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.

 The Sturgeon on display on Main Street at Freeport, Long Island, NY. Early digital image dating back to July, 2000.

 Cooking destroys many nutrients. Here I prepared a simple salad of dandelions, tomatoes and red onions. with pieces pf provolone. Just wonderful. 

 Lower NY bay shot at dusk from under the Williamsburg Bridge so that only the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges are visible.

 I have posted dishes made from these superb Italian ravioli from  Trader Joe's. They have ricotta filling and are coated with Sicilian lemon zest. This time I prepared a sort of Neapolitan ragout  made with all pork chopped meat. The result were out of this world. 

 The canopy over the main entrance of Palermo's cathedral. Here are buried the remains of Frederick II, both Holy Roman Emperor and King of the kingdom of Sicily. This is really the real beginning of the Renaissance. He was called stupor mundi, wonder of the world. Because his influence was such that the Papal states were sourrounded, it is said that the Pope had him poisoned thus ended this glorious period and the rest is ,as they say, history. At any rate, this is a lovely Norman church and a must visit for anyone visiting Palermo, Sicily, a truly amazing city.