The chestnuts and sauce come together in under an hour and are a perfect snack for Winter Festivities! In the area I’m from, the Hudson Valley, NY; chestnut trees drop their nuts in the late fall.

Chestnut mushrooms, also known as brown mushrooms, have a firm texture and earthy flavour. They are my favourite for a soup or sauce, as they have more flavour than button mushrooms. Melt the ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Colatura di alici, which is Italian for "anchovy drippings," is a traditional sauce produced by fermenting salted anchovies inside small chestnut barrels.