Irish colcannon is a mixed up mash of buttery potatoes and cooked kale and often scallions. Serve colcannan as a filling cold weather side dish.
Tag: Halloween
Colcannon
Glazed Pumpkin Spice Cookies
(American cinnamon-scented baked treat)
Fall is pumpkin season, and these pumpkin cookies are perfect for Halloween, Thanksgiving or as a treat for raking up all those leaves.
Caramel Apples
(American caramel-covered apples)
Caramel apples are a traditional autumn treat in the United States, especially popular with children around Halloween. Fresh apples are impaled on wooden sticks and dipped in sticky, sweet caramel.
Boxty
(Irish potato pancakes)
Boxty, a simple potato pancake, comes from the northern regions of Ireland. It goes well with a breakfast of sausages, bacon and eggs or as a side dish to Irish stew.
Barmbrack
(Irish fruit bread)
Barmbrack is a tea bread popular in Ireland, especially around Halloween. This lightly sweet bread, studded with dried fruit, is best served toasted with a good smear of butter and a hot cup of Irish tea.
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
(American Halloween snack)
Roasted pumpkin seeds are a Halloween favorite, and making them is a great activity for kids. Turn making them into a family tradition every year at pumpkin-carving time.
Popcorn Balls
(American caramel-coated popcorn treat)
Generations of Americans have fond memories of Grandma’s old-fashioned popcorn balls — little spheres of sweet perfection, made by hand and loaded with love.
Peanut Brittle
(American toffee candy with peanuts)
This is good, old-fashioned, buttery peanut brittle, perfect as part of an assortment of holiday sweets or as a tasty treat for Halloween tricks.