Interviewees were shy - after all, no one had ever asked them about their vaginas before. But once they got going, they never stopped.

I'm naturally a muscular gal with some curves, so eating a Mediterranean diet makes my body happy.

Food brings back memories. I had a mom that wasn't a good cook, so I would eat my grandma's food. It was amazing because it brings back a time almost in Technicolor. I see her house, I see her stove; I think about what it felt like when I was sick, and it felt like love.

My mom had me at 16 and took me every place she went. I remember going on peace marches. She tried to take me to Woodstock - it was pouring rain. It was on my birthday, and I was crying so much in the car they turned the car around and dumped me at my grandmother's house... I had a little attitude.

Thanksgiving was always a favorite holiday for me. The preparation was fun! My grandma and I would walk to the butcher on Jamaica Avenue in Queens, order the bird, and buy all the fixings at the market.

To me, it's a religious experience to sit down at anyone's table. I feel so invited, like it's a sacred place.