Mom's Classic Taco Salad

"My favorite part was getting to help crush up the tortilla chips to go with it. She always used her gigantic yellow Tupperware bowl, and we’d eat leftover salad for days, unless she was making it to take to a church potluck or something. And I’d totally forgotten about it, until Max’s tee ball picnic last weekend, when another kiddo’s mom brought it. I took one bite, and was instantly transported back to our house on Andalucia, the dog running laps along the back fence, the pool reflecting moving shapes on the dining room ceiling, and me trying to pick the tomatoes out, or at least eat around them, without my mom noticing."