The Sandpoint Eater: M&Mmmms
By Marcia PilgeramReader Columnist Earlier this week, in great anticipation of juvenile house guests arriving for Easter, I made a pilgrimage to Costco. As I perused the cereal aisle, the sweetest little family rolled...
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The Sandpoint Eater: Super memories
By Marcia PilgeramReader Columnist Lately, my social media and email have been blowing up with Super Bowl hype. Even though I’m still not sure what a first down is, I’m sure down for the...
The Sandpoint Eater: Our gift
By Marcia PilgeramReader Columnist Some recipes arrive neatly typed on index cards, already perfected. Others are passed down through labor, patience and love — learned by watching hands at work long before you understand...
The Sandpoint Eater: Village people
By Marcia PilgermaReader Columnist I brought a few souvenirs home from my recent trip to Italy and France. In addition to a few well-earned (no regrets) pounds, it included a selection of grandkid-friendly and...
The Sandpoint Eater: A season of (really big) thanks
By Marcia PilgeramReader Columnist It’s Thanksgiving week, and yes, I know, I know, every essay and social media post at this time begins with a version of: “What I am grateful for.” But clichés...
The Sandpoint Eater: Italy meets Idaho
By Marcia PilgeramReader Columnist In the last column, I was lamenting the fact that I was long overdue for some local eatery meals, chiefly because I’d been traveling a lot. Trust me when I...
The Sandpoint Eater: Falling into place
By Marcia PilgeramReader Columnist Welp, the “Sandpoint Eater” has been eating everywhere but Sandpoint lately; and, truth be told, I’ve been missing my usual local haunts. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve settled...
The Sandpoint Eater: A taste of Canada
By Marcia PilgeramReader Columnist After 7,000 miles, five planes, three trains and myriad meals, we 18 adventurous women are back! This highly anticipated trip had been in the making for more than a year;...
The Sandpoint Eater: From bat mitzvah to bok choy
By Marcia PilgeramReader Columnist Last weekend I traveled to Portland, Ore., for a bat mitzvah. It was a first for me, and it was moving. I had no idea of the preparation, study and...
The Sandpoint Eater: In the chips
By Marcia PilgeramReader Columnist I’ve spent a lot of my life trying to make cookies “better.” That was the baker in me — the professional caterer — tinkering with recipes, adding special ingredients, like...
