How to make the perfect chestnuts this Christmas, the best techniques for roasting and recipes for chestnut stuffing and chestnut soup.

Prepare the chestnuts the same way you would if roasting by carving the "X" into each shell. Then drop them into a big pot of boiling water and cook until the shells begin to split and the meaty ...

Chestnuts are a warm delicious seasonal nut in Autumn, but there are common mistakes when it comes to preparing and cooking them. Thanh Truong shares his top tips.

'Lovely' roasted chestnuts are ready in 25 minutes with Jamie Oliver's easy recipe Chestnuts may not be roasting on an open fire in your household this Christmas, but you can easily cook them in a ...

Warm, roasted chestnuts are a delicious component of many Thanksgiving and Christmas meals. Here's your guide to picking, roasting and cooking with these delectable nutty gems.

The internet contains a wealth of chestnut recipes. One I particularly enjoy is chestnut hummus. Instead of using your favorite bean, prepare a pound of chestnuts by either boiling or dry roasting.

To cook chestnuts, put them in a saucepan and cover with 2 inches of water. Cover pan and bring to a boil over high heat. Turn heat down slightly and boil gently for about 45 minutes. To speed ...

Add the prepared chestnuts to the boiling sugar syrup and stir the chestnuts until the whole mixture returns to a boil. Continue cooking the chestnuts, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes.

The most popular method of cooking chestnuts is roasting. Do not roast a chestnut until one or two holes have been punctured in each shell with an ice pick or knife.

It’s officially the holiday season, which means it’s the best time of the year to test your skills baking gingerbread cookies for the first time, and romanticize roasting chestnuts on an open fire.

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 ...