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Some recipes just ask to be served again. You have your favorites. Here are some of ours. The Golden Whisk Award goes to 10 recipes from the past year that our staff, contributing writers and recipe testers deem most worthy of serving up again.

• Most-requested recipes of 2008
• Atlanta restaurant recipes

Best recipes of 2008

Here are the newest inductees into our hall of good eating
• Bacchanalia's Fricasseed Chicken
• Candied Pecan and Sweet Potato Tamales from Kevin Rathbun
• Spicy Fish Tacos
• Grilled Rapini with Pine Nut Pistou, from Woodfire Grill
• Kobe Beef Sliders from Mosaic
• Fried Brown Rice with Asparagus
• Pork Schnitzel with Grilled Vidalia Onion Salad from Shaun's restaurant
• Bobota with Orange-Honey Syrup (Greek Corn Bread)
• Raspberry-Lime Frozen Yogurt from John Kessler
• Finnish Blueberry Squares

Best recipes of 2007

• Gecko's Oreo Brownies
• Thai Beef Noodle Salad
• Grandma Mary's Farina Cake
• Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Apples
• Pomegranate-Orange Martinis
• Pasta With Tomato Cream Sauce
• Magnolia Grill's Sweet Tea-brined Pork Chops
• Pepper-crusted Filet Mignon With Port-Cherry Reduction
• Tuna Burger
• Brown Rice Paella With Shrimp

Best recipes of 2006

• Scott Peacock's Buttermilk Blancmange
• Chicken Noodle Salad
• Chef Yves Samake's Enlightened Hummus
• Rosemary Roasted Pumpkin With Beets and Garlic
• Portofino Bistro's Asparagus Gazpacho
• Simple Shrimp and Grits
• Lamb au Poivre
• Freemont Manoun's Deep in the Woods Chicken
• Chocolate Bruschetta
• Watermelon and Sweet Grass Dairy Goat Cheese Salad With Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
• Beer-braised Barbecued Beef With Cider Slaw
• Fabulous Pecan Bars

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Best recipes of 2005

• Romans' Spanish Pork Roast
• Sala-Sabor de Mexico's Red Sangria
• Lemon Crab Fritters With Red Chile Jelly
• Absolutely Perfect Carrot Cake
• Lulu's LA (Lower Alabama) Caviar
• Sweet Potato Quesadillas
• Provencal Chicken
• Coca-Cola Glazed Wings
• Roasted Red Pepper and Almond Dip
• Easy Shrimp Creole

Best recipes of 2004

• All-American Meatloaf
• Day-Before Blueberry French Toast
• Red Wine Risotto
• Lettuce Wraps With Moo Shu Pork
• Frozen Pistachio Cheesecake
• Onion Souffle Dip
• Steve's Beans
• Twice-Grilled Stuffed Zucchini
• World's Best, Easiest (and Prettiest) Brownies
• Espresso Martini