The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Staff My first attempt at holiday candy making was nearly 50 years ago. I knew asking my mother’s permission to make some wonderful treats on the stovetop would result in...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Staff My first attempt at holiday candy making was nearly 50 years ago. I knew asking my mother’s permission to make some wonderful treats on the stovetop would result in...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist In the past I’ve been able to convince most of my young, adorable grandbabes that there’s a very special, super-secret turkey farm where I go each year to...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Staff A walk anywhere near a grocery checkout station can cause serious pre-turkey tension. At least a dozen magazines scream for your attention with persuading headlines, tempting you to purchase...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist For the past six or eight months, I’d tried to plan an annual sojourn to the Davenport Hotel with longtime Missoula friends, Lynda and Helga. Sadly, each trip...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist I just finished shipping batches of Halloween cookies to family and like-family members near and far, which was just a warm up really, the prelude to Christmas cookies,...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist Last month was a whirlwind of culinary experiences for me. Armed with an over-the-top invitation to the Montana Master Chef program, I drove to Montana to spend a...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist I was so disappointed I couldn’t attend last week’s local Dancing with the Stars, but I was pleased to hear that my friend and neighbor Meggie Foust, paired...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist Many signs are pointing to fall. The last of the gardens need harvested and preserved, the leaves are turning and the cool evenings remind us to grab a...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist It’s been nearly two months since the visiting grandkids and I delivered a trunkful of firefighter provisions to Thorne Research, to be delivered to the Bayview Fire, and...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist I’ve just returned from my annual family retreat. We came, we gathered and we delighted in one another’s company. And before my last child was safely home, we...