This Irish barmbrack recipe from chef Donal Skehan is a traditional way to celebrate the Halloween season "This recipe makes a really beautiful moist loaf which is packed with flavor from the mixed ...

Everyone must get a slice of Irish Halloween barmbrack to see what the future holds – weddings, spinsterhood, or poverty!? Fun. Halloween, celebrated on October 31, is one of those authentic Celtic ...

A zombie enjoys a bite of pan de muertos at a Day of the Dead celebration in Atlanta, Georgia. ERIK S. LESSER/epa/Corbis The history of Halloween can be traced back to Samhain, an old Gaelic festival ...

As Oíche Shamhna approaches, ‘The Cupcake Bloke’ Graham Herterich shares a treasured family recipe from his new cookbook, and suggests some magical twists on the classic brack "Barmbrack is ...

Greetings everyone. I hope that you are keeping well. Hasn’t Halloween got so popular in recent years? No doubt you are all planning your costumes as we speak! Well, of course, Barmbrack is synonymous ...

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When the boss gently hints that you should do something, it’s prudent to pay attention. Fortunately, the gentle hint I recently received was regarding sharing a recipe for Irish food, so I’m all in. I ...

It is time for Barmbrack to grace bread bins and cupboards across the country yet again, and like Halloween itself, the cake has roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. The fortune-telling ...

Barmbrack is one of those Irish traditions that is handed down through the generations. The Irish fruit loaf, or cake, is a sweet and sticky treat containing symbolic elements that, according to the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...