The Sandpoint Eater: One sweet trip
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 on the vestibule of...
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The Sandpoint Eater: Lessons (and lagana) for Lent
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 we’ll finally see some...
The Sandpoint Eater: A taste of Cuba
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist All I can think about, since returning from a recent trip to Cuba (I traveled on an Educational, People-to-People visa), is a repeat performance. Cuba was everything I...
The Sandpoint Eater: It’s chili out there
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist It’s cold outside, which means every town worth its weight in snow, including Sandpoint, is gearing up for their annual frosty festivities. Call it what you wish, winter...
The Sandpoint Eater: Something Brewing
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist I just finished unpacking my backroads-dusty car from our annual family gathering in Montana. And thanks to my son-in-law (and new father) John, I brought home quite the...
The Sandpoint Eater: All the thyme in the world
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist My freezer is chock-full with all my family’s favorite foods, and later this week I’ll use all my McGuyver skills to defy volume and load the Kia to...
The Sandpoint Eater: Simple joys of summer
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist Last week I knocked the top of McKinnick Trail off my bucket list. Though I started not long after sunrise, and I was well prepared with water and...
The Sandpoint Eater: The Secret Picnic
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist Decked out in fascinators grand enough for the recent royal wedding, a crowd of fashionable party-goers, including my guest Doug and I, waited for final instructions that would...
The Sandpoint Eater: Recipes and Resolutions
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist Happy New Year! I missed the epic snowstorm last week, but with all the global updates and photos on my social media platforms, I truly felt the pain...
The Sandpoint Eater: From Festival to Fromagerie
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist When the turkey’s been picked from the carcass, the stuffing polished off and that stuffed-belly feeling wanes, we’re left to reflect on the holiday that brought us together...
