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Little Figgy Pies and a Frootshoot

July 20, 2014

As I listened to her tales, I realized, "I've never had a fig," and then suddenly I had a mission.

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In #tabletopview, Personal Ramble Tags amanda wilson, amandapandamania, baking, balsamic, california, cooking, designing amanda, dough, fig, food blog, frootshoot, hand pie, honey, pastry, photography, pie, rosemary
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Frootshoot in the Caribbean

June 13, 2014

Fruit-shoot (/fro͞ot - SHo͞ot/) noun :: a photo-shoot during which Amanda dissects/murders various fruits for photographic analysis. 

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In Froot Shoot, #tabletopview, Graphic Design Tags adobe, amanda wilson, amandapandamania, apple, atlanta, bell fruit, designing amanda, dissection, frootshoot, fruit, jamaican, otaheite, photography, photoshoot
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Shootin' some more froots.

August 22, 2013

Probably Khaleesi's favorite, Dragonfruit is one of the prettiest fruits both inside and out. However, this does NOT mean it tastes good.  

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Tags adobe, amanda wilson, amandapandamania, design, details, dissection, dragon fruit, frootshoot, fruit, graphic, indesign, industrial, instagram, kiwano melon, photography, photoshoot, rambutan, tropical
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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 πŸ˜‚. I should've cut TH
View fullsize And with that, the gochujang sauce is all finished! Bibimbap two meals in a row! πŸ˜¬πŸ˜¬πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ» 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 πŸ˜‚, 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! πŸ’š
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