Zuppa di lenticchie e funghi or lentils and mushrooms chowder. A very intriguing combination of flavors and a very healthy dish.

               Beautiful hanging fuchsias. I always get in trouble pronouncing this word correctly.

 Riso e fagioli, Italian version of rice and beans. Equally delightful.

 These terra cotta planters were in front of a souvenir shop in Scopello, Sicily. Very clever.

 The simplicity of this dish is deceiving. The simplest dishes are at times the hardest to realize. Once you have the freshest ingredients and take lots of care you can reach your goal no culinary nirvana. Here we have penne rigate, fresh pomodorini, good EVO and fresh basil all doing their magic. Superb.

 Girl buying an ice in Central Park in the early seventies. A time when no one was connected on line and we were all connected to each other. Kodachrome II image. 

 Spaghetti with shrimp in a basil and tomato sauce. What can be better.