The Louvre Museum metro station in Paris. A vintage Ektachrome from 1970. It'e even more beautiful now.

 Italian pappardelle pasta with Sicilian style chopped meat ragu' that is with added peas. To complete this culinary wonder. I added ricotta. What's not to like. 

 Morning on Mott Street in New York's Chinatown. Ektachrome.

I needed a quick, easy and nutritious dish for warmth and comfort. A can of quality chick peas, a leek and some good olive oil. A dash of fresh black pepper closed the dish. What else can I say.
 

 More images from this winter of our discontents. Sunrise at Juniper Valley Park, Queens, NYC

This dish takes me back to last summer when I had planted so much basil that I was giving it away, The tomatoes were in season and the eggplants were locally grown. What isbetter than spaghetti with fresh tomato sauce, cubed eggplant and plenty of basil? This is a summer staple in Sicily. I was sort of preparing myself for our trip that we took at he end of the summer to avoid crowds. Of course the eggplants in Sicily are to die for but this dish was very satisfying.

 How things stand in New York these days. Icy cold, windy and knee deep in snow.