Book menu for An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn
Food mentioned in An Offer From a Gentleman
Shortbread, 7
Biscuits, 16-17, 19, 70, 150-152, 290, 372-375, 377, 379, 384
Ginger biscuits, 152
Tea, 16, 70, 150, 153, 229, 236, 268-269, 320, 371
Brandy, 31, 33, 149, 287
Lemonade, 32-33
Eggs, 135-136, 143
Bacon, 136, 140, 143
Ham, 136, 140
Toast, 136
Beef pie, 136
Scones, 151, 229, 236-237, 266
Beef stew, 151, 156, 158
Books/Authors mentioned in An Offer from a Gentleman:
William Shakespeare, 31
Lord Byron, 31
William Blake, 31
Music mentioned in An Offer from a Gentleman:
Handel, 48
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Sunday, January 8, 2023
An Offer From a Gentleman
Friday, January 6, 2023
Five Tuesdays in Winter
Book menu for Five Tuesdays in Winter: Stories by Lily King
Food mentioned in "Creature"
Saltines and cheese, 4
Apples, 4
Ice cream sundaes, 9
Chocolate pudding, 25
Salmon, 29
Soft-boiled eggs, 34
Books/Authors mentioned in "Creature"
Jane Eyre / Charlotte Bronte, 3, 7, 9, 26
Movies mentioned in "Creature"
The Sound of Music, 2
Music mentioned in "Creature"
"Sixteen Going on Seventeen", 2
"Mother's Little Helper" / The Rolling Stones, 12
"Here Comes the Sun" / The Beatles, 22
"Feed the Birds" / The Sherman Brothers, 25
"It's a Small World" / The Sherman Brothers, 25, 40
TV shows mentioned in "Creature"
That Girl, 6-7, 9
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Food mentioned in "Five Tuesdays in Winter"
Pasta puttanesca, 45
Mushroom soup, 55-56, 59
Burritos, 61
Chocolates, 63
Lasagna, 63, 67
Books/Authors mentioned in "Five Tuesdays in Winter"
The Leopard / Giuseppe di Lampedusa, 44
The Go-Between / L. P. Hartley, 44
Joaquim Machodo de Assis, 44
Jane Austen, 44
Dostoeyevski, 44
War and Peace / Leo Tolstoy, 56
Middlemarch / George Eliot, 57
Stephen Jay Gould, 58
Thomas Pynchon, 58
Henry James, 62
Plays mentioned in "Five Tuesdays in Winter"
Annie, 60
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Food mentioned in "When in the Dordogne"
Martinis, 69
Iced tea, 70
Chicken noodle casserole, 71, 74
Crinkled fries, 71
Schlitz beer, 71, 78-79
Blueberry pie, 75
Cookies, 79
Snickers bars, 85
Soda, 85
Popcorn, 90-91
Books/Authors mentioned in "When in the Dordogne"
W.B. Yeats, 74
Hermann Hesse, 74
Thomas Mann, 74
The Brothers Karamazov / Fyodor Dostoevsky, 89
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Food mentioned in "North Sea"
Mustard sandwiches, 98-99
Fresh bread, 107
Sausage, 107
Coffee, 110-111
Waffles and strawberries, 111
Tea, 112
Ham, 118
Cinnamon toast, 121
Music mentioned in "North Sea"
"Osmin's aria" (Die Enfuhrung aus dem Serail) / Mozart, 119
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Food mentioned in "Timeline"
Wine, 132
Gimlet, 132
Coffee, 132
Nonpareils, 136
Peanut butter cups, 136
Books/Authors mentioned in "Timeline"
Ethan Frome / Edith Wharton, 126, 128, 144
Ralph Ellison, 133
Music mentioned in "Timeline"
"Norwegian Wood" / The Beatles, 128
Jim Hendrix, 136
"Psycho Killer" / Talking Heads, 143
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Food mentioned in "Hotel Seattle"
Doritos, 150-151
Coffee, 150
Madeleines, 151
Campari, 159
Wine, 159
Scotch, 159
Flavored martinis, 159, 163
Welsch rarebit, 160
American chop suey, 160
Pink sponge cake, 160
Osso buco, 160
Grilled salmon, 160
Books/Authors mentioned in "Hotel Seattle"
Bret Easton Ellis, 151
Music mentioned in "Hotel Seattle"
"You Don't Bring Me Flowers" / Barbra Streisand, 157
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Food mentioned in "Mansard"
