I am not a vegetarian.  Not even close.  My celebratory meal of choice is a perfectly cooked rib eye.  Howe

I've posted a limoncello recipe before.   Wow, I can't believe that was all the back in 2011.  But since tha

While I know it is possible to make stews and soups not in a slow cooker or crockpot, I rarely do.  There is

I remember when I first started cooking I considered recipes the last word.  They had to be followed.  All i

You know what I don't understand?  How does my house get so messy?  There are only two of us.  The children

Is there anything more suited for the slow cooker (crock pot) than pot roast?  I don't think so.  It

I don't know about you, but I buy cookbooks wherever I can find them.  My favorite places are the clearance

I don't know about you, but as soon as the weather turns the least bit chilly, my thought turn immediately to

I know what you're thinking.  Roasted Cauliflower Waldorf Salad?  Really?  Yes, really!  Not only really,

Happy Black Friday everyone!  I hope that you are reading this from the comfort of your home and not standing

The problem with being a food blogger is that you have to put fresh new content out there.  All the time.  F

I have a little formula I use to judge whether a cookbook is worth my while.  I actually took this from some

I don't know about you, but I can think of nothing better to accompany pork is more pork.  Apparently Martha

Did you know you can make pesto from just about anything?  Well, not anything, but a lot of things.  Arugul

Well, guess what we did yesterday?  Turned on the heat!!  This is probably the earliest we have ever turned

Mr. Sidewalk Shoes and I met and married in St. Louis.  Our first house was down in South St. Louis, in an ar

This brings me to final post of what turned out to be pumpkin week here at Sidewalk Shoes.  It's not my f

Well, the official first day of fall has happened, so I feel safe posting some pumpkin recipes.  When to star

I know some of you love summer.  The heat.  The sun.  The beach.  The flip flops.  Not me.  I'm a fall/w

If you are looking for a gorgeous fall salad, you have come to the right place!  Just look at those beets!  

One of my only complaints about belonging to a CSA is that sometimes I don't get enough of a particular vegeta

I love salads.  Especially main dish salads.  Dinner in a bowl.  Easy peasy.  When I have a main dish sala

I think I mentioned before that now that I am retired from teaching, I have a sourdough starter going again. Â

  Well, it wouldn't be a picnic without a three bean salad!  But this is not your mother's three bean sa

Guess what?!  I was invited to be a guest with the other Novel Bakers for Picnic Week!!  I am thrilled.  Wh

I know.  More harissa!  What can I say?  I love it!  This is my third harissa post this week!  I began wi

Well, apparently this is harissa week at Sidewalk Shoes!  I share with you on Monday, Harissa Roasted Squash.

At first I was going to do a grilling post today, since it is Labor Day, the sort of unofficial end to summer.

I think I've mentioned before that I have a herd share with my CSA, Fall Creek Farms.  What this means is tha

I don't like eggplant.  I don't hate it, but it is definitely not something I would buy.  When my CSA recent

My favorite parties are those that have a table full of little appetizing bites.  As a matter of fact, standi

I adore lobster, but don't have it very often.  Not just because it's expensive, but because of something tha

The other morning, I got a text from Mr. Sidewalk Shoes saying that has he drove out of the subdivision for wo

For some reason, Mr. Sidewalk Shoes has decided he likes almond butter better than peanut butter.  I'm not su

Well, it's about that time of the year.  That time of the year when you get a little teary-eyed when you

Do you have an herb garden?  I do.  Unfortunately I don't utilize it as well as I should.  So, sometimes I