Thursday, May 5, 2011

Running with Scissors


Book Menu for Running with Scissors: A Memoir
by Augusten Burroughs

ISBN of the edition I read:  0312938853 (mass market paperback)

Food mentioned in Running with Scissors:
Peanuts, 2
Baked stuffed clams, 3
Bologna sandwiches with horseradish, 24
Hot dog, 25, 299
Coke, 28-29, 302
Tuna salad on white, 31
Sanka, 36
Pringles, 46
Tuna sandwich, 82
Turkey sandwich, 82
Rocky Road brownies, 81
Gruyere broccoli, 84
Orange juice, 152
Candy canes, 163
Snickers Bars, 183
Cheetos, 193
Chips Ahoy cookies, 207
Mint chocolate chip ice cream, 237
Cucumber sandwiches, 241
Nestle Crunch Bar,
Grilled cheese and tomato, 256
Boston cream pie, 257
Pecan pie, 259
Pecans, 259, 289
Diet Coke, 272
Popcorn, 284
Cheese Nips, 314
French Onion Soup, 315
Patty melts, 317
Chicken salad, 316
Potato skins, 316
Whiskey sours, 316

Books and Authors mentioned in Running with Scissors:
Jules Renard, epigraph
John Updike, 21
Emily Dickinson, 85
Stephen King, 88
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson, 225
Ernest Hemingway, 304

Television mentioned in Running with Scissors:
Donnie and Marie Show, 5, 8
One Day at a Time, 31
All in the Family, 43
Donahue, 73
Three's Company, 113
Charlie's Angels, 255
The Love Boat, 287
The Jeffersons, 291
The Mary Tyler Moore Show, 317

Music mentioned in Running with Scissors:
Tony Orlando, 8, 11
Barry Manilow, 11, 57
Odetta, 11
Edith Piaf, 18
Blondie, 71
   "Heart of Glass", 188
Supertramp, 82
Donna Summer, 98
KISS, 109
Pat Benatar, 173, 254
Pat Boone, 178
Peaches 'N Herb, 184
Captain and Tenille, 184
Stevie Nicks, 184
"Somewhere" (West Side Story), 189
"You Light up My Life", 189
West Side Story, 214
"You're Breaking my Heart 'Cause You're Leaving" / Frankie Lane, 241
Karla Bonoff, 242
Leonard Cohen, 242
"Paper Roses" / Marie Osmond, 250
"We Need a Little Christmas" / Mame, 289

Magazines mentioned in Running with Scissors:
The New Yorker, 10, 12-13
Yankee, 98
Atlantic Monthly, 241

 Movies mentioned in Running with Scissors:
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, 31
Mommie Dearest, 126
Endless Love, 138, 183
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, 232
Pretty Baby (with Brook Shields), 265
On Golden Pond, 285


Theater mentioned in Running with Scissors:
Man of La Mancha, 96
West Side Story, 214

Title phrase appears on pages 304-5
Natalie leaned in and put her elbows on the table. "Don't you ever just feel like we're chasing something? Something bigger. I don't know, it's like something that only you and I can see. Like we're running, running, running?"

"Yeah," I said. "We're running alright. Running with scissors."

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Wicked Appetite


Book Menu for Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich

ISBN of edition I read: 9780312652913 (hard cover)

This is my very first Janet Evanovich book and the first in a new series called The Unmentionables. It is set in Salem, Massachusetts and, yes, it has a magical flair to it!

Food mentioned in Wicked Appetite:
Cupcakes  (too many pages to list! This book is ALL about cupcakes!)
Muffins, 4, 5, 116
Cinnamon rolls, 4
Almond tarts, 4
Apple Strudels, 4
Cookies, 8
Lasagna, 13, 15, 47, 49
Pizza, 16, 19, 20-22, 55-6, 96
Crabcake sliders, 45
Bar nuts, 45
Hot dogs, 51
Peanuts, 51
Bagel with cream cheese, 55
Coffee, 55, 119
Raisin bread, 58
Gummy bears, 63
Sponge cake, 65
Lobster bisque, 65
cheese souffle, 65
Snickers bars, 84
Peppermint patties, 84, 86
Hershey's Kisses, 84
Doughnuts, 104-5
Chocolate mints, 106-7
Rice Krispies treats, 123
Meat Pies, 134-5, 225-6
Funnel cake, 156-7
Apple fritter, 157
Corn muffins, 170
Grilled cheese, 184, 186
Rice pudding, 203-4
Pound cake, 209
Steak, mashed potato, green beans, 257
Vanilla pudding, 257
Cheeseburgers, fries, milkshakes, 279-80 

Books mentioned in Wicked Appetite:
Harry Potter, 6, 64
The Wizard of Oz, 64 
Superman, 92
Batman, 92
The Hardy Boys, 96
Spider-Man, 171
Swamp Thing, 171

Television mentioned in Wicked Appetite:
Bewitched, 10
Funniest Home Videos, 15
The Honeymooners, 113

Movies mentioned in Wicked Appetite:
The Wizard of Oz, 65
Animal House, 96
Madagascar, 226
Home Alone, 283

Magazines mentioned in Wicked Appetite:
Cooking Light, 65

Music mentioned in Wicked Appetite:
Haydn, 96
Mozart, 96
"Thriller" / Michael Jackson, 305 

Art mentioned in Wicked Appetite:
Hieronymus Bosch, 234
  Painting, "The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things", 234