The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
I’m so grateful that everyone in my family has thus far dodged the COVID-19 bullet. It’s challenging to stay healthy and relevant in these lockdown …
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The Sandpoint Eater: Bubble up
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 …
The Sandpoint Eater: Pick a pepper
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 …
Quarantined in the kitchen
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 …
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 …
The Sandpoint Eater: A-Z charcuterie
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 …
The Sandpoint Eater: Eat these words
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 …
The Sandpoint Eater: Apples and potatoes for posterity
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 …
The Sandpoint Eater: Strawberry fields
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 …
The Sandpoint Eater: In a Jif
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 …
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