Food--and What it Means to You!

When I was growing up, my best friend lived next door and was of Spanish origin--on her mother's side, Mexican on her father's. We learned how to make Doritos with little wedges of cheese topped with half a green olive and broiled until the cheese was melted and the chips nice and crispy. But it was also my first introduction to all kinds of delicious Mexican dishes. Then one day my girlfriend heard we were eating spinach and she said it was like eating smooshed frogs.

*Ribbit.*

My mother was s...