Catskill, NY reinventing itself. An industrial area becomes an artist center.

 Pasta 'cu l'agghia or pasta with garlic is what you prepare in Sicily when people visit you unexpected and naturally as any Italian knows guests must eat. It's a simple dish prepared with a pestle and mortar in which coarse sea salt is placed on the bottom along with a few cloves of garlic and basil that are made into a cream. Tomatoes are added and olive oil. The mixture is added to the spaghetti -I used linguine- and it's served. Grated cheese is optional. Naturally one may add more garlic but I prefer a more subtle taste. This is truly a wonderful dish especially in the summer when the main ingredients are fresh. 

 Horses are truly majestic animals. I photo graphed this beauty in northern Virginia; it belongs to a relative of mine.

 An original recipe. Linguine with pesto di zucchine, pomodorini and canned tuna. Fried zucchine added for extra flavor and decoration. Needless to say, the lunch was memorable.

 Corn field, upstate New York. Ektachrome 120 with a Rolleiflex.

 I love tofu and I prepare it often. I stir fried it with shallots, garlic, and hot paper flakes in sesame oil and soy sauce. Delicious.

Cooking in Sicily

 Cooking in Sicily. Yours truly having just prepared a fried zucchini and pomodorini for a few of my friends in my house in Castellammare del Golfo. You cannot cook just for one or two people. Needless to say with the super fresh ingredients the result was spectacular.