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October

Leafography, DIY Knives & Road Trips

October 7, 2015

I've been happily in San Francisco just shy of a month now, and I drove cross-country with my BFF, in a minivan with no A/C, to get here.

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In Graphic Design, Industrial Design, #tabletopview, Personal Ramble, Product Design, Video Editing Tags industrial design, designer, designingamanda, knife making, knifesmithing, diy project, diy knives, upcycling, roadtrip, cross country roadtrip, america, exploration, cheese knife, paring knife, butter knife, thrifting, golden gate bridge, letsmovetosanfran, october, typography, leafography, calendar design, design, product design, weekend project, cheese plate, video editing, adobe premiere, adobe
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Two Years in Cayman

September 7, 2015

My short adventure in Grand Cayman - thanks to everyone who made it awesome. I'll miss you all, and hope we cross paths again!

My short adventure in Grand Cayman - thanks to everyone who made it awesome. I'll miss you all, and hope we cross paths again!
Nov 13, 2013 - Aug 31, 2015

In Personal Ramble, Video Editing Tags cayman islands, cayman, grand cayman, island life, caribbean, video editing, adobe premiere, gopro, adventure
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Running Underwater

May 24, 2015

I've been working on a video to encompass the majority of the footage we've recorded over the last 18 months, and liked this clip a LOT a lot, so it got it's own little slow-mo sequence.

Location: Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman, Sting Ray City, Nov 2013

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In Video Editing Tags cayman islands, caribbean, grand cayman, boat trip, boat, underwater, light play, sand, artistic, slow motion, hero3+, adele, video editing, adobe, adobe premiere, ocean, water, gopro
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Fresh Snaps

View fullsize I made more Poptarts, but this time I went rogue and used homemade apricot jam from my pal @winklebeebee instead of the strawberry paste in the recipe. Also, I still have a full jar of these homemade sprinkles after two batches 😂. I should've cut TH
View fullsize And with that, the gochujang sauce is all finished! Bibimbap two meals in a row! 😬😬👍🏻👍🏻 Definitely making another batch of that sauce (a yummy mix of gochujang, sesame oil, brown sugar, soy sauce, water and toasted sesame seeds).
View fullsize What a fun little Sunday afternoon: some food, human interaction 😂, and a lot of smiles. A welcomed breather during these very heavy weeks/months. I attended an online cooking class by my friend @seasoned.cook and here are some things I learned: -
View fullsize We were missing our gelato fix and glad to see that @gelataiosancarlos was open for pick-up pints! Definitely wish it was compete with wafer cookie and a little drizzle from the chocolate fountain, but this is still a delicious compromise!
View fullsize A PopTart video in three parts. These took foreeeeever to make, but they're so pretty and delicious. @bonappetitmag @csaffitz
View fullsize I made mint chocolate chip ice cream today, but I got to use FRESH mint instead of extract! 💚
View fullsize Look how cute these are! This might be my new favorite way to decorate cookies. The easy peasy recipe for these Roasty Toasty Pecan Caramel Shortbread Cookies is from @bonappetitmag / @mollybaz.
View fullsize Last night was all about celebrating this little bird building its nest at @oakandviolet in @theparkjames hotel. @redbreastwhiskeyus created a private labeled small batch (only 252 bottles!) of 15-year cask strength Irish Whiskey for their friends at
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View fullsize If you wanted to be healthier with your snack choices, you could slice some cucumber, toss it with olive oil and salt (and maybe some apple cider vinegar) and then bake at 175 for 3-4 hours until crispy. BUT. Consider yourself warned that you will ha
View fullsize Anyone else ever notice that the seeds of a guava fruit make it look like someone already attempted to take a bite out of it? . . . . . . #guava #redguava #bitemarks #biteme #frootshoot #tropical #tropicalfruit #islandlife #caymanislands #islandfruit
View fullsize If you know what's good, you'll only ever have margaritas with a splash of pomegranate juice and muddled with fresh jalapeno from now on. Happy Friday Happy Hour to you! . . . . . #quintosol #sol #facebookcampus #facebook #margarita #happyfriday #hap