Contributor: Carolyn Swartz

Carolyn Swartz is a writer, filmmaker, passionate home cook, and good-enough pianist who has live-scored silent films at screening rooms and movie theaters in Berlin, Manhattan, and Portland, Maine. Her short films have been featured on websites and social media pages of Fortune 100 companies, and her writing has been published in The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald, and - best of all - Woman Around Town.

Ireland may not be on the top of people’s list for its cuisine. Judith McLoughlin’s “A Return to Ireland” is a wonderful surprise, focusing on dishes from the Emerald Isle that are sure to please.

Earthy, pungent, and delicious. A truffle can turn a ho-hum dish of pasta into a masterpiece. Carolyn Swartz explains and includes a recipe for you to try.

Fennel could be your next most favorite vegetable. And Carolyn Swartz has three recipes for you to try.

Following the journey before that bottle of sweetness lands on your breakfast table. Peter Kuitenbrouwer is the knowledgeable guide.

Home cooks are inspired by professional ones. Carolyn Swartz has many favorites, but Marcella Hazan tops the list.

Bid goodbye to summer and hello to fall with Carolyn Swartz’s easy-to-prepare corn chowder.

Not a newsflash: summer in the Northeast is short. And the tomato season— talking peak here— is even shorter. It takes time and luck (plenty of sunshine and just enough rain) for tomatoes to ripen fully…

Good question, and even the experts disagree on this one. While you certainly optimize the value of your workouts by actually doing them, recent studies have shown that many, if not most, fitness club members…