I'm 1/4 Russian and I like vodka, preferably in a screwdriver (good ingredients, please). I'm also 1/4 Polish and I like all those heavy, hearty Eastern European foods- stuffed cabbage leaves, pierogi, dumplings, cauliflower, sauerkraut, and more.

My family jokes that we're "Hispanic by neighborhood" -- as the neighborhood around my mom and dad's house gradually becomes more and more Hispanic, mostly Mexican. I love Mexican food! The Mexican families who live in the neighborhood seem to put high priority on family, education, and church. There are a lot of Hispanic names on the school honor roll lists in the paper, and the newspaper had pictures of tons of cute children dressed up for their First Communion services. That's something I think they have in common with the Eastern European families who lived in the neighborhood when I was growing up.