A vintage, 1975,  Ektachrome 120 of downtown Manhattan before my city was irreparably wounded. The camera was a Yashicamat 124, my first medium size format camera; one that made me fall in love with the formt.

 Great to look at but even better to taste. Italian spaghetti extruded through brass plates prepared with broccoli, pomodorini in a creamy parmigiano sauce with muddica atturrata or toasted breadcrumbs  for that Sicilian flavor. An original recipe.

 West Virginia, spring of 1974. Barges full of coal on a river awaiting being shipped. Rather frightening from an environmental point of view.

 Zucchine are plentiful and good these days so I prepared a wonderful dish of penne rigate with zucchine in a cream cheese and parmigiano sauce. I added a little fresh hot pepper to give it an extra kick. Really delicious, a home run.

              The well manicured grounds of the MA-Heritage Museum in Sandwich, Cape Cod.
 

 Rice and black beans, my way. I like the Cuban version of classic back beans and rice but I don't believe that I can reproduce them. To the rice I added a finely chopped carrot, some celery, a small diced potatoe and leeks for a lighter taste. What made this dish memorable was the addition of cauliflower florets that totally disappeared in the mix. the result was a very tasty dish.

 Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, my beloved birthplace. Houses that are now restructured and made into B&B's as the town becomes more and more touristy.