Escape into a floral dream

Yesterday I went on a walk to Fort Tryon Park. It is my favorite spot in NYC because it is like an escape where time stands still and fantastical and colorful flowers bloom.
My blackberry did an epic job with these photos!

Treasure Hunt

So, thanks to this lovely blogger I finally found out the name of the mystical beach of antique bottles. I did my research before going and apparently Dead Horse Bay used to be the location of a glue factory in the early 1900s (hence dead horse and a chance of finding horse bones) and then became a landfill from the 1920s to 1950s. So basically it is a beach of wonderful antiques,predominantly bottles.
My friend Melody and I made the trek out there and were in awe of the amount of old bottles and shadows of history that we found. (including a piece of antique lace trapped under a rock at the water's edge) What surreal beauty.....

                                     (thanks to Melody for the lovely artistic photos)

                                               (and some of my own photos)

Garlicy Asparagus Recipe

So it has been awhile since I posted a recipe. Lately I have been quite happy with the asparagus I find at the market so I have been cooking it according to this recipe and it is a dream for garlic lovers everywhere.

Ingredients:
- A bundle of asparagus
- 4 cloves of garlic minced
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- drizzling of lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Rinse and chop asparagus in half (I usually cut off the tough non-green part at the bottom and throw it out)
- Put in a medium sized plastic container and pour in the olive oil and lemon juice. Cover with lid and shake so asparagus is well covered.
- Lay asparagus out on a cookie sheet and sprinkle with diced garlic. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Cook for 25 minutes. Test to see if too firm. Cooking can take up to 35 minutes.

Enjoy!!! Tastes yummy paired with pasta or with vegan fajitas/tacos.