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November/December 2008

Better Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Too often, roasted sweet potatoes turn out starchy and wan. To hit their sweet spot, was it time to throw out a cardinal rule of roasting?

Better Roasted Sweet Potatoes list of recipes

Introducing Sablé Cookies

During the holidays, these French butter cookies offer sophistication and style from simple pantry ingredients. That is, if you can capture their elusive sandy texture.

Introducing Sablé Cookies list of recipes

Perfecting Rustic Dinner Rolls

Turning flour, water, and yeast into crusty, airy rolls is one of the hardest bits of kitchen wizardry around. We wanted to make the process foolproof.

Perfecting Rustic Dinner Rolls list of recipes

Real Hungarian Beef Stew

Stews overloaded with vegetables and sour cream give goulash a bad name. We wanted to set the record straight.

Real Hungarian Beef Stew list of recipes

Revisiting Pumpkin Pie

The best thing about pumpkin pie is that you only have to eat it once a year. If any Thanksgiving tradition deserves a fresh approach, it’s this one.

Revisiting Pumpkin Pie list of recipes

Stovetop Roast Chicken

One skillet and a trick from Chinese cookery were all we needed to produce the speediest crisp and juicy roast chicken that never saw the inside of an oven.

Stovetop Roast Chicken list of recipes

Taming Garlic Shrimp Pasta

Delicate shrimp, volatile garlic, and a whole mess of oil—what could possibly go wrong?

Taming Garlic Shrimp Pasta list of recipes

The Problem with Roast Turkey

Roasting a whole turkey is a race to keep the white meat from drying out while the dark meat cooks through. So who says you have to roast it whole?

The Problem with Roast Turkey list of recipes

Ultimate Stuffed Portobellos

We set out to transform this humdrum party food into a first-rate side dish worth making after the holidays are over.

Ultimate Stuffed Portobellos list of recipes

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