When I was a teenager, a large chestnut tree grew in the backyard of my parents' home. As far as I could tell, the tree's only purpose was to give us a headache when it came time to mowing the lawn ...

Today's Kitchen Basics video is a holiday special: How to roast and peel fresh chestnuts. Chestnuts are a hallmark of the season - and the fresh ones are incomparable - but if you've never handled ...

The only difficult part involves peeling the chestnuts. There is an easy way and a hard way to peel chestnuts. I did it the hard way. I greatly recommend the easy way. The easy way involves cutting a ...

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 ...

The toasty scent of roasting chestnuts defined my holiday vacations. As a child, I'd go with my mom on the train from New Jersey to window-shop and see the tree at Rockefeller Center in New York City.