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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
There are times I can still hear the words my long-departed mother in-law imparted upon me as a new bride and resident of her …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
Sometimes I miss the old days, decked out in my chef coat, herringbone patterned pants and white toque. Last week was one of those …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
I’ve just returned from my much-anticipated annual summer sojourn to Montana, where our clan of family and like-family gather from near (Helena) and far …
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