Comments on: Tart 1 of 2: Chestnut Savoriness

By: Friday Fun ‘n Flashbacks « Straight from the Farm

Friday Fun ‘n Flashbacks « Straight from the Farm — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:46:00 +0000

[...] This is me, all of four years old (and with quite the penchant for belly shirts it would seem), making my first pie crust. Okay, maybe I didn’t achieve pie perfection on this first attempt, but gosh darn’it, that was the best I could do with a rolling pin half the size of me!! For a good tart recipe from the archives, click here. [...]

By: Don’t Mind Me « Straight from the Farm

Don’t Mind Me « Straight from the Farm — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:28:26 +0000

[...] work: savory buttery crispy pockets of chestnuts, leeks and cheese. Considering how long my chestnuts had been sitting around, I was a little worried they might have gotten to dry and hard to be [...]

By: Jennie

Jennie — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:29:11 +0000

How funny, Andy! Yes, please give them a try. Make sure they look like the ones in my picture though as there are a few varieties that are less appealing. I would love to hear if you have them and turn your chestnut frown upside down.

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:36:46 +0000

Wow the tart looks amazing! We have a neighbor that has a chestnut tree and those little buggers are always falling in my garden. I guess I thought they were kind of a pain but now maybe I will make love not war with the chestnuts.

By: Jennie

Jennie — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:16:07 +0000

Thanks for the conversion calculator and for the nice compliments, Anna! I hope you get some chestnuts soon!

By: anna

anna — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:48:01 +0000

i can’t wait to try this! we usually have chestnuts at our grocery store but i’m not sure they are out yet. infoplease.com has a great conversion calculator. your photo makes me want grab a fork!

By: Jennie

Jennie — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:32:38 +0000

Jessica – I’m so jealous! Portugal is my next country to visit. Now that I know they have roasted chestnuts, I’m going to have to get there as fast as I can!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:31:51 +0000

I ate some of the best chestnuts, roasted right on the street in Portugal last week. They were yummy!

By: marimann

marimann — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:57:20 +0000

I will~ and I let you know when I get back from Paris- *sigh*

By: Jennie

Jennie — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:17:25 +0000

Marimann – Yes, I think a trip back to Paris for roasted chestnuts is definitely in order! I bet walnuts or pecans would also work well in this recipe. If you try, let me know if it works and what you used.