The holidays can be stressful. Especially in the kitchen. And adding a crowd in your world never helps. Everyone's got food issues. Tempers can flare.

But we've got a plan. We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, veteran cookbook authors with over three dozen titles to our names. We've been Contributing Editors to the likes of Eating Well and Cooking Light--and we were once the longest-serving columnists on weightwatchers.

We're here to help you survive holiday cooking. We've got five steps to make sure you can get everything done without losing your mind or your family.