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 ...

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 ...

CORVALLIS — Hazelnut, walnut or chestnut trees in your home orchard can keep you supplied with nuts for months if you know the best ways to harvest, handle and store them. Harvesting hazelnuts means ...

MOUNT VERNON — Spiky chestnut burrs resembling sea urchins lie on the ground, blending in with orange leaves that have fallen. Beth and Kevin Meenaghan open up a burr to reveal a smooth, brown ...

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 ...

A few miles east of Modesto grows a nut that’s rare in California but rich in Christmas tradition. The Avila family has six acres of chestnuts on Albers Road a little south of Milnes Road. You’re ...

This chestnut stuffing gets its flavor from Italian herbs and uses only six ingredients overall. It'll be right up there with ...

The American chestnut tree (Castanea dentata) is a big beautiful tree that provides green shade in the summer and displays a stunning array of fall foliage in autumn. It then loses its leaves, as ...