South California plants that can be foraged........

They are considered weeds or ornamental plants...but different parts of them can be consumed.....

Daylily...............the petals.........

Portulaca.........all of it...

Dandelion...............the leaves, the root, the flower...

California drought........

Much of California  is suffering from drought....most of the reservoirs have shrunken...
Here are some pictures of Lake  Murray....the rocky lake bed is exposed....

Orchids.............

Orchids...kept for sale in Costco.......

Indian kitchen ingredients.....nuts...

Nuts...they are crunchy, tasty, and healthy...great as condiment or garnishing....

Cashew........

Almonds.......

Pistachio...

Charoli (Buchanania lanzan).....

Rainy vistas..............

Soothing power of rain is known to all...

It's all the more precious when it pours down, showers or even drizzles in semi-arid South California....some snapshots.......

In front of our apartment.........

Droplets on xyloma plant.......

The way to the trolley station........

While waiting for the Metro train.........

Sycamore leaves pile by the sidewalks...

My kitchen preparations: Indian food.........

Some cooked food....Indian cuisine.....
Rajma....

Green beans...

Mushroom..

Bitter gourd..........

Ribbed gourd....

Pea curry.....

Toor dal....

Cabbage stir-fry.....

Okra fry..........

Cauliflower fry........

Paneer curry......

Brinjal fry........

Curd brinjal....

Parwal curry......

Desserts (1).......

Some desserts....we knowthey are sugar loaded...hypercaloric...but they do gratify the tongue...so once in  a while they are welcome....

Apple strudels...

Muffins and brownies...

Kulfi...

Falooda kulfi...

Soan-papdi....

Butter pound cake..

Cheese cake Danish..........

Candies............