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 …
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 …
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
I’m back from my second road trip to Chicago in as many months. This time I had company: my daughter, Ryanne, and her 5-year-old daughter …
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
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. …
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 …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
Separating fear and fiction from facts has become an enormous task in these crazy times. For me, being in the travel business has brought another …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
As North Idaho decides which season to put on display this week, the Angels Over Sandpoint are preparing winter’s official sendoff — The Follies adult …
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