"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 ...

Cold evenings arrive, markets glisten, and kitchens hum. A small change in routine could warm hands and hearts fast. Across Britain, home cooks are ...

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Traditional recipes using chestnut flour include pain de châtaigne (wholemeal bread made with a percentage of chestnut flour) ...

Baskets brim with glossy chestnuts, then disappointment sets in. They wrinkle, spot and smell before you get the pan hot.

Chestnut and bacon bites are, I gotta say, a beloved staple at fall gatherings across Northern and Central Italy. Really, ...

First impressions should never be underestimated. They can kick off a party to a terrific start, often with little extra effort for the host. A burst of music, a pint-sized greeter to take your coat, ...

The chestnut. It’s about as avoidable this time of year as the endless loop of Christmas carols playing everywhere. There it is, in the stuffing. In the buche de Noel. It’s being candied in marrons ...

On a perfect pumpkin-carving afternoon many years ago, my Swiss father taught me to use a knife on a much smaller, less colorful canvas: the chestnut. My lesson started at a local farm stand, where ...

But the American chestnut has been extinct for nearly 100 years, wiped out by a disease that killed the chestnut trees in this country. So while you may see fresh chestnuts in stores this time of year ...

3 small red beets, peeled, cut into ½-inch-thick wedges 3 small golden beets, peeled, cut into ½-inch-thick wedges 2 quince, quartered lengthwise, core and seeds removed, peeled, and each quarter cut ...