The Sandpoint Eater:
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist As much as I like to consider myself well versed in the gastronomic arts — dedicating a fair amount of time to answering food-related questions for family, friends and...
Category: Eats & Drinks
Zucchini season
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Home gardeners in the Idaho panhandle are starting to see the fruits of their Memorial Day planting labors. After a wet and cloudy start to summer, tomatoes are flowering...
The Sandpoint Eater: Cooking my heart out
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist My mother had three well-worn cookbooks: a double volume set of Meta Given’s Modern Encyclopedia of Cooking and Household Magazine’s Searchlight Recipe Book. All hold spaces of honor in...
The Sandpoint Eater: Mix and mask
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist It’s hard to wrap my head around the past few months — silly me, thinking this COVID-19 pandemic that blew into our lives, wreaking havoc on a blustery day...
The (pot)luck of the draw
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff With age comes a more intimate understanding of the events and happenings of adult life. Potluck dinners are one of those events that seemed to occur out of thin...
Mad About Science: Tomatoes
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist The world’s favorite berry is a curious fruit. Or is it a vegetable? You may find it interesting to know that, despite the tomato being a staple of their...
The Sandpoint Eater: Pick a pepper
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist It’s not easy to pick a favorite chile pepper, as there are literally a couple thousand to choose from, but I’ve learned from experience which ones work with my...
Practice makes perfect (pizza)
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff According to Panhandle Pizza Kitchen owner Mike Johnson, a great pizza starts with four ingredients: water, flour, salt and time. Yes, time — not thyme. Patience is the key...
Wine, women and wicked ninja skills
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County is seeing an influx of ninja activity. These ninjas do not practice mixed martial arts, but are instead known to carry mixed bags of drinks and snacks....
Mixing beer
By Ben Olson Reader Staff In the salad days before the coronavirus, I recall a pivotal moment in my beer-drinking existence. I was having lunch with Reader Editor Zach Hagadone at Utara Brewing Co....
