Barley Pilau with chickpeas, bell peppers and mushrooms and Pico d galdo with chickpeas; Plus shopping in a local Hispanic market, AGinko tree Fabulous California heatwave in the Fall photos

Ginko tree

These 2 the barley pilau with peppers, mushrooms and yams

above..Pico d'galdo with own grown tomatoes, peppers and  chickpeas

Aloe Vera leaves

peppers and squash

habenero chiles

prickly squashes chayote

Colored masa (Lye treated corn kernels then ground into a flour)the red ones are strawberry flavored the yellow ones pineapple and the white ones regular, for tamale making.

Banana Leaves for steaming fish and meats

Ginko

Satsuma Kumquats in my garden