The no-plan plan

It is probably really clear by now that I did not have any kind of plan when I arrived in NYC. 

Sure, I had the general plan of going to a bunch of museums and running in Central Park but other than that I left everything up in the air.

This morning I am going to give you a recap of the last day or so.

The Met.

 

 

 

My favorite Jackson Pollock.

I kept trying to make plans to go to certain restaurants but, of course, I would get lost and end up going to a completely different place. Yesterday I was trying to find a place that is known for its salads - but after 2 hours of walking around that was not happening.

I ended up going here:

Joe's Shanghai restaurant.

Won ton soup with really big dumplings.

Sauteed green beans.

Seasoned tofu which wasn't very good((

Then I went to my last museum visit of the trip.

They don't allow photos in the Frick but just imagine going to someone's palatial mansion and getting a chance to look at their amazing art collection.

I swung by the zoo.

One of the seals was doing laps in the pool.

The other seal was sun bathing.

I decided to ditch the idea of taking the subway to Soho. With my ability to get lost - taking the subway is probably a really, really bad idea. 

Instead I think I will take a 3 hour walk to Sacks Fifth Avenue. Yes, it is really only about 4 blocks from my hotel but it will probably take me that long to find it:-)

Insalata Caprese

Insalata Caprese.

This lunch time I had this bunch of ingredients to work with:

An heirloom tomato, fresh mozzarella, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, basil and a roma tomato.

So, of course, I made a caprese salad!

This salad is so easy, you just chop the tomatoes, slice the mozzarella, arrange the basil and drizzle with the olive oil and the balsamic.

The tomatoes were incredibly sweet. 

And they must have smelled wonderful because Connor was standing beside me and drooling the entire time I was assembling this salad.

It is one of the greatest salads to enjoy on a hot summer day.

Connor is one of those strange dogs that LOVES tomatoes. I made sure he got to enjoy all the of slices that didn't look perfect :-)

Oh, and how is the green bean recipe coming? It is still a work in progress. But you can take a peak at what the second attempt looked like.

Sauteed green beans with ground pork and sriracha sauce.

Now I am off to tackle the vegan scalloped potatoes. Wish me luck!