Spring Capsule Wardrobe Premise Slim Cute Pants Stein Mart

Spring Capsule Wardrobe Premise Slim Cute Pants Stein Mart

Mar 21, 2018 · 10 Comments

A wardrobe basic for a Spring Capsule Wardrobe is a good pair of white pants. These Premise Slim Cute Pants from Stein Mart are one of my favorites.

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Spring Capsule Wardrobe Basics!

Last week I showed you my Spring Capsule Wardrobe Jeans. This week and next week, I will show you my final two bottoms that are a part of my spring capsule wardrobe. At this point, I don't have any skirts. As someone who works from home mostly and gets cold in restaurants, I don't find myself wearing a lot of skirts. I might add one if I find one that I especially like, but for now I am happy with the 5 bottoms that I have chosen.

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Spicy Cucumber Infused Gin

Mar 19, 2018 · 8 Comments

One of the best Infused Gin Recipes! This Spicy Cucumber Infused Gin lives up to it's promise. It's spicy with a hint of cucumber making it perfect for refreshing cocktails with a little kick!

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Best Infused Gin Recipe!

There is something about warmer weather that makes me want to start infusing, canning, and preserving. It’s some instinct that runs deep. So, even though I had to go buy out of season cucumbers, I knew I wanted to make this Spicy Cucumber Gin from Infuse: Oil, Spirit, Water now. I had specifically marked 9 things to try in that book and somehow had only gotten around to making the Sriracha Honey Popcorn – which was wonderful, by the way. It’s funny, when I went to look up the link on Amazon, it told me that I had purchased the book last March 15th. Exactly a year ago! I told you that I start thinking about infusing right about now!

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Instant Pot Quinoa Blueberry Breakfast Bowl

Mar 18, 2018 · 17 Comments

Instant Pot Quinoa is so fast and easy, making it perfect for an Instant Pot breakfast!

This Instant Pot Quinoa Blueberry Breakfast Bowl is healthy and delicious with quinoa, blueberries, honey, yogurt and pistachios!

A bowl of quinoa topped with blueberries and hone, with a succulent.

If you ask me what I had for breakfast on any given day, the majority of the time I would reply, "granola."

I make my own homemade granola - which I need to post on here. It's so good that I hardly ever feel the need to step out of my comfort zone. Well, this easy pressure cooker breakfast has changed all that!

Now, I can have another breakfast that is easy, delicious and I can feel good about eating!

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Kitty Napping Among the Orchids

Mar 16, 2018 · 29 Comments

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Oh, when we were younger Mr. Sidewalk Shoes and I enjoyed many a St. Patrick's Day. Green beer. Pub hops. Silly hats. Now, however, you'll most likely find us like Luxie kitty above. No, not taking a nap among the orchids, but definitely taking it easy.

I've reached the stage in life where I don't want to go out on the big days. You know.. Valentine's Day, New Year's Eve, etc. So many people, so much traffic, so many impaired drivers. I know I sound like an old fuddy duddy, and I'm not (other than I used the term fuddy duddy - which I don't think is even used anymore.) It's just that I'm more than happy to stay in on those days and go out on regular days.

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Bratwurst Sausage and Pepper Tacos

Mar 15, 2018 · 5 Comments

What do you think of when you think of Bratwurst Sausage Recipes? Probably not Bratwurst Sausage Tacos, right? These Bratwurst Sausage and Pepper Tacos are a fusion recipe that really works!

Bratwurst Sausage Recipes

When I lived in St. Louis, my favorite event was Octoberfest. I ate my weight in Bratwurst Sausages and consumed buckets of beer. Good times. My favorite way to eat brats are grilled, but since winter made a last minute comeback, I needed a warm kitchen recipe.

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Spring Capsule Wardrobe Essentials Jeans

Mar 14, 2018 · 5 Comments

I begin my Spring Capsule Wardrobe posts the a Capsule Wardrobe Essentials - Jeans. Jeans are the backbone of most capsule wardrobes, since they go with anything and can be dressed up or dressed down.

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Capsule Wardrobe Essentials - Jeans

I thought I would do a bit more systematic approach to my spring capsule wardrobe posts. Instead of just jumping in with the outfits (especially since it does not feel at all like spring around here) I decided to do a few posts on the components of my wardrobe. I thought I would start with a Capsule Wardrobe Essentials - Jeans. To keep it simple, I've paired my jeans with the same chambray top and Adidas shoes.

