A food writer and recipe developer, LISA ZWIRN is a regular contributor to the Boston Globe and has written for a number of other publications, including Cooking Pleasures, Intermezzo, Fine Cooking, Heart-Healthy Living, Cooking Light and Pastry Art & Design. Her first cookbook is Christmas Cookies: 50 Recipes to Treasure for the Holiday Season (William Morrow, 2008). She is a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals and the Culinary Guild of New England. Lisa was born and raised in Manhattan, New York and currently lives outside of Boston, Massachusetts with her husband and two teenage sons.