The Sandpoint Eater: A pie by any name…
By Marcia Pilgerim Reader Food Columnist Summer has officially arrived, and with a freezer filled with three gallons of rhubarb syrup and a few gallon bags of diced rhubarb, I’m ready. My anticipation of...
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The Sandpoint Eater: Kitchen Wisdom
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist Ever since I can remember, I was the queen of elaborate tea parties, both real and imagined. I’ve entertained dolls, dignitaries, dogs (stuffed and real), friends, children and...
The Sandpoint Eater: Super Foods
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist My favorite part of Super Bowl Sunday is shopping, unhurriedly, in patron-free stores. Five years ago I learned of this little known shopping secret by accident when I...
The Sandpoint Eater: Feliz Navidad
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist It’s that time of the year and ‘tis the season. Some of us will experience a holiday steeped in years of tradition, and some of us will be...
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By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist Happy National Tater Day! That’s right, folks, it’s Tater Day. Between my Irish heritage and my role as the mother of a vegetarian, I know my way around...
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By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Lovers lay careful plans for elaborate getaways and romantic dinners (unless the mother-in-law arrives on Feb. 13 for a week’s stay—sorry about...
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By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Staff My first experience with refugees was more than 50 years ago. Just a couple of blocks from my childhood home in Helena, more than a dozen Cuban high school...
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By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist Lately I’ve had several requests for my sweet bread pudding recipe. The truth is, this recipe, like many of my others, is predicated on what’s in my freezer....
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By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Staff A walk anywhere near a grocery checkout station can cause serious pre-turkey tension. At least a dozen magazines scream for your attention with persuading headlines, tempting you to purchase...
The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist Many signs are pointing to fall. The last of the gardens need harvested and preserved, the leaves are turning and the cool evenings remind us to grab a...