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Fresh & Pure and Nourish & Glow from Jules Aron

Mar 13, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Two new books by author, Jules Aron. Nourish & Glow and Fresh & Pure join her Zen & Tonic book! Post contains affiliate links.

Fresh & Pure and Nourish & Glow by Jules Aron

To say that I was excited to learn that my favorite cocktail book author Jules Aron was releasing two new books would be an understatement. I was thrilled. Her Zen and Tonic Book is my most favorite cocktail book of all time. I've made so many things from it, including this Vanilla Infused Rum and these Boozy Bourbon Cocoa Pops. I don't know which I am more excited about Fresh & Pure - with is homemade beauty balms and cleansers or Nourish & Glow which is foods and elixirs!

Honestly, it's going to be hard to pick a favorite!

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Drinking Vinegars Blueberry Shrub

Mar 11, 2018 · 26 Comments

Have you heard of drinking vinegars? They are a wonderful old fashioned drink that turns out to be really good for you. They are also called drinking shrubs. This Blueberry Shrub Recipe is a great one to start with! Post may contain affiliate links.

Drinking Vinegars - What are They?

Drinking vinegars are an old fashioned drink. They are basically vinegar and a sweetner with some fruit added. In the days before soda pop, these drinks were a refreshing answer to quench your thirst. A drinking shrub is simply a concentrated form and all you have to do is add it to some sparkling water for a delicious and good for you drink! You can buy drinking vinegars at the store, but it's so easy to make your own.

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Primitivo Wine 2016 Sentobene

Mar 10, 2018 · 1 Comment

Feeling a little adventuresome in your wine tasting? Have you tried a 100% Primitivo Wine? We suggest this 2016 Sentobene from Puglia, Italy.

2016 Sentobene - a 100% Primitivo Wine

If you are anything like us, you may have never even heard of the Primitivo Grape, much less an actual 100% Primitivo Wine. According to Wine Awesomeness, even though you may have never heard of the primitivo grape, you have most likely tried it. The dark-skinned Primitivo is an Italian grape known for producing deeply pigmented, high tannin, high-alcohol wines. And guess what? You probably know it by it's name in the states - Zinfandel! Now if you do some research, you'll find some interesting articles about Primitivo and Zinfandel - Primitvo Vs. Zinfandel from WineGeeks or Aren't Primitivo and Zinfandel the Same Grape from Wine Spectator. It turns out they are both clones from the same grape!

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Cats Looking Out Windows

Mar 9, 2018 · 23 Comments

Cats Looking Out Windows

Anyone else get a glorious taste of spring and then have it rudely taken away? When I took these photos, it was 70 degrees outside and sunny. Birds were sings, trees were blooming, spring was in the air. So warm that I opened up the windows to let a little fresh air in. It was perfect for a couple little kitty cats to do some bird watching. If it's one thing cats love, it's looking out windows!

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Easy Homemade Sauerkraut Recipe

Mar 8, 2018 · 8 Comments

It is so easy to make homemade sauerkraut and my favorite way is in a mason jar! When you taste how fresh it is, you'll never buy store-bought again!

Shredded cabbage in a mason jar with a fermenter lid on it.

I love sauerkraut and would eat it even if it wasn't great for us. I read an article about probiotics and about how important they are for our gut health. You can even buy probiotic supplements and some foods that don't normally contain probiotics are even being supplemented with them.

But why buy supplements when you can get your probiotics in Easy Homemade Sauerkraut? The best part of making it yourself is that it can contain different strains of probiotics each time you make it!

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Neutral Colors Clothing - Beige Sweater Casual

Mar 7, 2018 · 5 Comments

Focusing on neutral colors clothing for my capsule wardrobe has made getting dressed so easy! Today I am styling a neutral beige sweater for the third time, this time a much more casual look.

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Neutral Colors Clothing - Beige Sweater Casual

I am back for week three of styling my beige sweater! The first week, I styled it casual with black skinnies and black tennies in Minimalist French Capsule Wardrobe a Neutral Sweater. The second week, I did it a little more dressy with leopard flats, a cute purse and added a necklace in Neutral Sweater Restyled Slightly Dressy. I am back today with a third look, the most casual look of them all.

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Get My Posts by Category on Email Subscription!

Mar 6, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Email Subscription by Category!

