As "The Christmas Song" infers, roasting chestnuts on an open fire is a must-do activity during the holidays. But who has an ...

Warm and tender roasted chestnuts have a uniquely earthy, nutty, and slightly sweet flavor well worth the hard work. Get the recipe for Sugar-And-Spice Roasted Chestnuts.

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“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love” —Hamilton Wright Mabie One of the many joys of cooking during the holiday season is experimenting with new ingredients to ...

The Holey-Pan Method: Use this method for open fires, gas stoves, bonfires, and barbecues. Pick up an old uncoated metal pan from a secondhand store (or sacrifice an exhausted one of your own), and ...

The American chestnut tree (Castanea dentata) is a big beautiful tree that provides green shade in the summer and displays a stunning array of fall foliage in autumn. It then loses its leaves, as ...

I read a couple recipes that called for wrapping the chestnuts in a kitchen towel after they come out of the oven, to trap some of the steam, which helps the peels slide off. Cooking them in an ...

Christina travels to an ancient town in Tuscany that has produced chestnuts for centuries. Chestnuts have been a food source for thousands of years. They can be eaten raw, roasted, ground into flour, ...