It's time to cook for the holidays, and the Cook's Illustrated Test Kitchen promises to transform seven traditional dishes by changing the way you cook them. If you're familiar with Cook's Illustrated you know that these are more than perfect recipes - they are gorgeously written articles about the recipes' history, the cooks' personal experiences, and the best way to prepare each dish, from Roast Chicken and Glazed Spiral-Sliced Ham to Perfect Roast Potatoes and Sugar Cookies and - that white whale of bakers - Foolproof Pie Dough. Shake up your traditional holiday fare by learning exactly how the real cooks do it!