Chestnuts roasting on open fire are a telltale sign of the holidays. If you haven’t roasted any yourself, you’ve at least heard Nat King Cole, Justin Bieber or Michael Bublé sing that classic line ...

Choose chestnuts with no surface blemishes that don't rattle when you shake them. Soaking the chestnuts in hot water before roasting them makes it easier to remove the shells. Don't forget to score ...

Astonishingly versatile, chestnuts shine in savoury dishes as well as they do in sweet. Here’s how to make the most of this autumn’s crop ...

“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.” The opening line of one of the most enduring Christmas songs of all time paints a scene that’s warm, nostalgic, and unmistakably festive — crackling fire, winter ...

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 are equally good in sweet dishes. Nigella Lawson’s chestnutty twist on a classic pavlova is a real delight, said Food & Wine. “Crisp” meringue with a “soft, marshmallowy interior” is topped ...

FARGO - Christmas in America just might not be Christmas in America if we didn't hear Nat King Cole crooning "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire..." from our radio speakers nearly every day. According ...

My grandmother Ginny's signature dish was quail braised with chestnuts, served on polenta or grits. She was Louisianan and had emigrated to Italy, and I suppose the dish — game, cornmeal and the ...

Here is some general advice for handling and preparing chestnuts, to get the best from them. Fresh chestnuts are in season October, November and December. Look for heavy nuts with glossy, ...

Nat King Cole gave chestnuts a permanent place in holiday history when his (fourth) recording of “The Christmas Song” became popular in the early 1960s. You know the one … “Chestnuts roasting on an ...