Have you ever tried roasted chestnuts? A lot of Asian people, including us, would enjoy fresh chestnuts in late fall season. Cooked chestnuts taste like roasted buttercup squash, only sweeter and starchier.

My friend sent me a bag of really fresh chestnuts, so the second day I made oven roasted chestnuts.

Ingredients:

30 to 40 chestnuts

1/2 cup water

2 to 3 tablespoons sugar

Directions:

Preheat a toaster oven to 425F/218C

Make a shallow cut on the top each chestnut with a sharp knife or scissors. I prefer scissors for cutting chestnuts. Add them to a round cast iron pan