Chestnuts roasting on an open fire isn’t just the title of the well-known song crooned by Nat King Cole (or Justin Bieber for you young ones), it is the most amazing way to enjoy chestnuts throughout ...

Get into the holiday spirit with our easy technique for roasting chestnuts in your oven. You've no doubt heard crooners like Nat King Cole and Bing Crosby sing about roasting chestnuts on an open fire ...

It seems the best way to cook chestnuts is indeed over an open fire, so the flames can touch the shells. I briefly considered asking my husband to drill holes into an old skillet and take the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Curious about how to cook chestnuts without resorting to an open fire? Try this delicious chestnut porridge recipe. It'll be your new favorite breakfast. 24 No-Cook Breakfasts Full of Protein and ...

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 ...

Roasting chestnuts leisurely in a little cast iron pot over a roaring fireplace would be romantic, wouldn’t it? My winter evenings usually include tripping over a problematic Roomba and wrangling my ...

Chestnuts are a tough nut to crack. They grow on trees, protected by a spiny outer covering, or bur. The bur is discarded during harvest, leaving the chestnut with a tough, leathery outer shell and ...

“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire…” That might be how the song goes, but you don’t need an open fire to enjoy the goodness of chestnuts. You can easily make them in your own kitchen this holiday ...

It being chestnut roasting season, I asked Albert Vera Jr. of Sorrento Italian Market in Culver City for a short primer. Italian chestnuts are the best kind for roasting, Vera says. Make sure to buy ...

Chestnuts are festive and absolutely delicious when roasted. They’re harvested from mid-September until December, so you can buy them in a shop or collect them from the ground around chestnut trees.