Easy Holiday Side Dishes

Elle Simone was an Executive Editor at America’s Test Kitchen. She was also a food stylist for Cook’s Country, an on-screen test cook for America’s Test Kitchen, and host of The Walk-In podcast. Elle created media content for both ATK television segments and ATK Social Media. Elle appeared on Food Network, Food Network Magazine, The Cooking Channel, The Katie Couric Show, CBS Corporation, ABC’s The Chew, and Bravo’s Chef Roble and Co. Elle has been featured in stories in the Boston Globe, Forbes, Eater and on the Tom Joyner Morning Show and National Public Radio.

Christie Morrison is Editorial Director, Classes and an on-screen test cook for Cook’s Country. As editorial director, she creates the curriculum for ATK Classes and is executive producer for Classes video content. She has been a cooking class instructor since 2016. As a senior editor for Cook’s Country magazine from 2013 to 2016 and an associate editor on the Books team prior to that, she developed, tested, and edited recipes. Christie was also a culinary producer for Cook’s Country for the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Christie has a BA in English from Dickinson College and an MA in English from Bucknell University. A midcareer change brought her to Boston, where she received her culinary diploma from the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts (CSCA). In addition to teaching professional and recreational cooking classes at CSCA, Christie has worked in restaurants and catering kitchens in Boston.

Eric Haessler is an associate editor on Cook's Illustrated, where he develops recipes, produces food for photo shoots, and shoots content for social media. A graduate of the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts and an instructor in the school's recreational cooking program, Eric has been teaching classes at ATK since 2021. Before entering the cooking field, he taught performing arts to children for 15 years. On weekends, you can find him strumming his guitar, tending to his extensive flower garden, and keeping bees.