The other day I shared my recipe for stuffed peppers using Pomi Strained Tomatoes, and also wanted to share with you the Pomi chopped tomatoes. I am loving these tomatoes and the fact that their containers are BPA-free! If you’re a local Eat Well with Janel reader, you can find Pomi all over Massachusetts. Pomi [...]

On one of the two nights in Florence where we weren’t wined and dined in the Villa San Michele restaurant, Funk and I had plans to visit Acqua al 2, at the recommendation of Jaime and some twitter peeps who raved about it. We actually wanted to go there on our first night in Italy [...]

On our first full day in Italy, we went with a driver for a full-day tour of the Tuscany wine region. Funk and I love wine tours and this one did not disappoint. Our guide, Suzanna knew the region and wine information inside and out. She was such a wealth of knowledge! And she handled [...]

Remember back in March when I won the trip of a lifetime to Italy from Dr. Oetker’s Ristorante Pizza? I didn’t think people actually won those trips either but we did! And after a few months planning, we decided to spend our 5 days in Florence at the most amazing villa on earth: Villa San Michele. [...]

Things are starting to feel summery in Boston! With the warmer weather upon us, and some upcoming vacations I’ve been daydreaming about (Arizona! Italy!) I wanted to make a meal that had hints of a hot weathered getaway. This Hawaiian Rice with Pineapple did the trick.

Ingredients:
1 cup brown rice (makes about 2 cups)
1 pineapple, sliced [...]

I had a major stroke of good luck last week. You may have seen my post about the wedding-related winnings I received from Style Me Pretty. I thought it was pretty much the coolest prize in the world. And it is. I didn’t think it could get any better – until Thursday rolled around and [...]