Author: Nspire Magazine

If you live in the Northwest, you probably enjoy a variety of winter sports. Whether you downhill ski, snowboard, skate ski, cross country ski, snowshoe or ice skate, winter offers several…

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Ingredients:» 6 tbsp melted butter» 3 3/4 cups flour» 2 1/2 cups sugar» 5 tsp baking powder» 1 1/4 salt» 1 1/4 vanilla» 2 1/2 cups milk» 4 1/2 cups…

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Satay BistroChef Alec Tompkins is a Coeur d’Alene local. He started his career in the industry as a Dish Washer at age 16. “I’ve never attended a culinary school,” he…

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My favorite backyard memories begin when, shortly after first grade year, my parents decided to build a teepee. It was made of thick cotton canvas on an electric sewing machine. Dad…

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Builder: Monarch Development Designer: RND ArchitectsThe open risers and massive brick wall create just the level of interest Ryan Neary wanted in the entryway of his Coeur d’Alene home. It is,…

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Harry Bashaw is a humble, polite, respectable young man. He’s quiet, reserved – at least when he’s not on the slopes, blasting through the powder on his twin-tips – the kind of guy you want…

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Architect Miller Staufer ArchitectsI had the good fortune of getting to know some inspiring homeowners for this edition’s architectural series. Each had undertaken major projects to build their dream homes on North Idaho’s glistening lakes.…

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