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Recipe Web Diaries Spring in Sonoma County is absolutely beautiful. If you're lucky as we are to live in the northern California wine country, you are breathing it in. It's time to check out the farmers markets for those amazing spring vegetables. We've already had our first artichokes and they were so sweet and delicate! Here are a few ideas for some nice springtime treats. Considering using more natural sweeteners such as Agave and Stevia in your diet but concerned about what they really are and how they affect your health? Check out this link to Agave info with descriptions of some of the attributes of Agave or this one on Stevia. These sweeteners are natural, very positive nutritionally and minimally processed - excellent choices in so many ways. Another interesting sweeteners link. Newest Recipes Sugar Free Lemonade Roast Chicken Stuffed with Oregano Whole Wheat French Bread Ham & White Bean Soup Ground Beef Chili Fresh Spring Recipe Ideas Tomato & Avocado Crackers Herb Omelette Spaghetti with Fava Beans & Cherry Tomatoes Fresh Artichokes Roasted Asparagus Risotto with English Peas & Prosciutto Welcome to our recipe diary. We have many different types of recipes here including ethnic, vegetarian, comfort foods, smoke cooking and BBQ, home made pizza and ice cream. Also great tips such as some How to Guides and how to buy organic chicken affordably. We hope you enjoy the site as much as we do. Use the links at the left to browse the different recipe categories. Do you love fish as I do? Worried about over-fishing and knowing what you're buying? Monterey Bay Aquarium has some excellent resources you can check. You may also be interested in this article from Huffington Post by Julie Packard, Executive Director of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. If, like me, you are concerned about your health and about weight issues, you may be interested in reading about an effective method of health maintenance by slight modification of your standard diet. http://www.montignac.com/en/la_methode_concept.php. Eating well is critical to enjoying life! Here are a couple of great online resources for special ingredients. iShopIndian.com for Besan (Gram/Chickpea flour), Rice & other Asian ingredients SpanishTable.com for cured meats, Paella Pans, peppers, spices & many other spanish ingredients