Tomato and cream cheese sandwiches with chives, 181
Coffee, 182, 185
Books/Authors mentioned in "Mansard"
Madeline / Ludwig Bemelmans, 184, 189
Graham Greene, 189
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Food mentioned in " South"
Peaches, 191, 200
Sourballs, 197
Cherries, 200
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Food mentioned in "The Man at the Door"
Gin martinis, 210-212, 215-217
Coffee, 210
Seltzer, 210
Orange juice, 210
Books/Authors mentioned in "The Man at the Door"
Walt Whitman, 210
Thomas Hardy, 217
Shirley Hazzard, 217
David Copperfield / Charles Dickens, 217
Moby Dick / Herman Melville, 218
The Great Gatsby / F. Scott Fitzgerald, 218
Mrs. Dalloway / Virginia Woolf, 218
Jane Austen, 219
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn / Mark Twain, 219
War and Peace / Leo Tolstoy, 225
Norman Mailer, 228
Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN:9780802158765)
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Wednesday, November 23, 2022
The Viscount Who Loved Me
Book menu for The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
Food mentioned in The Viscount Who Loved Me:
Scotch, 19, 22, 25
Strawberries, 22
Lemonade, 31-35, 40, 97
Champagne, 40
Tea, 58, 277, 283, 287, 318
Whiskey, 102-103
Punch, 176
Port wine, 181
Flavored ice, 231
Biscuits, 277-279, 286
Shortbread, 286
Brandy 281, 285-286
Orange marmalade, 299
Lemon marmalade, 299
Eggs, 318
Scones, 318
Kippers, 318
Roast pork, 3318
Walnuts, 325
Books mentioned in The Viscount Who Loved Me:
William Shakespeare
Much Ado About Nothing, 24
Macbeth, 356
Jane Austen, 85
Music mentioned in The Viscount Who Loved Me:
Bach, 36
Mozart, 36
Beethoven's Fifth, 356
Page numbers refer to the mass market paperback (ISBN: 9780062353641)
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Saturday, November 12, 2022
The Oracle of Maracoor
Book menu for The Oracle of Maracoor by Gregory Maguire
Food mentioned in The Oracle of Maracoor:
Pomegranates, 16-17, 121-122
Pineapples, 20
Nuts, 29
Berries, 29
Raspberries, 205
Cherries, 29
Olives, 29
Apples, 36, 38, 46-48, 50, 141-142, 149-150
Ale, 117
Cherry ale, 45
Biscuits, 45, 201
Bread and jam, 49
Tea, 73 76
Scones, 76
Omelets, 98
Lamb stew, 113
Crumpets and cream, 120
Honeycake, 133
Chicken with tamarind glaze, 179
Wine, 180
Lemonade, 201
Ginger nuts, 205
Hard cider, 223
Sherry, 231
Fruits and cheeses, 235
Pastries, 235
Books mentioned in The Oracle of Maracoor:
The Human Factor / Graham Green, epigraph
Uncle Stephen / Forrest Reid, epigraph
Charles Dickens, 213
My favorite passages from The Oracle of Maracoor:
"But then, no one experienced anyone else's life. That was the curse of individuality, and maybe the safety of it, too. The privacy of shame, of regret." (p. 165)
"So much of what we call wisdom is just the aftershock of survival." (p. 197)
"'Most of us flee home to escape how we seem to be becoming. Some of us never stop fleeing. But in this world, hearth-tenders are urgent agents, too. Go home and tend your hearth. If you can. Do a better job than I ever did.'" (p.260)
Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN 9780063094017)
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Friday, October 28, 2022
Writers and Lovers
Book menu for Writers and Lovers by Lily King
Food mentioned in Writers and Lovers:
Tea, 3, 60-61, 76
Martinis, 9
Heinekin beer, 12
Catalan fish stew, 13
Coffee, 15, 24, 103, 126, 177
Ice lattes, 16
Espresso, 62-63
Ice coffee, 66
Crêpes, 16
Milkshakes, 16
Mountain Dew, 16
Carpaccio, 20
Seared scallops, 20, 159
