Pumpkin Pancakes & More

A few weeks back, I was asked by 2nd year designer Christen Toepel from the SCCA graphic design program if I was interested in collaborating together on a photo shoot.  I was definitely interested! Check out her website here www.christentoepel.com.

I get very excited now by any opportunity to just play around and have fun with food photography.  Especially if it means a chance for me to expand, and try something new.  This is a bit less nerve wracking then working with a paying client sometimes...  Christen was going for a fall/wintery theme, so the 3 things that were decided on were pumpkin pancakes with apple compote, mulled wine & cinnamon rolls.  Here are a few favorites from the shoot.

On a sadder note, one of the instructors from the photography program I went to, Robbie Milne, passed away last week.  I will always remember him laughing at (with) me, "Amy it's cheese! It's not supposed to be depressing!!".  When I would try to do something moody and it just wouldn't turn out quite right...He had a great sense of humor and a big heart.  He will be missed so much.


Here is a link for the pumpkin pancake recipe:

Pumpkin Pancakes- Allyson Kramer

Here is the apple compote recipe:

Apple Cinnamon Topping
4 large apples (or 6-8 small apples), peeled and cored
1 teaspoon lemon juice
3/4 cup (180 ml) apple cider
1/4 cup (50 grams) brown sugar, packed
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Cut the apples into 1/8-inch slices and cut those slices in half. Put the apples in a saucepan and add the lemon juice and apple cider. Stir apples to coat thoroughly with the mixture. Cover the apples and cook over medium heat for 7 minutes.
Add brown sugar. Turn heat down to medium-low and cook uncovered until the juice thickens and the apples are tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in cinnamon.


Mulled Wine- from Bon Appetit

Sadly, the cinnamon rolls are directly from store bought dough, because we kept trying to purchase them at Bakery Nouveau, however it was going to take 2 and a half hours for them to be made.  They were still quite delicious!