According to Merriam-Webster, ratatouille is “a seasoned stew made of eggplant, tomatoes, green peppers, squash, and sometimes meat.” It’s French, believed to have originated in Provence, where peasants made it regularly. The word itself is actually a combination of ratouiller (to disturb, shake) and tatouiller (to stir) and my former French teacher at Cardinal Spellman High…