Amy Sherman is a San Francisco-based writer, and recipe developer. Her specialty is creating easy, exciting, and healthy recipes. She is the author of Williams-Sonoma New Flavors for Appetizers, A Microwave, A Mug, A Meal, and WinePassport: Portugal. She  also wrote the new introduction to the reprint of Jane Grigson's Vegetable Book and the new foreword to the reprint of Betty Crocker’s Good and Easy Cookbook. She loves updating classic recipes and experimenting with new techniques and unusual ingredients.