The Sandpoint Eater: Boxes and biscotti
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
’Tis the season for time honored traditions, when we set the ladder and reach high into the rafters seeking out the holiday boxes, brimming with …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
’Tis the season for time honored traditions, when we set the ladder and reach high into the rafters seeking out the holiday boxes, brimming with …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
Oh, fall, how I adore your beautiful and bountiful season. It’s a year of abundant harvest, and I must say, I have seen many cups …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
I have always loved words. And food. I especially love food words, and let me tell you, there is no shortage of lingo in the …
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
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
The last bits and pieces of Christmas have been carefully packed away for another year, and so far my much-needed two-day old diet has …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
Recently, I unrolled and floured the old, white cotton sheet I use to cover my table for pastry projects. This time, I was making …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
Lately we’ve been faced with some challenges, both locally and nationally. Like many of you, I’ve spent a lot of moments pondering the actions …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
I’ve just returned from an unexpected long weekend to Missoula, where I found little respite from the lingering, residual smoke of myriad fires. Sadly, …
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