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These are my favorite recipes, the one I make over and over again. I've tried for a balance of the light and healthy with the rich and extravagant.

Inside-Out Carrot Cake Cookies
I came upon this recipe on epicurious.com. I believe it was originally from Gourmet magazine. The recipe called for 1-1/2 tablespoons of batter per cookie, but they were humongous. The smaller (double) cookies are just right.

Tortilla Española
I first ate this dish in a little coffee shop in London. I couldn't figure out why it was called a "tortilla" until I remembered that "tortilla" means "little cake" in Spanish.

Curried Rice Salad
This recipe came from a long-lost magazine. I make it for potlucks because it's different from everything else.

Somen (Japanese Noodle) Salad
Corinne Lambert made this for a New Year's Eve potluck at Capitol Aikikai in Washington D.C. while I was spending a winter vacation with her. This is my potluck dish-of-choice for dojo events.

Broccoli Salad
This simple, easy dish came from my Weight Watchers group. When you need a dish to pass that's "on program," this is great.

Meat Loaf Roll
The loose-leaf page with this recipe in my old Better Homes and Gardens cookbook had gone missing! Luckily, my daughter had a copy of the recipe and was able to supply it.

Chicken Breasts with Balsamic Vinegar and Roasted Red Peppers
I got this recipe at a cooking demonstration by Honorio Carpintero, executive chef at Andy's Steak and Seafood House, Oakbrook IL. It's quick and easy, but elegant enough to make for company.

Chicken Strudel
A new favorite, from the May 2001 issue of Cooking Light magazine.

Zucchini Bread
I got this recipe years ago from Alan Grimes, a contributor to Dungeon Magazine when I was its editor. Alan used to send us baked goods as incentive to buy his adventures. The last I heard from him he was a doctor in Kansas City. If you know him, tell him to write and say "hi."

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Our friend, singer Margaret Carlson, brought these to a picnic and was kind enough to share the recipe. With a full pound of butter, these are definitely not health-food cookies, but they're the best I've ever tasted.

Mock Chocolate Eclair Cake
Another recipe from my Weight Watchers group. This tastes yummy, and you don't have to tell anyone it's fat free.

Veggie Paté
Laura from Rockford Aikikai made this for a potluck supper, and it reminded me of my grandmother's chopped liver. Relax, there's no liver in it!

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