• Caramel Apples: A Salem Halloween Treat to Make at Home

    Caramel Apples: A Salem Halloween Treat to Make at Home

    Crisp New England apples dipped in homemade salted caramel and rolled in toasted nuts: the Halloween treat of every October fair, made better at home.

  • Soul Cakes: The Spiced Biscuits Behind Trick-or-Treating

    Soul Cakes: The Spiced Biscuits Behind Trick-or-Treating

    Small spiced cakes marked with a cross and studded with currants, once given to “soulers” at Hallowtide: an old tradition worth reviving.

  • Colcannon: The Irish Halloween Supper with Hidden Charms

    Colcannon: The Irish Halloween Supper with Hidden Charms

    Buttery mashed potatoes folded with kale and scallions, served with a pool of melting butter: the Irish comfort dish with a Halloween secret.

  • Barmbrack: Ireland’s Halloween Fortune Bread

    Barmbrack: Ireland’s Halloween Fortune Bread

    A tea-soaked fruit loaf with a ring hidden inside: whoever finds it will marry within the year, or so the Irish Halloween tradition goes.

  • Sticky Toffee Pudding: The Lake District Dessert That Conquered Britain

    Sticky Toffee Pudding: The Lake District Dessert That Conquered Britain

    A light, dark date sponge drenched in hot toffee sauce: the dessert the Lake District made famous, and the best reason to light the fire.

  • Shepherd’s Pie: A Cotswolds Supper Born of Sheep Country

    Shepherd’s Pie: A Cotswolds Supper Born of Sheep Country

    Slow-cooked lamb in a rich gravy under a golden crust of buttery mashed potato: the British supper that tastes of the countryside.

  • Poires Belle Hélène: Escoffier’s Opera Dessert from Paris

    Poires Belle Hélène: Escoffier’s Opera Dessert from Paris

    Pears poached in vanilla syrup, cold ice cream and warm chocolate sauce: the Paris bistro dessert named for an operetta.

  • Chestnut Soup: A Velvety Taste of the Ardèche in Autumn

    Chestnut Soup: A Velvety Taste of the Ardèche in Autumn

    Roasted chestnuts simmered with shallots and thyme and blended to velvet: the elegant autumn starter of France’s chestnut country.

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  • Pain d’Épices: Dijon’s Honey Spice Bread for Autumn Afternoons

    Pain d’Épices: Dijon’s Honey Spice Bread for Autumn Afternoons

    A dense, fragrant loaf of honey, rye and warm spices that only improves after a few days: the gingerbread of Dijon.

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