Tandoori Chicken, Reworked (Cook's Illustrated Style) Recipe

Is it safe to come out, now that the holidays are over? Don't get me wrong-- I'm not a Grinch during the month of December. This Christmas, however, will go down in my personal history as the day that my appetite disappeared for two weeks. The sight or thought of food did absolutely nothing for me, can you believe it?! Apparently a new medicine that my doctor prescribed decided to kick in on Christmas Eve. My husband watched, with a perplexed look, as I two two bites of my slow-roasted prime rib. The creamed spinach and special potatoes amounted to about 1 teaspoon of each. I didn't even photograph the finished meal because I felt queasy and downright miserable. My appetite is slowly returning, and I've lost 12 pounds since…