As "The Christmas Song" infers, roasting chestnuts on an open fire is a must-do activity during the holidays. But who has an open fire? Use your oven instead.

Buttery, slightly sweet cooked chestnuts are a dream in desserts, such as Nigella Lawson's chestnut pavlova, and in savory dishes, like Wolfgang Puck's creamy chestnut soup. Here, all of our best ...

It’s officially the holiday season, which means it’s the best time of the year to test your skills baking gingerbread cookies for the first time, and romanticize roasting chestnuts on an open fire.

“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.” The opening line of one of the most enduring Christmas songs of all time paints a scene that’s warm, nostalgic, and unmistakably festive — crackling fire, winter ...

You might well think that the pairing of white fish, such as cod or haddock, with chestnuts, chestnut mushrooms, cheese and chicken stock is unusual because generally I like to cook fish simply to ...