For crunch
1 cup old-fashioned oats
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
2 teaspoons instant coffee crystals
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

For pudding
1 1/4 cups chilled whipping cream
12 tablespoons Baileys Original Irish Cream
3/4 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
6 large egg yolks
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

12 tablespoons dried currants
pudding, parfaits, oatmeal

1 cup preserved kumquats in syrup (available at specialty foods shops and some supermarkets)
1 tablespoon lemon juice, or to taste
2 tablespoons dry mustard
a 2-pound piece of Irish bacon (available at specialty foods shops) or Canadian bacon
fresh kumquats for garnish
parsley sprigs for garnish
irish, bacon, kumquat

1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
3 tablespoons toasted wheat bran
3 tablespoons toasted wheat germ
2 tablespoons old-fashioned oats
2 tablespoons (packed) dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces
2 cups (about) buttermilk
soda, bread,