Month: August 2021

Posted in Food Photography, Inspiration, Recipes

Fig & Goat Cheese Pizza

Posted on by Bruce Barone

So delicious!

Heat cast iron pan in oven while oven preheats. Take pan out of oven when done preheating. Lightly oil pan. Spread dough in pan. Be careful! Lightly oil dough. Bake for 10-15 minutes. Take pan out of oven. Spread caramelized onions over dough (Yes. I made caramelized onions, too!), along with figs (I used 5, halved and cut into thirds.) and crumbled goat cheese (I used about 4 ounces.) Put back in oven and bake for about 5-7 minutes.

Enjoy with some arugula. YUM!

Posted in Black & White Photography, Documentary Photography

Madam Marie

Posted on by Bruce Barone

Madam Marie (Marie Castello), was an American fortune teller and psychic reader who worked on the Asbury Park, New Jersey, boardwalk from 1932 until 2008. Madam Marie was the longest running tenant on the Asbury Park boardwalk.

Castello was a fixture in Asbury Park for decades, telling fortunes on and off at her tiny booth on the boardwalk which is nicknamed The Temple of Knowledge. She read the fortunes of celebrities ranging from Judy Garland to Bruce Springsteen. Castello reportedly told Springsteen that he would be a huge success. Springsteen later said that she told all her musician clients the same thing.

Springsteen mentioned Castello in his 1973 song, “4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)“, which earned her a certain amount of fame among his fans. Springsteen wrote in the song’s lyrics of Castello, “Did you hear the cops finally busted Madam Marie for tellin’ fortunes better than they do.”

Posted in Color Photography, Food Photography, Inspiration, Recipes

Cast Iron Pan Pizza

Posted on by Bruce Barone

I have been making my pizzas recently in my cast iron pan. I love it.

Preheat oven to 475 with the pan in the oven. Once preheated, carefully take pan out of oven. Oil pan gently. Spread your pizza dough VERY carefully in pan. I use Mark Bittman’s pizza dough recipe. Put pan back in oven for about 5-7 minutes. Take pan out of oven. Put your toppings on pizza. Brush a little bit of olive oil on crust. Put back in oven. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Enjoy! Below we have a mushroom, ground bison, tomato, red onion, mozzarella pizza.

Maybe you would like a slice. There is a plate here with your name on it!

Some other recent pizzas!

Margherita Pizza
Mushroom and Spinach.
Sausage and red onion on one side. Margherita on other.