Egg and Spoon

Book menu for Egg and Spoon by Gregory Maguire

ISBN of edition I read: 9780763772201 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in Egg and Spoon:
Squash pie, 18
Dried fruit, 46
Salted nuts, 46
     Macadamia nuts,  169
Wine, 46
Cordials, 46
Juice, 46
Cured meats, 46
Bagels, 47
Apples, 50, 52, 121, 196, 345
Berries, 50
     Lingonberries, 69
Porridge, 54, 57
Stewed fruit with cinnamon, 57, 59
Tea, 140, 159, 242
     Spiced tea, 66
     Orange tea, 303
Hard cheese, 70, 72
Jam, 70, 829
Brown rolls, 70, 72
Salt biscuits, 100
Figs, 100
Croissants, 114-115, 204
Sausages, 127, 329
White beans, 127
Borscht, 141, 151
Hot pastrami on rye, 153
Sherry, 160, 225-226
Cheerios, 166-167
Orange juice, 176
Blinis with caviar, 194
Chocolate cakes, 197
Sticky buns, 199
Gingerbread, 215
Marzipan, 215
Champagne, 226, 246
Oranges, 312
Grappa, 314
Brownies, 322
Cheese and crackers, 329
Ham, 329
Cinnamon custard, 351
Hot cocoa, 417
Ice cream, 458
Coleslaw, 474
Black bread, 474

Books/Authors mentioned in :
Charles Dickens, 120
     Bleak House, epigraph
"The Tribute" (short story) / Jane Gardam, epigraph
Wuthering Heights / Emily Bronte, 66
H.C. Andersen, 232
     The Snow Queen, 137
William Thackeray, 159
Denis Diderot, 169
The Edgar Allan Poe, 169
"The Soul Selects Her Own Society" (poem), Emily Dickinson, 182
Leo Tolstoy, 222, 259
Gregor Mendel, 233
Jane Austen, 263
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 277
Honore de Balzac, 277
Maimonides, 322

Musicals mentioned in Egg and Spoon:
Annie Get Your Gun, 169
The King and I, 169
Damn Yankees, 169
Cats, 169

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Shelter: a novel

Book menu for Shelter by Jung Yun

ISBN of edition I read: 9781250075611 (hardcover)

A colleague recommended this book and I'm so glad she did. This is such a powerful, current, and relevant story. Like the main character, Kyung, I am the child of immigrant parents and this novel really struck home for me.  This is a great title for a book club. I look forward to reading Ms. Yun's next novel.

Food mentioned in Shelter:
Grapes, 4, 51
Popcorn, 4, 307
Cheese, 4
Bananas, 4, 52
Toast, 5
Omelets, 5, 193
Pancakes, 5
Cookies, 33, 118
Granola bars, 33
Coffee, 41, 52, 118, 132, 193, 227, 270, 295
Orange juice, 51
Raisins, 51
Pizza, 52
Apples, 52
Cheese and crackers, 98
Pate, 98-99
Sandwiches, 112, 117, 120-121
Potato chips, 122, 307
Mini candy bars, 122
Lasagna, 131-132, 134, 136
Dumplings, 149
White wine, 173
     White burgundy, 215
Red wine, 173
Tea, 184
Blueberry muffins, 193, 196
Yogurt, 193
Grapefruit juice , 193
Beer, 201
Lobster, 215-216
Bourbon, 316

Books/Authors mentioned in Shelter:
Heraclitus, epigraph
Treasure Island / Robert Louis Stevenson, 128
Robinson Crusoe / Daniel Defoe, 128
The Call of the Wild / Jack London

Music mentioned in Shelter:
"The Dock of the Bay" / Otis Redding, 159
Jimi Hendrix, 160
Johnny Mathis, 288
Simon and Garfunkel, 288
The Platters, 288 

Movies mentioned in Shelter:
The Sound of Music

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Three Rotten Eggs

Book menu for Three Rotten Eggs (Hamlet Chronicles) by Gregory Maguire

ISBN of edition I read: 0618096558 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in Three Rotten Eggs:
Coffee, 5-7, 10, 20-21, 51, 53, 62, 121
Doughnuts, 45
     Jelly doughnuts, 137, 155
Candy bars, 53
Peanut butter sandwiches, 86
Radish and raisin sandwich, 95
Cupcakes, 96
Curried crab cakes, 100
Popcorn, 101
Penny candy, 121
     Jawbreakers, 121
     Tootsie Rolls, 121
Ice cream sandwiches, 121
Yogurt, 137
Milk, 148
Cookies, 148
Flapjacks, 180
Chicken Pot Pie, 184

Books/Authors mentioned in Three Rotten Eggs:
Horton Hatches the Egg / Dr. Seuss, 97-98

Music mentioned in Thee Rotten Eggs
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic", 172
"The Wedding March" / Mendelsohn, 86

Movies mentioned in Three Rotten Eggs:
The Terminator, 2, 37

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