Do not eat fresh chestnuts raw: It's essential to roast or cook fresh chestnuts before eating or adding them to preparations.

To prepare the cups of amaretti, chestnuts, and mascarpone, start by selecting and scoring the chestnuts, then boil them in a pressure cooker for about 15 minutes or in a regular pot for 30 minutes.

Fresh chestnuts are in season October, November and December. Look for heavy nuts with glossy, tight-fitting shells, free of blemishes, mold and pinholes from weevils. Remember chestnuts are ...

Chestnut carries an ancient, almost forgotten flavor that turns any Christmas dish into an emotional memory. Roasted, pureed ...

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 ...