Happy first week of spring! Eeeee. Spring and early summer are my favorite times of year. Even though it doesn’t feel terribly spring-like yet up here, I’m still reveling in the abundance of sunlight from the longer days we’re having, the few spots of balmy weather here and there, and the promise of warmth to come.
In anticipation of longer and lazier days, today I have a small piece up on Verily Magazine (yay!) on how to make Clinton Street Baking Company’s venerated pancakes, scaled down for just two. This piece was one of my favorites to shoot — pancakes, for one, are always fun to style, but especially so when you have the freedom of making someone else’s tried-and-true recipe (let alone one Neil Kleinberg’s award-winning world-famous tried-and-true recipe), and especially especially so when I get to snag a certain Bowl #2’s good-lookin’ hands for a little cameo. There’s nothing I don’t like doing with him, and it was so much fun (for me, at least!) to incorporate the man I love into the endeavor I love. Now that I know how much fun it is to have him model for me, I don’t know if you’ll ever see my monster hands on here again. 😉
Hope everyone’s having a wonderful Monday!
Kathryn
I love, love, love these shots Cynthia! There’s such a gorgeous dreamy light to them.
tworedbowls
Aw, thank you, sweet friend! I didn’t know how this change to light-and-bright would pan out, so your words are much appreciated (as always!) <3
Stephanie
Horray, finally the recipe I’ve been dying to get my hands on. 🙂 Gorgeous blueberry compote, for reals. And great article, Cynthia!
tworedbowls
Thank you, Stephanie! 😀
Janine
This looks great and love the article!
tworedbowls
Thanks so much, Janine 🙂
erika
I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO TRY CLINTON ST BAKING CO’S PANCAKES FOR FOREVER!!!! I am SOOOOOOO excited to try this recipe, you don’t even know. Omg. I’m practically hyperventilating. And the styling of these pancakes! Utter, pure love.
tworedbowls
Hahaha oh my gosh, as pancake royalty you must try it! Let me know what you think if you do, I bet we’d have a lot to trade notes on 🙂 Thanks a bunch, Erika <3
erika
Wait question. I was googling Clinton St. last night and came across several different versions of their pancakes…which is the real one?! For example, I saw Izy’s post on Buzzfeed used baking soda + buttermilk where yours uses whole milk and no baking soda. Did you follow your recipe from the book exactly?
tworedbowls
Yep! I only tweaked the ingredient proportions. The full-scale recipe from the cookbook can be found here on Martha Stewart and here (and actually even here, on Google Books preview!). I know what Buzzfeed post you’re talking about and I’m not sure where that recipe is from (although Izy’s photos are gorgeous!) Hope that helps!
erika
Oh, you are AWESOME SAUCE!!!!! Okay can’t wait. Love love <3
cheri
Congrats for your article on Verily magazine! that’s wonderful, looks like a amazing photo shoot.
tworedbowls
Thank you so much, Cheri! It was a lot of fun. 🙂
Erika
Love love those photos.. and pancakes… lawd help me pancakes, those look amazing!
tworedbowls
Thank you so much, Erika!! I might have to have a pancake intervention sooner rather than later…
Cate @ Chez CateyLou
LOOOOVE Clinton Street’s pancakes!! And love this post – you and bowl 2 are adorable!! Going to check out your post now – so exciting! Oh and pinning these gorgeous pancakes!
tworedbowls
Thank you so much, Cate!!! 🙂
Christina Warren
OH how exciting to be featured. Lovely design and the recipe looks perfect. I’m a pancake fanatic. I just did my first recipe for them last week (a delicious gf one). Where do you get your tea towels? I’ve been searching high and low for red and blue ones like these!
tworedbowls
Ooh wow, I’ll have to check those out! I’m always amazed by GF recipes 🙂 and I got the tea towels from IKEA — you can’t beat the price! And they get worn in just the right way after a few washes.
molly yeh
YEEEEAH, BOYFRIENDS THAT DOUBLE AS HAND MODELS!
tworedbowls
He’ll never be free of me now!!! Muahahaha.
