It’s fall and now is the perfect time to sow sweet pea seeds in our gardens. I know it’s hard to think of planting seeds for flowers that won’t bloom for another 6 months, but spring flowering bulbs and seeds like to be planted in fall so they can develop strong roots and get established before spring arrives when they produce their buxom blooms. In this case it’s sweet pea seeds, which give the lushest blooms when planted in the fall timeframe.
Every year in the fall, during the ten-day Indian festival of Navrathri, I am invited to a few of my friend’s homes for Golu where we are treated to a traditional south Indian Tamil snack called Sundal. We always look forward to eating this dish. In fact, all Tamilians make sundal for special occasions and there are many variations. Sundal is made with different types of pulses or legumes. Continue reading Sundal. Savory Chickpeas and Coconut Snack
Halloween is upon us and I see owl decor everywhere. I was thinking how do I set the stage to share this story about The Owl in our courtyard, and the opportunity presented itself so perfectly around Halloween time.
This is the story of a little owl that resides in our courtyard.
This yogurt dip is as creamy as a sour cream dip and just as delicious too. I made this super easy and super quick Greek yogurt dip to go with some Russian Carrot Fritters I made, but this yogurt dip can easily be used on a baked potato or as a dip for a veggie platter. Here is the recipe. Continue reading Greek Yogurt Dip
Have you ever had carrot fritters? I haven’t. That is until my friend Iya introduced me to them.
Continue reading Russian Carrot PattiesThe girls, Hitesh and I recently celebrated the South Indian Tamil fall festival of Golu, and what a fun time we had visiting all our friend’s and families’ homes to view their Golu displays.
Continue reading Celebrating the Fall Festival of Navratri Golu. 2016Years ago when I was working at Bay Networks here in the Bay Area, I was Program Manager for a few of their marketing and sales tools, and as part of the project team I hired a company called Medior to do multimedia animation and programming for my products. Medior’s offices were at Pelican Point in Half Moon Bay, California. Continue reading The Seaside Village of Half Moon Bay, California
Seems like just yesterday I was posting photos and stories about how beautiful my spring flowering bulbs are blooming; and I told everyone that they had to wait for fall before they could purchase these bulbs. Who knew fall would creep up on us so fast? Fall bulbs are here!
Continue reading Fall Bulbs are Here!Nothing feels like autumn like pumpkins and garden chrysanthemums also known as mums. With these nature’s bounty, it is unmistakable that fall has arrived.
Continue reading ChrysantheMums for Beautiful Fall ColorMombasa, Kenya. This charming coastal town in South East Kenya is the hometown of Hitesh’s family.
Continue reading Visit to Mombasa, Kenya
