A wonderful comfort food dish. Broccoli with red kidney beans, celery, carrots and onions all swimming in a light sauce with plenty of good Italian EVO. Healthfully delicious.

 Vintage shot. Early seventies. Old light post against the original World Trade Center.

 Sicilian grapes, a gift from one of my neighbors. They were super fresh and delicious. Small but very sweet.

 Lower East River, NYC with the Manhattan Bridge on the foreground, digital image shot from the Brooklyn Bridge.

 Another pizza I baked in Sicily. I got some good fior di latte mozzarella at a super market of all places and fresh rugola [misspelled in the States as arugula]. Naturally, the tomatoes were also super fresh and the olive oil was to die for. It was cloudy because it wasn't filtered and not altered in any way. A truly memorable lunch that worthwhile turning on the oven on a very hot day.

 Coney Island off season is wonderful to photograph. This is a large yard where signs are painted.

 Italian potato gnocchi in a heavy cheese sauce with bacon pieces. Very filling.