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California Pizza Kitchen

Cat Cora: Iron Chef and author of Cat Cora's Classics with a Twist

I'm ordering: Thai Chicken Spring Rolls (split), Sedona Tortilla Soup (cup), Chinese Chicken Salad (half), glass of white wine

"The baked, not fried, Thai Chicken Spring Rolls come with a peanut dipping sauce—a little of it goes a long way! Then I order a cup, rather than a bowl, of the soup (273 calories), and a half salad (dressing on the side), which cuts the calories by almost half.

You can even make the soup lighter if you ask your waiter to hold the fried tortilla strips on top. To treat myself, I order a nice, crisp glass of white wine."

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