I have exciting news peeps! One, my orchid is blooming again - yay! Two - you can now get my posts by email by category! I've been wanting to set this up since I moved my lifestyle - fashion, travels and cocktails over from my other blog. I realized that some of you might not want to be notified of those posts. So, now you can subscribe by email to get notifications on only the posts you want!

You can see the subscription box on the right. All you have to do is enter your email and choose which posts you want to receive! You can choose as many as you'd like or choose all to receive an email each time there is a new post.

For those of you that already subscribe to my emails and receive an email every time I post (it should say something like Post from Sidewalk Shoes for 3/6/2018):

If you want to continue to receive all my posts, you don't have to do anything, you'll continue to receive them the same.
If you want to get posts by category, unsubscribe from the original list (using the post email you received), and then subscribe by checking the categories you want to receive on the box in the sidebar.

New subscribers and anyone changing over to categories, you can tell that you are receiving a category email by the title. My original emails say Post from Sidewalk Shoes for (date) - my new emails will tell you what category it is, they will be titled something like New Recipe on Sidewalk Shoes today or New Cat Post on Sidewalk Shoes.

I hope you all like this new feature!

Vietnamese Zoodle Salad

Mar 4, 2018 · 14 Comments

Instead of a Vietnamese noodle salad try this delicious Vietnamese Zoodle Salad.

Spiralized carrots and zucchini pair with the Vietnamese flavors of mint and cilantro in this refreshing salad.

Makes the perfect easy light lunch or dinner!

Zucchini, carrots, mint, peanuts on a white scalloped plate.

I am way late to the zoodle party, but I am happy to have inaugural visit be this gorgeous Vietnamese Zoodle Salad!

I admit, I didn't get what the spiralizer fuss was about. I mean, it's just veggies. The same veggies that you've been eating for years. Except now you make them long and stringy like noodles.

Then I got a Spiralizer. And still, it sat there unused. I dutifully pinned posts to my spiralizer board on Pinterest.

Then one day, I was staring at some zucchini from my CSA, and I thought, "zoodles, now is the time for zoodles."

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Tuxedo Cat Patchouli

Mar 2, 2018 · 20 Comments

Tuxedo Cat Patchouli in the Yard

You don't see much of our tuxedo cat, Patchouli, on the blog because she is a little bit of a hermit. She is also a big scaredy cat. The weather was really pretty though for a few days and she ventured out in the yard with me. I was out taking photos of the spring flowers. Yes, we already have some spring flowers. I always look at my calendar as soon as lent starts and run outside to get photos of my Lenten rose (hellebores.)

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Za'atar Roasted Carrots with Labne

Mar 1, 2018 · 21 Comments

All it takes is a little Za'atar seasoning and some labne to turn carrots from bland to wow in this Za'atar Roasted Carrots with Labne. Roasted carrots are such an easy side dish and they get even sweeter when roasted! Everyone loves these!

Roasted Carrots are so Delicious!

I have to admit, when contemplating what to make for a side dish, carrots are definitely flying under my radar. I'm always looking for something exciting and carrots just don't seem to be trending. They're not kale or quinoa or whatever new superfood we are eating this week.

They've been around forever. We even had them when I was a kid, which we know makes them ancient.

But I'll tell you what, we never had them like this! I am sure my grandmother never heard of Za'atar or labne. This Za'atar Roasted Carrots with Labne couldn't be any easier, and it is amazing! My husband was out of town, so I actually ate these for 3 days in a row and I could have kept on eating them, they are that good!

This will become your favorite roasted carrots recipe!

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Neutral Sweater Restyled Slightly Dressy

Feb 28, 2018 · 3 Comments

Another look with my French Minimalist Capsule Wardrobe basic - an oversized neutral sweater. Post contains affiliate links.

Neutral Sweater Restyled Slightly Dressy

Last week I showed you my favorite casual look with this neutral sweater - Minimalist French Wardrobe A Neutral Sweater. Now, today I am sharing with you a slightly different look, styled ever so slightly dressy - or at least what counts as dressy in my eyes - which I admit is not too dressy!

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Ginger Beer Cocktails Orange-Ginger Fizz

Feb 26, 2018 · 3 Comments

Easy Ginger Beer Cocktails are my favorite like this Orange-Ginger Fizz that combines bourbon and ginger beer for an easy and refreshing cocktail! Post may contain affiliate links.

