Thanks to Bing Crosby, chestnuts are firmly associated with Christmas in the American imagination. But in the years before a parasite spread from the Bronx Zoo to almost every tree in the country, ...

Stir in the chestnut-milk mixture and bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring constantly, until bubbles break the surface of the pudding and it thickens, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat and ...

I first learned about chestnuts from “The Christmas Song” (most likely, the Chipmunks’ version), not from tasting one. That happened much later. A couple of years ago, a farmer brought locally grown ...

A traditional Italian dessert, the monte bianco is a mountain of chestnut puree topped with a snowy peak of cream In La Torricella are three cabinets with domed glass covers. The first contains fish, ...

Serves 6 as a pudding, just double the recipe for a large cake, test after one hour in the oven. For a small cake 8 inch or 23cm tin or 6 teacups or timbale moulds. Preheat the oven to 180C/gas mark 4 ...

A bit of chocolate at the end of a meal always goes down well, and I've thrown in a few chestnuts here to add a little Christmas spirit. You can serve this festive pudding with thick cream, custard or ...

When food historian David Shields went hunting for chestnut-era recipes, he ambled into a 19th-century world where eaters dined on “chestnut souffles, chestnut grits, chestnut-fed venison and, at ...

Chinese likes to make pudding before or on the day of a festival. It is Ching Ming Festival today. If you would like to prepare a quick but delicious pudding, you won't be disappointed with the recipe ...