Thursday, June 21, 2012

Maine: A Novel



 
Book Menu for Maine: A Novel by J. Courtney Sullivan

ISBN of edition I read: 0307595129 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in Maine: A Novel :
Manhattans, 12, 20
Blueberry pie, 14
Chicken pot pie, 23
Apple crisp, 26
Cheese and crackers, 29
Strawberry pie, 31
Champagne, 31-2, 71, 341
Ginger tea, 45, 120, 380
Cheez-Its, 68
Trifle, 71
Bloody Mary, 80, 83, 319
Hermits, 81
Blueberry cake, 96
Chocolate cake, 114
Irish soda bread, 136
Rum and pineapple juice, 175
Coffee cake, 183-4
Egg cremes, 194
Corn muffins, 202, 209
Peach cobbler, 218
Gin and tonic, 221-2
Iced tea, 250
Blueberry French toast, 263
Ziti bake, 270, 277
Pineapple cake, 285
Chicken salad on croissants, 288-9, 296, 298-9
Scallops wrapped in bacon, 347, 350
Chocolate covered strawberries, 347, 350
Three berry pie, 361
Pumpkin cake, 380
Cinnamon rolls, 384

Books/Authors mentioned in Maine: A Novel:
"Aurora Leigh" / Elizabeth Barrett Browning, epigraph
F. Scott Fitzgerald, epigraph
Live Alone and Like It / Marjorie Hillis Roulston, 89, 99, 241
Truman Capote, 112
Walt Whitman, 112
Carson McCullers , 112
Charles Dickens
     David Copperfield, 165
     Bleak House, 164
W.B. Yeats, 241
Jane Austen, 248

Movies mentioned in Maine: A Novel:
Anchors Aweigh, 9
Grand Hotel, 118
Grease, 152, 154
Sullivan's Travels, 220

Music mentioned in Maine: A Novel:
Dean Martin, 13
"Tomorrow", 17
"Sugar Magnolia", 41
Grateful Dead, 42, 372
"Hey Jude", 54
"The Wild Colonial Boy", 83
Joe Frisco, 220
Helen Morgan, 220
"Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree", 223
"Moonlight Serenade", 224
"Bell Bottom Trousers", 235
Tommy Dorsey, 240
Jimmy Buffett, 257
Joni Mitchell, 292
Bee Gees, 332
The Beatles, 379

Magazines mentioned in Maine: A Novel:
Sports Illustrated , 31
New York Magazine, 34
Vogue, 99
Organic Living, 123
The New Yorker, 125, 252
House & Garden, 350

Theater mentioned in Maine: A Novel:
Tallulah Bankhead, 12
West Side Story , 72
A Midsummer Night's Dream , 72
Kiss Me Kate, 123
Finian's Rainbow, 125
Brigadoon, 125
Baby With the Bathwater, 197
Menopause the Musical, 275

Television programs mentioned in Maine: A Novel:
The David Letterman Show, 59
Oprah, 66
Broadway Babies (PBS), 72
David Copperfield (PBS), 164
Bleak House, 164
The Golden Girls, 165
Law & Order, 166
The Three Stooges, 186
The Jackie Gleason Show, 186
Masterpiece Theater, 208
Pride and Prejudice, 318

Libraries mentioned on pages: 88, 145, 164, 182, 247, 267

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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Small Vices


 
Book menu for Small Vices by Robert B. Parker

ISBN of edition I read: 0399142444 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in Small Vices:
Coffee, 2-3, 58, 82, 158, 183, 192
Club sandwich, 8
Carrot soup, 8, 10
Ham on rye, 8, 10
Coleslaw, 8, 10, 115, 119-20
Diet Coke, 9, 28
Champagne, 17-19,  93-4, 139
Roast chicken, 18
Beer, 31, 33
     Saranac Black and Tan, 34, 64
     Sam Adams, 64
     White Buffalo, 64, 69
     Red Hook Ale, 64
     Rolling Rock, 128
Mixed nuts, 33, 128
Wine, 64
     Merlot, 49, 149, 153
     Riesling, 115
     Chardonnay, 226
Tequila Sunrise, 71-2
Doughnuts, 82, 84-5, 159
     Boston Creme, 97
Cookies, 88-9
V8, 88
Broiled scallops, 115, 119-20
Martini, 128
Endives with salmon roe, 139
Green pepper & mushroom pizza, 148-9, 151
Corn muffins, 159-60
Corned beef and drop eggs, 167
Bagel, 167
Scotch, 176
Ham, eggs, toast, 184
Lobster tails and rice pilaf, 223
Fried chicken with creme gravy and mashed potatoes, 226
California omelet, 227
Sherry, 255-6
Sushi-quality tuna steak, 263
Leg of lamb, 289
Beet risotto, 288, 290

Books/Authors mentioned in Small Vices:
William Shakespeare, 247, 269
     King Lear, epigraph
     Hamlet, 267
Alexander Pope, 17
Edmund Spenser (poet), 71
Frederick Crews, 87
Tony Brown, 197
Charles Dickens, 254
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples / Winston Churchill, 354
The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 254
The Canterbury Tales / Chaucer, 254
Civilization and Its Discontents / Sigmund Freud, 289

Music mentioned in Small Vices:
"On Green Dolphin Street", 33
"Dream Dancing", 34
"Memphis in June", 35
Procol Harum,64
"California Here I Come", 204
"Route 66", 205

Magazines mentioned in Small Vices:
Cosmopolitan, 59-60
Soldier of Fortune, 150
Vogue, 159
Boston Magazine, 167

Television programs mentioned in Small Vices:
Masterpiece Theater,64, 254
Hard Copy, 77
Sally Jesse, 150

Theater mentioned in Small Vices:
Sky Lark, 264

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