Idea for the weekend: Smitten Kitchen’s apple pancakes.

Watch and be happy.

Deli Man Trailer from Erik Anjou on Vimeo.

Nicole Franzen goes apple picking and then makes a pie. Indeed.

Over at a cool site called Forty-Sixth at Grace, check out the “For the Love of Pie” series.

Picture by Nicole Franzen.

Food 52 does leftovers.

French Apple Cake via Hungry Ghost Food. Yes, please.

Some last-minute Thanksgiving menu ideas from, where else?: Food 52.

I made this over the weekend and loved it.

This version of the recipe is slightly different from the one in her cookbook but it’ll do the trick (in her book she calls for two tablespoons of maldon salt and I think one, as it is listed here, is fine). I added some hot pepper flakes at the end, too. Dag, it was tasty.

[Photo Credit: James Ransom]

All about cured meats. Food 52, again and again.

A cabbage salad (and other things) by Mimi Thorisson over at Manager.

I made a pork chop in a cast iron skillet last night. That skillet is one of my favorite kitchen items because I’ve had it for so long. It’s got a good coating by now. My most treasured item is a salt box that came from my grandmother in Belgium but I also have a couple of wooden spoons that I use all the time that I’m fond of as well. They aren’t special or fancy, just durable and reliable. Those spoons, man, they are easy to overlook but those are the things that count for something.

[Painting by: Peter Evans]

From house to haus, dig David Lebowitz’s recipe for Lime Meringue Tart.

Seasonally sweet treats from Food 52.

I don’t have a thing for red velvet cake or cupcakes but I saw this picture and damn do I ever want one.

The jammies over at Magnolia are pretty slammin’.

[Photo Via: Add a Spoonful of Sugar]

I know I’ve shared this with you before but in case you missed it, here’s a sure shot: David Chang’s brussels sprouts (via Food 52).

During the storm The Wife and I tried to make an apple pie. Well, we made one, all right, but our dumb asses–and I’m not assigning blame, here–forgot one whole cup of flower and the result was apple gloop. Over the weekend I tried again and yup, this time it worked, even though I undercooked it slightly so that the granny smith apples were still al dente.

Now, the only trouble with making a pie for two is that, well, you’ve got a ton of pie leftover. We were both too lazy to bring it to work so I packed some of it in a plastic container and have been nibbling away ever since, diet be damned.

We didn’t get much sleep last night but we were happy this morning. And you know what I had for breakfast as I watched the election results?

Yo got that right: All-American Apple Pie.

Recipe from Smitten Kitchen.

Zucchini Risotto over at Lemon Fire Brigade.

A recipe for sweet potato fries over at Food 52.

[Photo Credit: Add a Spoonful of Sugar]

Christopher Boffili’s Big Appetites.

Serious Eats chips in.