Champagne, 21, 73
Osso bucco, 21
Vongoles, 21
Wine, 170, 288
Pinot Grigio, 24, 103
Red wine, 126
Sancerre, 291
Swordfish, 24, 246
Risotto, 24, 288-289
Risotto balls, 73
Sandwiches
Ham sandwiches, 31
Grilled cheese, 206
BLTs, 66, 242
Turkey clubs, 228
Chicken pesto, 273
Turkey melt, 274
Mocha frappes, 33
Seltzer and cranberry, 34
Herbed pasta, 36
Egg sandwiches, 38
Peaches, 40
Prosciutto-wrapped figs, 54
Cinnamon toast, 61
Crab cakes, 66, 100
Vichyssoise, 66-67
Panna cotta, 66
Moroccan chicken, 68
Couscous, 68
Sangria, 68, 186, 188
Oysters, 73
Crab toast, 73
Stuffed figs, 73
Raspberry scones, 76
Blacked bluefish, 89
Turkish roast pigeon, 89
Pot de crème, 90
Samosas, 101
Bloody Marys, 101
Arnold Palmers, 103
Hot chocolate, 103
Eggs and sausage, 104
Blueberry pancakes, 105, 108
Coddled eggs, 105
Eggs Benedict, 106
Chocolate bombs, 106
Bourbon pecan pie, 106
Screwdrivers, 108
Apple Papillote, 108
Basil-lavender crème brulée, 110, 113
Pear compotes, 110
Burgers, 137
Cheeseburger, 17
Carrot cake, 142
Poppy seed cake, 144
Mussels, 157-158
Sea bass, 158
Grilled shrimp, 157
Tagliatelle, 157
Chocolate torte, 159
Mango sorbet, 159
Banana bread pudding, 159
Banana cake, 169
Baklava, 170-171
Ice cream sundaes, 178
Duck confit, 180
Chocolate chip cookies, 190
Chicken fingers and cucumber slices, 194-195
Peppermint ice cream, 197
Cider doughnuts, 209
Apples, 210
Hazelnut mousse, 247
Shepherd's pie, 251
Plums, 252
Grapes, 252
Bananas, 252
Kiwis, 252-253
Pancakes, 259
Quesadillas, 259
Banana cupcakes, 259
Macaroni and cheese, 259
Lasagna, 260-261, 305
Eggplant Parmesan, 271
Cheesecake, 271
Cheetos, 285
Funyons, 285
Spaghetti, 303
Apples and peanut butter, 303
Books/Authors mentioned in Writers and Lovers:
Martin Amis, 8
Roddy Doyle, 8
Marcel Proust, 12, 87
A la recherche du temps perdu, 14
Swann's Way, 87
Marguerite Duras, 12
Gunter Grass, 12
Cuore / Edmondo De Amicis, 14
Honore de Balzac, 14
Michel de Montaigne, 14
Paul Valéry, 14
George Eliot, 86
Middlemarch, 14
Somerset Maugham, 28
Henry David Thoreau, 43
Walden, 44
Cormac McCarthy, 44
Troubles / J.G. Farrell, 54, 233
"The Letter Writers" (story) / Elizabeth Taylor, 59
Leo Tolstoy, 64
John Updike, 71, 268
The Centaur, 71
Walter Scott, 86
D.H. Lawrence 86
Sons and Lovers, 86
The White Peacock, 86
Edith Wharton, 87, 268
Virginia Woolf, 87, 234
To the Lighthouse, 315
Black Tickets / Jane Anne Phillips, 103
William Faulkner, 115, 178, 268
The Last September / Elizabeth Bowen, 166
T.S. Eliot, 171
Franny and Zoey / J.D. Salinger, 175
Breakfast at Tiffany's / Truman Capote, 209
"Casey of the Bat" (poem) / Ernest Lawrence Thayer, 221
Woodcutters / Thomas Bernhard, 233, 269
Shirley Hazzard, 235
The Evening of the Holiday, 233
Toni Morrison, 268
Beloved , 233
Sula, 315
Independent People / Halldor Laxness, 233
Housekeeping / Marilynne Robinson, 233
Robinson Crusoe / Daniel Defoe, 257, 260
"The Liar" / Amiri Baraka, 266
The Catcher in the Rye / J. D. Salinger, 268, 309
A Separate Peace / John Knowles, 268
John Cheever, 268
Joan Didion, 268
MacBeth / William Shakespeare, 268
All the Pretty Horses / Cormac McCarthy, 268, 273
Ernest Hemingway, 268
A Farewell to Arms, 272
The Sun Also Rises, 272
Dante, 275
Siddhartha / Hermann Hesse, 304
Their Eyes Were Watching God / Zora Neale Hurston, 304-105
William Carlos Williams. 311
Jane Eyre / Charlotte Brontë, 315
The House on Mango Street / Sandra Cisneros, 315
Music mentioned in Writers and Lovers:
"Crash into Me" / Dave Matthews, 9
Talking Heads, 19
"Run Joey Run" / David Geddes, 33
"Wildfire" / Michael Martin Murphy, 33
