The Sandpoint Eater: Homegrown tomatoes
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
Between COVID-19 and anticipating that my Chicago road trips would keep me away from home a lot this summer, I spent neither much time planning …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
Between COVID-19 and anticipating that my Chicago road trips would keep me away from home a lot this summer, I spent neither much time planning …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
I was raised on penny candy (which I now call highway-robbery candy). Even with inflation, I am hard pressed to pay upwards of 50 cents …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Staff
My bags are packed and my new (to me) Ford Edge is loaded with everything I’ll need for this week’s epic, 1,800-mile, Chicago-or-bust road trip. …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
I made it through my isolation birthday, sans friends and fanfare. Next on the calendar of events was Easter. Easter! Over the years, I have …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
Last week was a milestone birthday for me, and I’m sure you can only imagine how distraught my children were that I would be celebrating …
Reader Columnist
I’ve been hitting “Mimi’s mysteries” from my freezers pretty hard this week. It’s just me and my three-legged, insulin-dependent cat, Laurel, and we’ve both been grateful for all …
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