You don't need an open fire to roast chestnuts; using an oven can fill your home with sweet aromas. Roasting chestnuts in the oven is easy and results in sweet, buttery, and tender nuts ready for ...

Chestnuts are a seasonal tree nut with a long history, popular in many cuisines. American chestnuts are sweeter than European chestnuts. Fresh chestnuts must be scored and cooked before eating to ...

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

Chestnuts can be boiled or roasted. We prefer the latter. Either way, begin by cutting an X in the flat side of the nut, cutting through the tough outer shell but not into the flesh. Some cookbooks ...

Chef Drew Belline at St. Cecilia shows us how to make the perfect fall pasta dish. For the recipe see below. Bring to boil a four quart pot of water and add some kosher salt. It should be salty like ...

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 ...

As unusual as they may seem at first, bacon-wrapped water chestnuts disappear fast once guests take their first bite. The reason is simple. This retro appetizer hits every texture and flavor note at ...

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 ...