The Sandpoint Eater: The Secret of Soup
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
I’m looking forward to tomorrow. If all goes according to plan, I’ll shed the cumbersome apparatus that has been attached to my left shoulder …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
I’m looking forward to tomorrow. If all goes according to plan, I’ll shed the cumbersome apparatus that has been attached to my left shoulder …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
Last week, I packaged up all the goodies I’ve been baking and made my annual sojourn to the Ponderay Post Office, ahead of the …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
I’ve got three busy weeks ahead of me, and I imagine I’m not alone. I’ve been baking and freezing or curing for the past …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
There was no time to linger over my last sip of summer sangria before it was time to gather the last of my garden’s …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
The past week left me looking for a safe haven from all that threatened my well-being. Thick, acrid smoke compromised my health while wildfires …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
With food offerings as eclectic as the entertainment line-up, you’re going to find some great epicurean pleasures on Festival Street.
Not only is the …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
Summer wedding season is in full swing, and I’ve rolled down Highway 200 three of the past five weekends. It’s a pleasure to be …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
It’s been an eventful beginning to the new year already. I’d barely stashed the Vegas juicer before my January calendar brought one of my …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
My myriad of food projects occasionally includes testing recipes for food blogs and cookbooks. Last year I had the pleasure of testing recipes for …
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 …
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