Down Mexico Way...Ancient Aztecs welcomed the invaders who arrived across the Atlantic with gifts of food: tomatoes and turkeys, potatoes and peppers, corn and a huge variety of beans, chocolate and vanilla were all new to these early European conquerors. The newcomers loved the food and sent the good news home to Spain and France. And now the happy-go-lucky eating style of the warm-hearted Mexicans is causing excitement in the kitchens of Europe.