The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Staff
Ever since my youngest, Casey, has had babies, my Christmas routine has been flying to Chicago, spending a week and then leaving Christmas morning on …
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The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
In anticipation of next week’s holiday, I’ve been busy cooking up a storm, for everyone! Or no one. Thanksgiving is on, then Thanksgiving is off. …
The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
It’s soup season, and in anticipation of the cold and snowy months ahead of us, I’m already stocking my larder. Though I rely on many …
The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
Happy National Nut Day. Talk about timing! But it’s just a fluke, folks. I’m speaking of tree nuts and peanuts, and this is a holiday …
The Sandpoint Eater: Filling my glass
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
Honestly, these past six months have kicked my ass, and I’ve lost a bit of my sass. By nature, I’m not even a “glass-half-full” kind …
The Sandpoint Eater: Better with butter
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
Last week was a rough one. I’d finally found my “COVID-19 cool” and begun some outdoor entertaining on my deck, a couple of friends at …
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 …
The Sandpoint Eater: Bubble up
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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Sandpoint in Pictures
Filmmaker Jimmy Matlosz of the Idaho Film Company has made a series of mini documentaries about influential Sandpoint locals, including the late Dann Hall and Erik Daarstad as well as icons Diane Michaels and Dan Shook. He is currently working on a series of interviews connected to the history of the Panida Theater. Jimmy is a 30-year veteran filmmaker who’s work can be seen at dpmatlosz.com.
