seeing cooking Pakistani recipes as creating more than just food that I embraced it's true power and became enamored by the magic of it. Done right, cooking feels a little bit like empowering, healing, and love rolled in to one.
My POV: A Pakistani Palate with a Dose of Practicality
One of the things I am most grateful for is that I come from a family of practical women. Be it my mother or grandmother or my aunts or cousins, when it comes to food they have never levied the compulsion of tradition on us.
Our conditioning has always been to work smarter not harder, while respecting authentic flavours.
Simple things like the Pakora Mix, the Salan Masala, the freezer full of prepped foods, are a way of life. They allow us to eat our favorite Pakistani recipes without devoting ourselves entirely to the kitchen.
I am NOT the person who will tell you that you need to make everything exactly as I do. My favorite line is "adjust to taste", because I respect the palate of your Pakistani family just as much as mine.
One of my favorite emails from a reader said that she loved my blog not just for the recipes, but because it taught her to cook Pakistai ghar ka khana and make it her own. That friends is the dream.
So what will you find here at Flour & Spice?
You will find most of all a Pakistani food blog with a vast collection of Pakistani Recipes that demystify the art of Pakistani Cooking, from comfort favorites like Chicken Pualo and Aloo Gosht to a solid Masoor ki Daal and all the Pakistani Chicken Recipes your heart desires.
As I said earlier baking is my first love and you will also find here the dreamiest Caramel Custard, that Coffee Cake that disappears in second, and the 20-minute Sevaiyan that so many have loved.
I hope you feel at home and stay a while. Oh and if you happen to be on Instagram I am @flourandspiceblog and can't wait to welcome you into my IG family!
Happy Cooking!
Sarah
Happily Featured In
- CBC Life for Eid Recipes
- CBC Life for Iftar Recipes
- Brown Girl Mag
- Le Creuset
- NPR
- CBC Sports: Opinion
- Panelist at She Ate Toronto
- Featured in Express Tribune
Note: All the pictures shared on this Pakistani food blog and content in it are my own unless clearly stated otherwise. Reproducing in part or whole without my permission is a violation of my intellectual property. If you would like to include my content in something then reach out and I am happy to work with you!
For questions about that and collaborations email me at flourandspiceblog@gmail.com
Aiswarya @ My Kitchen Moments says
Hi Sara, Thank you for stopping by my blog and the follow. I have been looking for baking recipes and your blog inspires me a lot to try baking. And also to learn more about Pakistani food too!
sarahjmir says
Thanks so much for your kind words, much appreciated!
RamanDeep Singh says
hey, your food is damn good.i m from india 🙂 and because i eat beef i love your recipe
sarahjmir says
haha thanks! glad you stopped by 🙂
Ayesha says
Hello!! I've nominated your lovely blog for two awards... check em out here! 🙂 http://kitchensmitten.wordpress.com/2014/05/21/gettin-awardy/
sarahjmir says
Thank you much much Ayesha!!!!
Faaiza.O says
Love your work!!
sarahjmir says
Thank you so much Faaiza! Thrilled you stopped by 🙂
Sadaf F K says
AoA Sarah! You've got such a yummy blog here. Thanks for coming over my place. I'm so glad to discover another PAKISTANI Food Blogger! 🙂 Be in touch! 🙂
Love & Blessings,
Sadaf F K.
sarahjmir says
Thank you so much Sadaf!!!
Sadaf F K. says
Hello again. Just hovering here to tell you that I select you for an Award with some muffins to serve you. Enjoy!
chefinframe.blogspot.com/2014/08/easy-coconut-muffins-with-crumbs.html
Namrata says
Lovely introduction! Thanks for stopping by my blog and in turn leading me to yours... I love what I see here. I am a miserable baker but your site inspires me to try and experiment. Looking forward to much more. Happy Blogging Sara.
sarahjmir says
Thanks so much Namrata!
SaQa (@Goonerette23) says
Hello Sarah! I’m new to your blog and i must say the simplicity of this theme and detailed recipe instructions with a tinge of humor had me at once! Keep posting 😀 Love x
sarahjmir says
Thank you thank you thank you! Sorry for the late reply, just got back from an extended vacation!
SaQa (@Goonerette23) says
Hello Sarah! I'm new to your blog and i must say the simplicity of this theme and detailed recipe instructions with a tinge of humor had me at once! Keep posting 😀 Love x
Rukmini Roy says
I stumbled upon your blog looking for food bloggers from pakistan for an event of ours and I tell you this is so good. Following you here on! Great recipe Sarah... Hope to see more.
sarahjmir says
Thanks so much Rukmini! sorry about the late reply, if you are following my blog then by now you probably know what's been keeping me away!
Sabeen says
Hi sarah , lovely blog 🙂 Hope to see more x
sarahjmir says
Hi Sabeen - thanks so much for your kind words!
Jahangir Alam says
Marvellous dishes
Sarah Mir says
thank you!
Liz says
I see I have been here before. Thank you for stopping by my blog.....I appreciate!
Liz says
I love your sense of humour and oh yes I did find your blog. Thanks for stopping by. I like the roasted tomato soup, must try it sometime, and the Biryani!
sarahjmir says
Thanks for hunting me down 🙂 I really need to make that a lot easier - am very new to all this!
Zubaida says
I have a 15 month old and I just went from working full time to part time because I wanted to spend more time with my son. My biggest challenge has been brainstorming and preparing dinner well. I just came by your great website today and I’ve already used 4 of the recipes for my meal prep for this week. Thank you! Let’s see how it all turns out. 😀
sarahjmir@gmail.com says
That is SO SO nice to hear! please do keep me posted on how the recipes turn out!
Murtaza Jafri says
I saw we put on skype, get some pots and pans and do a top chef throoooow down.
sarahjmir says
Thanks so much G!!! Good thing you aren't close by otherwise you would get lots of sloppy cuddles hehe
Jahangir Alam says
Outstanding dishes best wishes for you
Jahangir Alam says
Magnificent dishes and my best wishes for you and your family
Sarah Mir says
thank you so very much!
One of the Three Musketeers. says
This blog is my dream come true. So many years of eating your yummy desserts and hearing about the ones I didn't get to try, I am finally getting the chance to attempt some of them!! Your writing is so true to you that I feel like I'm in the kitchen with you, cracking up at your little comments. Can't wait to visit you again and wake up to Carrot Cake Pancakes or Mixed Vegetable Quiche... heaven.
LoveYouLots!
AG