"I'm Not in Love" / 10cc, 33
"Mack the Knife" / Bobby Darin, 90
"In the Mood" / Glenn Miller, 90
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" / The Tokens, 90
"Earth Angel" / The Penguins
"By Yon Bonnie Banks" / John McDermott, 90
Olivia Newton-John, 92
Chopin, 111
Led Zeppelin, 111
Frank Sinatra, 111
Duran Duran, 124
"Rio", 125
Lou Reed, 164, 279
Nirvana, 186
"Don't Cry for Me Argentina", 192
"This Old Man" / Raffi, 210
"She'll be Comin' Round the Mountain", 210
"Edelweiss" / Oscar Hammerstein, 257
"Blowin' in the Wind" / Bob Dylan, 257
"Blue Angel" / Roy Orbison, 258
"Loch Lomond", 258
Joni Mitchell. 281
"Little Green", 282
David Byrne, 319, 321
Movies mentioned in Writers and Lovers:
Mrs. Doubtfire, 259, 262-263
TV shows mentioned in Writers and Lovers:
The Love Boat, 75
Magazines mentioned in Writers and Lovers:
Granta, 55
Kenyon Review, 263
People, 281
Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN 9780802148537)
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Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Father of the Rain
Book menu for Father of the Rain by Lily King
Food mentioned in Father of the Rain:
Iced tea, 6-7, 33
Burgers, 12
Minute steak, 13, 27
Martinis, 13, 25, 64, 78, 99, 123, 151, 159, 183, 203, 214, 344
Pizza, 20
Fried dough, 20, 199, 225-226, 228, 232
Fried clams, 21, 273
Club sandwich, 21, 273
Hot Tomales, 28
Fried Chicken, 30
Frappes, 38
Raspberry rickeys, 38
Falafel sandwiches, 39
Grappa, 39
Cornflakes, 40
Jelly Beans, 48
Tuna casserole, 55-56
Coffee, 59, 119, 213, 234, 273, 381, 308
V8, 62
Vodka and orange juice, 64
Moo Goo gai pan, 67
Brownies, 73
Cookies, 303, 335
Lace cookies, 75
Chocolate chip cookies, 104
Animal crackers, 265
Gin and tonics, 78
Cheese and crackers, 78
Chipped beef, 82-83
Wine, 94-95, 105, 129
Red wine, 256
Pad thai, 103
Donuts, 105
Crullers, 351
Coffee ice cream, 106, 169
Peanuts, 107, 189
Papaya juice, 107, 111
Sliced melon, 113
Baked Alaska, 115
Coke, 123
Banana cake, 128
Lime rickeys, 149
Hot dogs, 152, 160, 223, 284
Grand Marnier and Hawaiian punch, 157
Steak, 160, 168, 193
Asparagus and Hollandaise sauce, 168
Tuna fish sandwiches, 174
Lamb chops, 176
Mashed potatoes, 176
Tofu curry, 176
Bi bim bap, 176
Grilled cheese sandwiches, 190
Salad with avocado, 193
Ice cream and chocolate sauce, 193
Filet mignon with Bernaise sauce, 204, 207
Vichyssoise, 204
Scotch and sodas, 207
Doritos, 234
Chicken sandwiches, 244
Potato chips, 244
Watermelon, 244
Smoked salmon and crackers, 254
Cranberry fizz, 255
Prime rib, 255, 258
Club soda, 255
Cranberry soda, 258
Sliced apples, 268
French fries, 273
Beer, 275
Lobsters, 284
Green beans, 297
Garlic mashed potatoes, 297
Pies
Apple pie, 297, 337
Strawberry rhubarb pie, 337
Pecan, 337
Cherry pie, 337
Chex mix, 297
Scotch and soda, 298
Mashed sweet potato, 298
Champagne, 300
Seltzer, 300Coconut angle food cake, 304
Tea, 305
Hot chocolate, 351
Books/Authors mentioned in Father of the Rain:
The Book of Job, epigraph
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 48
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 48
Christopher Marlowe, 63
The Secret Garden / Frances Hodgson Burnett, p.64
Joseph Conrad, 104
It's Not the End of the World / Judy Blume, 107
The Age of Innocence / Edith Wharton, 124
Saul Bellow, 120
Bronislaw Malinowski, 131
Nadine Gordimer, 131
Go Tell it On the Mountain / James Baldwin, 155ë
Julius Caesar / William Shakespeare, 158
William Wordsworth, 195
Samuel Coleridge, 195
Penelope Fitzgerald, 196
The Gate of Angels, 246
Alice Munro, 196
Independent People / Halldor Laxness, 196
