Friday Feast | Colcannon for a Samhain Dinner

I love this time of year—one of my all time favorites. Several batches of pumpkin pecan bread have already been baked, so I’m settling into the start of the season. And it all begins the day before Halloween, or what I call Samhain Eve. I blame it on my Irish heritage and the love of this culture.

At the end of October, the dark half of the Celtic year swings open. This is Samhain, which comes from two Gaelic words meaning “summer’s end.” It is a time to reflect on the past year—for honoring o...