When I asked a colleague for his wife's recipe for Irish Soda Bread — I'd had it once at a staff pot luck and it was outrageously good — he said he wasn't sure he could give it out. "She said it’s her ...

With about five minutes of prep involved — and no rise time at all — it’s a startling easy yet impressive addition to any St. Patrick’s Day feast. So if you’re cooking today, volunteer to make the ...

Truth be told, he makes killer bread in general (his sourdough is to die for!). But I turn to his recipe for Irish Soda Bread each March, when St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner. And that ...

Whenever I have a carb emergency I make one of two things: cookies or quick bread. Lately I’ve been leaning toward the latter—like banana bread, lemon poppy muffins, or biscuits—because they’re less ...

On a recent trip to Dublin, I took a cooking class – one of my favorite things to do when I travel. I love taking cooking classes when I travel or, in this case, a baking class. There’s a bonding that ...

“For me, soda bread is warmth and comfort,” says Gillian Fitzgerald. “It can be as elevated or simple as you want it to be. You can have your smoked salmon and your super-fancy cheese plate, or you ...

With a name like Reiley, I ought to have a great Irish brown bread recipe, and lucky for you, I do. This isn’t just any soda ...

Don’t wait for St. Patrick’s Day to make true Irish soda bread. It’s so easy and versatile that you’ll want to have it on hand all year long. With its golden crust and rich, moist crumb, the ...

All Things We're Cooking is a series featuring family recipes from you, our readers and listeners, and the special stories behind them. We'll continue to share more of your kitchen gems throughout the ...

An Irish friend taught me the most important step to take when making Irish soda bread, the one technique that makes the bread different from any other quick bread. It is essential, she tells me, to ...