Structural Anthropology / Claude Levi-Strauss, 196
The Patterns of Culture / Ruth Benedict, 196
The Pickwick Papers / Charles Dickens, 198
Margaret Mead, 205
Simone Weil, 212
Winesburg, Ohio / Sherwood Anderson, 229
The Second Sex / Simone the Beauvoir, 250
Charlotte Brontë, 285
Gunga Din / Rudyard Kipling, 298
Emily Dickinson, 327
Music mentioned in Father of the Rain:
John Denver, 21
Helen Reddy, 32
Cat Stevens, 32
The Carpenters, 32
"Maxwell's Silver Hammer" / The Beatles, 133
"Bennie and the Jets" / Elton John, 133-134
Bruce Springstein
"Thunder Road", 134
"Independence Day", 134
"Nebraska", 134
"Jack and Diane" / John Mellencamp, 134
Cameo, 134
The Whispers, 134
Marvin Gaye, 135
"O-o-h Child" / Five Stairsteps, 137
"Put on a Happy Face" / Dick Van Dyke, 224
"Sweet Caroline" / Neil Diamond, 225
"Mandy" / Barry Manilow, 225
"My Eyes Adored You" / Frank Valli, 225
Glenn Miller, 259
"It's Like Reaching for the Moon" / Billie Holiday, 331-332
Movies mentioned in Father of the Rain:
The Wizard of Oz, 317
TV shows mentioned in Father of the Rain:
Hawaii Five-O, 11
Mannix, 11
The Price is Right, 151
Planet of the Apes, 225
Andy Griffin Show, 274
The Little Rascals, 341
Plays mentioned in Father of the Rain:
A Chorus Line, 83
Bye Bye Birdie, 221
The King and I, 230
Magazines mentioned in Father of the Rain:
Playboy, 88
Penthouse, 108, 116, 335
Time, 161
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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Euphoria
Book menu for Euphoria by Lily King
Food mentioned in Euphoria:
Gin, 5, 8, 110
Champagne, 12
Beef, 21
Mashed potatoes, 21
Wax beans, 21
Martinis, 38
Whiskey, 42, 46, 151, 216-217, 249
Tea, 119, 151
Jelly buttons, 57
Baked yams, 62
Jackfruit, 62
Sago cake, 99, 208
Coffee, 99, 179, 199, 213
Canned peaches, 106
Guava juice, 110
Biscuits, 119
Champagne, 150
Caramels, 151
Canned pears, 152
Canned sardines, 177
Apricots, 177
Dried fish, 208
Veal, 231
Welsh rarebit, 23
Spaghetti, 231
Cognac, 235-236, 238
Books/Authors mentioned in Euphoria:
Margaret Mead, epigraph
Ruth Benedict, epigraph
William Blake, 30
Alfred Tennyson, 30
"Hardness of Heart" (poem) / Edward Shillito, 31, 212
Amy Lowell, 92
"Decade", 192
Light in August / William Faulkner, 139
Romeo and Juliet / William Shakespeare, 139
W. H. Auden, 170
Vaslaw Nijinsky, 190
Serge Diaghilev, 190
Edna St. Vincent Millay, 190
"The Ballad of Father Gilligan" (poem) / W.B. Yeats, 212
Rupert Brooke, 212
Wilfred Owen, 212
Sidfried Sassoon, 212
Many more books are also listed in the acknowledgments.
Magazine mentioned in Euphoria:
The New Yorker, 66, 231, 248
Music mentioned in Euphoria:
"Lady of Spain" (song), 19
Title mentioned on:
Page 50: "'It's that moment about two months in, when you think you've finally got a handle on the place. Suddenly if feels within your grasp. It's a delusion--you've only been there eight weeks--and it's followed by the complete despair of ever understanding anything. But at that moment the place feels entirely yours. It's the briefest, purest euphoria.'"
Page 115: She looked like she did not know quite what to do with me.
"'I didn't want to miss the euphoria. I haven't, have I? You said it happened at the second-month mark.'"
One of my favorite passages from Euphoria:
"We're always, in everything we do in this world, she said, limited by subjectivity. But our perspective can have an enormous wingspan, if we give it the freedom to unfurl.", p.50
Pages numbers refer to the hardcover edition: (ISBN 9780802122551)
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