These comforting soups, festive desserts, and vegetable-forward mains showcase chestnuts’ mellow sweetness and velvety ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ever since Mel Tormé and Bob Wells put pen to paper and wrote "The Christmas Song" in 1945, people have associated the winter holiday with "chestnuts roasting on ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

When the chill of winter sets in, certain traditions bring warmth and nostalgia to households worldwide. Among them is the iconic image of chestnuts roasting on an open fire, a seasonal ritual that ...

Chestnuts roasting over an open fire is a classic winter time image, thanks to Nat King Cole. But the origins of this holiday staple span long before the jazz singer crooned about the food. Here is a ...

During the holiday season, “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,” is a refrain heard as carolers gather in the street and over the loudspeakers in bustling malls. So Swiss immigrant Sakshi Gantenbein ...

"Chestnuts roasting on an open fire" is the first step of my favorite Brussels sprouts recipe. Local chestnuts, now in season, grow in southern Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri and are smaller than the ...

There’s moisture inside that shell, which is why it’s a good idea to refrigerate fresh chestnuts. I had already learned this the hard way, when I left my first batch of fresh chestnuts out on the ...