Rosie, my first husband was Italian and I had to learn how to cook Italian. Being Spanish but raised in the Pennsylvania Dutch area, I never learned at home. We had a cook and a housekeeper and my Spanish Grandmother did nothing but sit on her rocker and talk to her parrot and drink beer. Yes, we had wine at every meal and I learned to drink at home....never thought a thing of it since it was part of our culture.
I would not like to live in Queens, I used to like to go to see a show when I was young and could take the kids in to NYC to see the Christmas lights. Gotta go check my Chicken Pie . I cooked tonight since both the kids were going to be late and I am iced in.