Ginger Beer Cocktails Orange-Ginger Fizz

Raise your hand if you love Ginger Beer! My hand is definitely raised. I love it's flavor, it's like ginger ale kicked up several notches. What I really love is that it is so easy make Ginger Beer Cocktails. It gives you lovely bubbles with a ginger kick! Some ginger beer is alcoholic, I am talking about the non-alcohol kind. It's the perfect mixer!

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Shredded Pork Tacos with Pepita (Pumpkin Seed) Slaw

Feb 25, 2018 · 22 Comments

These shredded pork, pinto beans and an incredible Pepita (Pumpkin Seed) Slaw make these tacos our new favorite! Tender shredded pork, seasoned beans, and the best pumpkin seed and cabbage slaw!

Shredded Pork Tacos with Pepita Slaw

There is so much to love about these Shredded Pork and Pinto Tacos with Pepita Slaw from Cooking Light, I don't even know where to begin! First of all a small amount of lean pork tenderloin is cooked in a seasoned broth along with some shallots.

When you remove the pork to cool, you reduce sauce a bit to concentrate the flavors, and shred the pork. Next comes the genius part, you add the pork back to the broth with some pinto beans!

The pinto beans extend the pork and when you mash a few of them it makes for a thicker filling.

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Cat Napping - Hard to do!

Feb 23, 2018 · 21 Comments

Cat Napping - Hard to do!

Let's face it, it's hard for a kitty cat to get in their cat napping naptime. There you are, perfectly comfy. Sun streaming in the window and keeping you nice and warm. Then someone comes up to take a break and spots you looking absolutely adorable. And what does she do??? Runs to the other room, grabs the camera and begins to document you waking up from all your sweet kitty cat dreams.

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Minimalist French Wardrobe A Neutral Sweater

Feb 21, 2018 · 9 Comments

One of the key components of my Minimalist French Wardrobe is a comfortable Philosophy sweater in a neutral color. Here I have styled it simply with black pants and shoes. Post contains affiliate links.

French Minimalist Wardrobe A Neutral Sweater

I thought that I would share with you one of the workhorses of my French Minimalist Wardrobe - a slightly oversized neutral Philosophy sweater. I absolutely love this sweater. It is a soft neutral beige/taupe color. It is cotton, so here in Southeast Tennessee, I can wear it fall, winter and spring. It can be dressed up or down.

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Beet, Carrot and Chickpea Salad

Feb 18, 2018 · 17 Comments

Beets, Carrots and Chickpeas are roasted together for this simple and delicious beet salad.

This salad makes a great side dish salad or it's hearty enough to be a main dish!

Beets, carrots and chickpeas on a long platter.

I know we're supposed to eat the rainbow. That can be kind of tricky in the middle of winter.

But luckily there are lots of root vegetables that come in a variety of colors. I found these rainbow carrots at the store and fell in love with them.

Pairing them with golden beets and regular beets, makes this salad from Donna Hay not only good for you, but also gorgeous!

If you weren't aware of how healthy beets are, check out this article 9 Impressive Health Benefits of Beets!

Now that I've convinced you how good for you beets are, you'll also want to try our Roasted Beets and Carrots, Roasted Beets and Blood Orange Salad and our ever popular Pickled Beets.

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Crew Wine Crew Riesling 2016

Feb 17, 2018 · Leave a Comment

A weekend wine review of Crew Wine - Crew Riesling 2016.

Crew Wine Crew Riesling 2016

Crew Wine, Crew Riesling 2016. North Coast, California. Wine Awesomeness. 100% Riesling.

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The Kitties Love Purely Fancy Feast Filets

Feb 16, 2018 · 22 Comments

This sponsored post was brought to you by the makers of Fancy Feast, but all opinions are my own (and the kitty cats!) The kitties get to try new Purely Fancy Feast Filets!

Luxie and Coco get to try new Purely Fancy Feast Filets!

Does anyone else have finicky kitties? We do. One of the only foods that will eat with consistency is Fancy Feast, so when Fancy Feast asked if we would like to try some of their brand new Purely Fancy Feasts Filets..... well, I'm sure the resounding "Yes, meow!" could be heard around the world. These are new individual packaged filets in chicken, salmon, and tuna. The idea is that this is a little more than a treat and little less than a meal. These are designed to be fed anywhere, anytime. They can be added to regular food at a meal or used for a very special treat.

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