Migration Assistant between two MacBook Pros, both running 10.9.2

I need to migrate specific apps and data from one MacBook Pro (2.6 GHz Core 2 Duo) to another (2.5 GHz Core 2 Duo), but I don't want to migrate the entire system and all data -- largely because the "Source" HD is 1TB, and the "Destination" HD is 320GB. Both MacBook Pros running Mavericks 10.9.2. Anyone know how to "cherry pick" using Migration Assistant, especially apps that have support files in various folders in the system?
Thanks for your help!
Bart Brown

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