It's Christmas time and right about now you might be looking to cook some holiday-themed dishes to warm the family while you listen to carols or as you watch all the TV specials.

Why not prepare some chestnut sage soup?

Talk about holiday flavors! Roasting chestnuts in the oven made the house smell wonderful for days. I recommend singing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" or at least listening to the Bing Crosby record while making this soup.

Don't forget -- you will need at least 30 minutes to get the shells off of the chestnuts. This is very time consuming.