About Us

About Tracy...

Tracy and Remy

I'm a Southern girl, who is loved by Jesus, has a wonderful husband (the Hubs), and three preciously mischievous, black cats (you can read about them in The Cunningham Cats section). 

The Hubs and I are BIG Disney fans- we named 2 of our cats after Disney characters!
We love to travel and experience new cultures. We love the beach, snorkeling, shell collecting, and the wonderful feel of sand between your toes. 

 I have always had an interest in cooking. My uncle was a great cook, so was my grandfather, my mother is an excellent cook...my dad is a fantastic cook. I love to eat, to explore with food, to be creative!

Cooking is therapy to me.

Mason...

I lost my dear friend, Linda H. Mason in May 2014. You will see me refer to her throughout this blog as Mason. 

The loss is tremendous.

Mason at the Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas. 

And Thus It Began...

So what did I do...I began to cook! 

Mason and I loved food! Mason had a few standby recipes...a cheese ball, cornbread...oh- and a fudge recipe that was out of this world!!! Other than that, she really didn't enjoy cooking. But we loved eating what I cooked. I thought: I should begin cooking, creating, and exploring as a way to heal through the loss of my friend.

She always encouraged me in my writing too. I would often take my work to her home and read my manuscripts to her.
Why not combine these two things...the cooking and the writing?

Mason also loved anything French. I love French food. One of my favorite movies is Ratatouille- a movie (set in France) about a rat who becomes a chef. (I named my cat after the main character, "Remy"!)

It was coming together: Mason lived "the good life"- "la bonne vie". She had many friendships, cooked, ate, enjoyed the company of others...enjoyed French stuff...

Yes- that's what I would do! I would begin a blog to diary recipes, tastes, smells, and adventures that remind me that:

life is good. 

It doesn't have to be stuffy food, or expensive food, or require super-skills in the kitchen...just easy, creative, fun, "catching up over a good meal" kinds of dishes. We humans often connect over a good meal. Mason and I always did our best "catching up" over a lunch or dinner.

So join me, won't you? Join me on an eating, drinking, cooking journey to explore the good life...the way Mason would- over a good meal!

La Bonne Vie Y'all!