The Sandpoint Eater: All the thyme in the world
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist My freezer is chock-full with all my family’s favorite foods, and later this week I’ll use all my McGuyver skills to defy volume and load the Kia to...
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The Sandpoint Eater: Kitchen Sports
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist Last week I had breakfast at DuPar’s, a landmark restaurant at LA’s Farmers Market that’s been operating since 1937. It’s a beloved institution for tourists as well as...
The Sandpoint Eater: The Secret Picnic
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist Decked out in fascinators grand enough for the recent royal wedding, a crowd of fashionable party-goers, including my guest Doug and I, waited for final instructions that would...
The Sandpoint Eater: Appurtenance Aplenty
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist After reading “The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter,” I was inspired to doing some serious...
The Sandpoint Eater: The Secret of Soup
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist I’m looking forward to tomorrow. If all goes according to plan, I’ll shed the cumbersome apparatus that has been attached to my left shoulder for the past six...
The Sandpoint Eater: Recipes and Resolutions
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist Happy New Year! I missed the epic snowstorm last week, but with all the global updates and photos on my social media platforms, I truly felt the pain...
The Sandpoint Eater: Joyeux Noël
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist Last week, I packaged up all the goodies I’ve been baking and made my annual sojourn to the Ponderay Post Office, ahead of the rush. This year I...
The Sandpoint Eater: Sugar and spice and everything nice (and local)
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist I’ve got three busy weeks ahead of me, and I imagine I’m not alone. I’ve been baking and freezing or curing for the past month or so, and...
The Sandpoint Eater: From Festival to Fromagerie
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist When the turkey’s been picked from the carcass, the stuffing polished off and that stuffed-belly feeling wanes, we’re left to reflect on the holiday that brought us together...
The Sandpoint Eater: From Festival to Fromagerie
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist There are times I can still hear the words my long-departed mother in-law imparted upon me as a new bride and resident of her family ranch. “I don’t...
