When the chill of winter sets in, certain traditions bring warmth and nostalgia to households worldwide. Among them is the iconic image of chestnuts roasting on an open fire, a seasonal ritual that ...

Nat King Cole crooning that first line from “The Christmas Song” sends holiday vibes buzzing wherever you are. But have you smelled, tasted or even seen a freshly roasted chestnut? Until a few years ...

The walnut, pecan and chestnut trees are loaded this year. With that, I have had several inquiries about how to prepare and use chestnuts in recipes. Chestnuts look strange as they grow in a spiny ...

"Chestnuts roasting in an apartment oven," or however the classic Christmas song goes. While you might not want to fuss with ...

Main Dish: The capon, a tender meat that we enjoy for Christmas and/or New Year's. Stuffed with minced veal, small vegetables ...

A quick five-minute stir-fry with water chestnuts and capsicum is just the dish for a healthy, easy meal. This colorful ...

While our culinary memories of the American chestnut have mostly faded, the fruit of the "bread tree" as it is sometimes called, remains firmly rooted in European and Asian tradition. Andrea Guastella ...

If you're foraging for wild chestnuts, don't confuse edible sweet chestnuts with unrelated (and inedible) horse chestnuts - also known as conkers. Wild British sweet chestnuts are not fully ripe until ...

Roasting chestnuts is a traditional holiday activity. But, if you gathered the nuts yourself make sure they are in fact chestnuts and not horse chestnuts or buckeyes, which are poisonous. There are ...