This is Amisha, and I would like to introduce myself. I am a recipe developer, food photographer and a food stylist, in that order. I am an extremely passionate home cook, who loves to cook all dishes vegetarian, crazy about baking, jamming and creating healthy, nourishing, fresh meals for my family. I live with my husband, 2 lovely kids and my kitty Marc. We live in the Bay Area and are blessed to be surrounded with fresh, organic produce, throughout the year, that is a part of my daily musings with cooking.

My latest and most recent accomplishment is that I published a cookbook called Mumbai Modern – Vegetarian recipes inspired by Indian Roots and California Cuisine – published by Countryman Press and an accomplishment I am very proud of. This has been my pandemic baby. Very cliche but it has been a true labor of love – the cookbook is dedicated to my dear mother who passed in 2007, when I promised her that I would write a cookbook one day with her recipes in it! So here I am!

I am also a bi-weekly contributor to the food section of the SF Chronicle newspaper, and online(digital)! My food column is called MODERN VEGETARIAN. These are small achievements that I am truly happy about and that keeps me going.

A little bit about myself… I am originally from Mumbai – the city that never sleeps! I am a computer engineer by profession, and came to the US to study Masters. I was very fortunate to be brought up in a family that loves to eat and cook. My mom has been my constant source of inspiration. She started teaching me the tricks of cooking when I was nine years old. My mom believed in fresh food on the table, and I strive to do the same for my family.

JAM LAB is a universal name, my kitchen is my lab, where I jam away by cooking, baking and experimenting with the gorgeous produce around me.

I love working with different flavor combinations - herbs, spices, fruits, teas anything! I come up with different flavor combinations which turn any simple dish into an exquisite dish. That is what I excel at, and is my forte.

Welcome to my substack! With much love from Amisha @ Jam Lab!

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Amisha

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