Rocco Galatioto, nice photos and good food

        Classic pasta alla norma. Because this dish made up of plain tomato sauce with fried eggplants and fresh ricotta or ricotta salata was Vincenzo Bellini's favorite dish and because Bellini's Norma was by far his best opera and is considered one of the the best Italian operas hence the name pasta alla norma was given to this quintessential Sicilian dish. Bellini was born in Catania, Sicily.  When Maria Calla sings the aria casta diva it's an opera lover's delight.

    A variation on the classic saltimbocca alla romana. I used thinly sliced pork instead of veal and omitted the prosciutto. This made it a lighter dish. Nevertheless is was delicious.  

          The great Verrazano Bridge, Named after the Italian explorer Giovanni daVerrazzano (the correct spelling). who discovered New York bay. It's a stupendous structure that unites the borough of Brooklyn, with the Borough of Staten Island in New York City.

        Italian fusilli pasta with zucchine and canned tuna I brought from Italy. A very flavorful dish that is easy to prepare. Buon appetito.

  Shot at the NY Botanic Garden in The Bronx. This peaceful image is digital with no manipulation.

  Pasta is great but nothic sustains you a a hearty soup or "zuppa." This is a simple soup of Kale and cauliflower. It's healthy, delicious and economic.

  The view from my Manhattan studio. In the early to mid seventies I had a photo studio on 132 East 26th Street. It was fun but once I got my first child and bought a home in Queens, I let the studio go, It was nice while it lasted. This is a Kodachrome II shot made with a Nikon FTn and the 105 F 2.5 Nikkor a truly wonderful lens. 

  Pasta vith fava beans and dandelions; a variation on the traditional Sicilian "maccu" that is a thick paste that is added to pasta. Both.versions are delicious, nutritious and economic.

Another photo that begs the question of where does time go. Paris, 1972 at the Jardin de Luxembourg on a Sunday afternoon.    

  It's HARVEST TIME here in the North East

  Pennette rigate italiane with asparagus, Italian canned tuna and real zaffron. It's a simple dish that requires a bit of preparation but the result is light and delicate feast for the palate.

  This was when I knew that I had the eye to be a photographer. I used a borrowed Kodak Retina 35mm folding camera loaded with Kodachrome II. As they say the rest is history. This photo of lower Manhattan was taken frm the Brooklyn heights promenade in September of 1967. It's still one of my favorite images.

I found these delicious multi colored pomodorini si i whipped up a "spaghettino" that was simple and delicious.   

This image dates from 1971. A road in New England shot in medium format with a Yashica Mat 124 and Agfachrome 64. Where does time go, I wonder.