The chestnut is breaking out of its shell as a Christmas tradition and gaining a year-round reputation as a low-fat, natural way to treat certain health conditions. Certain ethnic groups have long ...

Pine nuts have more healthy fats and protein compared to chestnuts. Chestnuts are higher in fiber and provide more sustained energy than pine nuts. Chestnuts are the only nut that contains vitamin C.

One recent late afternoon David and I drove up to the pipeline cut on the wooded hillside to look at the color changes of the trees. A lot of them have just now started to change but some were already ...

ON THE CORNER OF HIGHLAND AVENUE, A STOREFRONT THAT DOES NOT REALLY NEED A SIGN. >> THE SMELL OF IT IS WHAT GETS YOU. >> THE AROMA OF SWEET AND SAVORY SPICES HAS YOUR TASTE BUDS TINGLING FROM BLOCKS ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you've never tried a roasted chestnut, you're not alone! Truthfully, I didn't try a roasted chestnut, or as the Swiss call them ...

The American chestnut was all but destroyed by fungal blight and logged as settlements spread west when the United States was settled by Europeans. But lately, it’s making a comeback. Endangered for ...

A serious infectious disease nearly wiped out the beloved chestnut tree. Using genetic modification, scientists have found a way to bring it back. Of course, this is controversial because many ...

In the panoply of smells that mark the transition of fall into winter, few are more evocative than chestnuts roasting on an open fire. The aroma that inspired the first line of Mel Torme’s “The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As we head into the winter months, there’s no better time to enjoy chestnuts as a sweet, roasted treat, or a flavor-enhancing ...

Note: Piero Antinori says: “It is a very old tradition in Tuscany to eat chestnuts. We enjoy them boiled or roasted with the new wines. In the countryside, they still make a sort of chestnut polenta ...

A chestnut-nut loaf is a perfect main dish for any dinner party. It’s hearty, aromatic, and happens to be vegan. With the combination of earthy chestnuts, crunchy walnuts, mushrooms, onions, and ...

Fall is the time for collecting tree nuts, and Virginia has a wealth of good eating possibilities. Our family engages in an annual chestnut pillaging from family and neighbors don’t want the nuts, but ...