Rocco Galatioto, nice photos and good food

     Time for trick or treating. Some people go all out for Halloween

 Fooling around with a polarizing filter in the gppd old film days. Now any digicam will give you such results very easily. The film was Kodachrome II and the camera wasa Nikon Ftn with the 135 mm F2.* Nikkor. The place, the South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan circa 1973.

     What do you do when there's an abundance of apples? Naturally you can bake an apple pie, or you can make apple fritters Italian style or frittelle di mele . You prepare a simple batter of flour and water and stir only in one direction to prevent the formation of lumps. This is called pastella. Then you deep fry them in vegetable oil and there you have it. Because this is basically a so called cucina povera dessert or poor cuisine, regular sugar is sprinkled. 

     Let's take a break from autumn and dedicate this digital image to the visitors in the Southern hemisphere where spring is in its glory. Enjoy.

         A very healthy breakfast to chase away all antioxidants. A summer salad with fresh tomatoes, sliced parmigiano, olives, good EVO, basil and origano or oregano in English. Super delicious.

 A view of the Hudson River at Bear Mountain.

     Spaghetti with zucchine and shrimp, a wonderfully delicious dish. 

             What a spectacle. Digital image. Northeastern Pennsylvania.

     A simple, fast and delicious lunch. Imported vegetable filled ravioli in a sauce of zucchine and butter topped with shaved parmigiano.

     Stewed eggplants Sicilian style. First you fry them and then you make a sauce with chopped tomatoes with garlic and a dash of white wine vinegar. After you shut off the gas add one small finely chopped garlic clove and some basil always cut by hand. It's a great side dish.

Glorious foliage, Northeastern Pennsylvania. What else can I add. 

  Sliced angus beef with stewed cauliflower and grilled asparagus. Healthy and delicious

     This is quite an alluring and mysterious shot. The lake in Central Park where they rented boats on a cold fall day in 1972. I used my Leica M4 with the 90 mm Elmar F 2.8. Naturally, the film used was Kodak Tri-X.

     A macro digital image taken at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden on a summer day. Sometimes you get it right.

     Grilled Italian tin sausage with sauteed broccoli rape and Brussel sprouts in a light butter sauce