Nancy @ gottagetbaked
Yay, congrats on the article, Cynthia! The photos are beautiful – that lighting is so damned dreamy! I’m always on the lookout for THE perfect pancake recipe. I’m heading over now to check this out!
tworedbowls
It’s a pretty elusive thing, isn’t it? If you try this, I’d love to hear your thoughts! The whipped egg white definitely makes a difference. Thanks so much, Nance 🙂
Linda Xiao (@thetarttart)
ll at Molly’s comment. I’ve deemed Chris’s hands too hairy for hand modeling, which is unfortunate because hand models are a convenient thing to have around. 🙂
And congratulations on your article! Your photos are so beautifully serene, and I’m glad to know I can skip the 2.5+ hr. wait and make their famous pancakes at home!
tworedbowls
HAHA! I’m sure after the seventeenth time that I ask B2 to hold a fork and knife for me that he’s going to wish I felt the same way about his. And thank you, Linda! It was interesting switching up the color palette a bit, so I’m glad to know it worked out okay.
Nora (A Clean Bake)
This is awesome! I can’t wait to try these celebrated pancakes that I’ve never had the patience to wait in line for on any of my NY trips. Huge congrats on the magazine article! So very deserved 🙂
tworedbowls
It’s hard to devote such giant chunks of time to waiting in line, isn’t it? Thank you so much for your very sweet words, Nora 🙂
Jessica (Coco/Mingo)
Ah yes! Here are those delicious looking pancakes! I was just over at Verily magazine to read the article…amazing! Perfect recipe, and I really gotta try it. I’m going to make my bf make these for me! hehe! Also, so funny you! You? Monster hands? Pleeeease. lol! But I gotta say, your bf did a fantastic job! His shirt color coordinates with the layout perfectly! I love the burlap runner…and I’m particularly drooling over the blueberry compote too! xo
tworedbowls
Hahaha he was sooo pleased with himself over your comment 😉 he actually picked that shirt out himself, both in the store and that day for the photos! I was so amazed, because, you’re right — it goes perfectly with the rest of the color scheme. I don’t think I could have picked it better myself. Well played, Mr. TRB. Well played. 😉 Thank you, lovie <3
Trisha
As always, I am in love with your styling and the pancakes look so perfectly bouncy and soft. yummmmm. count me in for pancakes nex time 😉
tworedbowls
Thank you so much, Trisha!! 🙂 You can always count me in for pancakes, too 😀
Shari Kelley
The pancakes look amazing and your photos are so beautiful! Can’t wait to try out this recipe.
tworedbowls
Such kind words, Shari — thank you so much!
Pang
First of all, congratulations. I love all your photos, and your writing is so funny. I hope you can use him again as a model. 🙂
tworedbowls
Hahah, aw, thank you!!! I’m always so happy when someone thinks I’m funny (somehow), baha. <3 And yes! Maybe you can help me wheedle him into it...
Laura (Tutti Dolci)
So beautiful, love the blueberry topping!
tworedbowls
Thanks so much, Laura!
The-broken-bread
Cynthia.. I can practically smell these pancakes! They look delicious! Congrats on the article my dear! So happy for you 🙂
tworedbowls
Thank you so much, Kristan!! 🙂
Lindsey (dolly and oatmeal)
Yay for putting our men to work – even if they get to eat the rewards! Happy spring to you, hoping you get to enjoy the warmer temps this weekend! xo
tworedbowls
Hahaha, it seems like a pretty sweet (no pun intended) gig to me, right? 😉 Same to you, dear friend!
Sini | my blue&white kitchen
Congrats, Cynthia! This is a lovely post, the shots capture a lazy weekend breakfast so well (and the spring light is amazing!), the recipe makes my mouth water, and your man really has handsome hands. He should really do more hand modeling 😉 Would absolutely love to have these pancakes for a Sunday breakfast!
Have a great weekend,
Sini
cakeoversteak
Oh my goodness! Love this! These shots are so gorgeous – they look like a perfect weekend pancake breakfast. I haven’t made pancakes in a while; I’ve been cheating on them with waffles …but I will have to change that soon and try these!