The Sandpoint Eater: Say (cream) cheese!
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
All cooks seem to have a few favorite staples, the ones that are omnipresent in the pantry, ready to come to the rescue in …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
All cooks seem to have a few favorite staples, the ones that are omnipresent in the pantry, ready to come to the rescue in …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
A couple of weeks ago, I answered a call from a lifelong friend, Dan. He’s more like a brother, really. His mother, Grace, was …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
June was an amalgamation of the things I love most about my favorite summer traditions: vacations with grandkids, solstice, backyard BBQs, the Chamber’s Summer …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
Like it was yesterday, I can still recall the cocoa-brown dress, with candy-pink piping, that I wore for my first “real” restaurant experience. The …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
June 9 is Children’s Day, and I’ll certainly be doing my part to celebrate children, happily spending the day riding the rails alongside my …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
With a big appetite for adventure, and curious to learn more about the exotic region of Southeast Asia, I recently headed to Vietnam and …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
As the westbound Empire Builder ground to a halt at the Williston, N.D., train station, Miley, my 11-year-old granddaughter, gave me one last hug …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
One of the first recipes I recall mastering was peanut butter-potato pinwheels. Stirring powdered sugar into leftover mashed potatoes created the base dough, which …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
It is just a few days short of St. Paddy’s Day, and I haven’t made even a wee bit of a plan to celebrate. …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
Lent, the solemn religious period observed by Christians around the world, comes late this year. In these parts, it’s a good thing because maybe …
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