These comforting soups, festive desserts, and vegetable-forward mains showcase chestnuts’ mellow sweetness and velvety ...

Do not eat fresh chestnuts raw: It's essential to roast or cook fresh chestnuts before eating or adding them to preparations.

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost cooking chestnut stuffing on the stove. … Okay, so maybe those aren’t exactly the right lyrics, but when someone says “chestnuts,” it’s the first thing ...

Chestnuts with their sweet, nutty charm, and parsnips with their slightly spiced, earthy punch, create a perfect wintertime ...

A hearty cluster of chestnuts in their burr ready to be processed and cooked fresh! Having just wrapped up with Christmas — a holiday whose, perhaps, most historically famous song is subtitled ...

This method for roasting chestnuts makes the flesh sweet and tender and the nuts easy to peel--perfect for using in recipes or serving as a marvelous winter hors d'oeuvre with drinks. I score the ...

Chestnuts roasting over an open fire is a classic winter time image, thanks to Nat King Cole. But the origins of this holiday staple span long before the jazz singer crooned about the food. Here is a ...

To make your water chestnut pancakes tastier, try adding spices like cumin or coriander powder to the batter. You can also ...

Q: How are chestnuts roasted? A: Oh yes, we’re all familiar with the popular holiday song, “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose,” but you’re not alone when you ask how ...

"My dad was born in New Jersey but moved to California when he was 9," says BA assistant food editor Alison Roman. "When I was little, he decided to bring roasted chestnuts, his favorite thing about ...

I blame Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song" for ingraining this idea that we're all supposed to be roasting chestnuts on an open fire during the holidays. Show of hands: How many people have actually ...

Place chestnuts flat side down on a work surface, using a sharp paring knife carefully score an X on the rounded side of the chestnut Soak the chestnuts for two minutes in hot water Drain and dry the ...