The Sandpoint Eater: A year of food
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Standing tall on the counter in my kitchen is a brand-spanking-new, commercial mixer (a gift from all my children). The new mixer replaced my Kitchen Aide, which, after 40...
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The Sandpoint Eater: Kitchen comfort
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist As much as I love my travels to foreign destinations, exploring fascinating new (to me) cultures and sampling unknown foods that amuse my palate, our old friend Dorothy from...
The Sandpoint Eater: A day with Darina
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist I’ve circled this island so many times, anxiously peering out the window as the airplane dips and banks, offering me a glimpse of the variegated green landscape of my...
The Sandpoint Eater: Meeting Martha
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Recently, I took a weekend trip to southern California to host a dinner for clients. My eldest daughter Ryanne joined me, and it was a rare getaway for my...
The Sandpoint Eater: Farewell old friend
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist This past weekend, after nearly 40 years together, I said goodbye to a constant companion. I never dreamed I’d cry over the loss of a kitchen appliance, but...
The Sandpoint Eater: Say (cream) cheese!
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist All cooks seem to have a few favorite staples, the ones that are omnipresent in the pantry, ready to come to the rescue in a pinch or a...
The Sandpoint Eater: Of meals and memories
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist Like it was yesterday, I can still recall the cocoa-brown dress, with candy-pink piping, that I wore for my first “real” restaurant experience. The occasion was my eighth...
The Sandpoint Eater: Simple Salmon
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist June 9 is Children’s Day, and I’ll certainly be doing my part to celebrate children, happily spending the day riding the rails alongside my two oldest grandsons, 12-year-old...
The Sandpoint Eater: A big appetite for adventure
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist With a big appetite for adventure, and curious to learn more about the exotic region of Southeast Asia, I recently headed to Vietnam and Cambodia. Though I consider...
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...
