Women Who Eat Chocolate

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."  ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Homemade Guacamole w/tostadas and queso fresco I've discovered a curious fact about myself. Truly, it should come as no surprise. When I went to make cube steak with mashed potatoes the other week, the facts hit me over the head:   I cook better Mexican food than American food. There, I said it. It's out and for what it's worth I never saw it coming. It was subtle at first. A plate of quesadillas here, a pot of posole there, with some queso fresco spinkled on in between. I've always been a good cook and baker of luscious desserts. I took over the making of chocolate chip cookies from age ten or so, and then was entrusted with the famous One Egg Cake my mom created. Supper was made by me every now and then and if asked I could whip up most anything.  I remember my Aunt Vera telling me once that if you can make a white sauce that isn't lumpy, then you're a true cook. I would whisk that creamy roux to within an inch of it's floured up life until not a...