Six Foods for Better Sleep

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Rebecca McKinney

I was born a foodie. My dad is a chef, baker, and restaurant owner and my mom might as well be because she owns whatever kitchen she walks into. I grew up working in my family’s restaurant and bakery in Pawling, New York – McKinney and Doyle. I started behind the bakery counter at 12 years old after begging my parents to let me start working. At 16 I worked as a hostess. By 18 I was serving tables and training behind the bar where I then worked every other weekend throughout my college career. Even now, when I am visiting my family in New York, I help out where I’m needed. To make a long story short, the food and restaurant industry has been my life for as long as I can remember.

I wanted to create this blog for a few reasons. First and foremost, to share tips, tricks, and knowledge about the food and beverage industry in general but also to help people see a different side of the restaurant world. Every restaurant has a totally unique culture and world within it. I want to help open people’s eyes to more than how fast the service is or how easy or hard it is to secure a reservation.

So, thanks for stopping by! I welcome your ideas, input, and feedback and hope you enjoy!

Eat well & travel often,

Becky McKinney

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I’m a sleepaholic. Is that a thing? Seriously, there is nothing I love more than crawling into bed after a long day (or a short one) or sneaking in a midday nap on the couch. My friends and family even tease me about how much and how easily I can fall asleep anywhere. My husband is jealous when I am out like a light minutes after my head hits the pillow. Sleep is not something I usually struggle with, but it IS something that the majority of adults do struggle with. And in all seriousness, that’s a problem! Sleep is vital for your health, both physical and mental and it’s hard enough to even consider fitting in the 7-9 recommended hours per night, let alone ensuring that the sleep you do get is sound & uninterrupted. So how does sleep quality find its place on a food blog?Continue Reading

What Put’s the “Comfort” in Comfort Food?

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Rebecca McKinney

I was born a foodie. My dad is a chef, baker, and restaurant owner and my mom might as well be because she owns whatever kitchen she walks into. I grew up working in my family’s restaurant and bakery in Pawling, New York – McKinney and Doyle. I started behind the bakery counter at 12 years old after begging my parents to let me start working. At 16 I worked as a hostess. By 18 I was serving tables and training behind the bar where I then worked every other weekend throughout my college career. Even now, when I am visiting my family in New York, I help out where I’m needed. To make a long story short, the food and restaurant industry has been my life for as long as I can remember.

I wanted to create this blog for a few reasons. First and foremost, to share tips, tricks, and knowledge about the food and beverage industry in general but also to help people see a different side of the restaurant world. Every restaurant has a totally unique culture and world within it. I want to help open people’s eyes to more than how fast the service is or how easy or hard it is to secure a reservation.

So, thanks for stopping by! I welcome your ideas, input, and feedback and hope you enjoy!

Eat well & travel often,

Becky McKinney

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Comfort food. It’s a term we all know and love, right? Over the years I’ve noticed that everybody I speak to has a different idea of what comfort food really means. For example, I bet as soon as you read the term “comfort food” you pictured a specific meal in your head. I think of stuffed shells. My fiance thinks of corn bread. I know some people who think of candy and ice cream. The point is, comfort food means different things to different people, but did you ever stop and wonder why?Continue Reading

The Family Cookbook Resurfaces

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Rebecca McKinney

I was born a foodie. My dad is a chef, baker, and restaurant owner and my mom might as well be because she owns whatever kitchen she walks into. I grew up working in my family’s restaurant and bakery in Pawling, New York – McKinney and Doyle. I started behind the bakery counter at 12 years old after begging my parents to let me start working. At 16 I worked as a hostess. By 18 I was serving tables and training behind the bar where I then worked every other weekend throughout my college career. Even now, when I am visiting my family in New York, I help out where I’m needed. To make a long story short, the food and restaurant industry has been my life for as long as I can remember.

I wanted to create this blog for a few reasons. First and foremost, to share tips, tricks, and knowledge about the food and beverage industry in general but also to help people see a different side of the restaurant world. Every restaurant has a totally unique culture and world within it. I want to help open people’s eyes to more than how fast the service is or how easy or hard it is to secure a reservation.

So, thanks for stopping by! I welcome your ideas, input, and feedback and hope you enjoy!

Eat well & travel often,

Becky McKinney

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When I turned 21, my mom gave me the most incredible homemade gift of all time. She compiled ALL of our family recipes from both sides and put together the most epic, delicious, and beautiful cookbook I have ever seen. Then, during my senior year of college at the University of Delaware, I cooked and ate my way through it right alongside my roommates. If you ask me what my favorite recipe from the book is, I won’t have a straight answer because I truly love them all. But there are some that, in my family, are reserved for special occasions and/or the holiday season. I’m not sure if it’s to preserve the special feel to them or because these recipes tend to require a lot more work, but I recently decided to break the rules and make one for fun.Continue Reading

Baked Jalapeno Poppers

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Rebecca McKinney

I was born a foodie. My dad is a chef, baker, and restaurant owner and my mom might as well be because she owns whatever kitchen she walks into. I grew up working in my family’s restaurant and bakery in Pawling, New York – McKinney and Doyle. I started behind the bakery counter at 12 years old after begging my parents to let me start working. At 16 I worked as a hostess. By 18 I was serving tables and training behind the bar where I then worked every other weekend throughout my college career. Even now, when I am visiting my family in New York, I help out where I’m needed. To make a long story short, the food and restaurant industry has been my life for as long as I can remember.

I wanted to create this blog for a few reasons. First and foremost, to share tips, tricks, and knowledge about the food and beverage industry in general but also to help people see a different side of the restaurant world. Every restaurant has a totally unique culture and world within it. I want to help open people’s eyes to more than how fast the service is or how easy or hard it is to secure a reservation.

So, thanks for stopping by! I welcome your ideas, input, and feedback and hope you enjoy!

Eat well & travel often,

Becky McKinney

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I think I mentioned this in last year’s Super Bowl post, but I am not a sports fan. The only reason I look forward to game day is because of the food. Why are football snacks so delicious? Anyway, everybody knows that your team doesn’t stand a chance if you aren’t serving up something delicious to your friends (okay, maybe that’s not true but it’s probably just as effective as wearing your favorite jersey!).Continue Reading