Good Harbor

Book menu for Good Harbor by Anita Diamant


Food mentioned in Good Harbor:
Peanut butter sandwiches, 16
Chicken soup, 22, 24
Meatloaf and mashed potatoes, 24
Apple pie, 24
Brandy, 28
Herbal tea, 28, 87
Coffee, 29 33, 118, 136, 158, 162-163, 235
Potato chips, 40
Lemonade, 40, 150
Popcorn, 44
Fruit, 44
Wine, 52-53, 57, 122-123, 156, 176
Challah bread, 57, 60, 202, 223
Orange-glazed chicken 57
Pan fried potatoes, 57
Green beans, 57
Chocolate mousse, 57
Geneva cookies, 66
Calzones, 70
Scali bread, 70
Cookies, 70, 101, 103, 129, 144
Cappucchino, 70-71, 74, 120
Biscotti, 71
Corn chips, 89
Iced tea, 100
     Raspberry iced tea, 197
Pizza, 108, 184, 195
Brownies, 108
Diet Coke, 117
Blueberry waffles, 118
Fish sandwiches, 130, 176, 199
French fries, 130
Chocolate shakes, 130
Hot chocolate, 144
Pancakes, 144
French toast, 144
Margaritas, 148, 201
Peanut butter cookie, 156
Eggs and toast, 163
Brownie sundaes, 178
Beer, 184, 188
Tuna steaks, 188
Roast chicken, 202
Marinated swordfish, 214
Roasted asparagus, 214
Peach upside down cake, 214
Marinated calamari, 223
Coffee ice cream, 242-243, 252
Strawberry shortcake, 247, 251

Books/Authors mentioned in Good Harbor:
Lewis Carroll, 12
     The Chronicles of Narnia, 32
Maurice Sendak, 13, 26, 74
Barbara Kingsolver, 37
Anna Karenina / Leo Tolstoy, 49-50, 53, 56
Amy Tan, 67
Harry Potter / J.K. Rowling, 67
Charles Olsen (poet), 72, 75
Jane Austen, 74
Margaret Atwood, 74
Toni Morrison, 74
Beverly Cleary, 74
E.B. White, 74
Silent Spring / Rachel Carson, 95
Antigone / Sophocles, 223
Epitaphios, 223
De Bello Civili / Julius Caesar, 223
Goodnight Moon / Margaret Wise Brown, 126
Robinson Crusoe / Willem Dafoe, 141
Padriac (poet), 163
Ciaran (poet), 163
Donagh (poet), 163
In the Night Kitchen / Maurice Sendak, 222

Music mentioned in Good Harbor:
Mozart, 26
Barbara Streisand, 36
Dean Martin, 69-70
     "Return to Me", 70
"Puff the Magic Dragon" / Peter Paul and Mary, 117
"I Could Have Danced all Night", 211

Magazines mentioned in Good Harbor:
Good Housekeeping, 36
Soldier of Fortune, 53

Television shows mentioned in Good Harbor:
The Simpsons, 240
Baywatch, 89
Going My Way, 94

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Rien Ne Vas Plus

Book menu for Rien Ne Vas Plus by Margarita Karapanou; translated from the Greek by Karen Emmerich

Food mentioned in Rien Ne Vas Plus:
Brandy, 6, 38
Coffee, 9, 91, 98, 108, 127
Bulgar and tomatoes, 19
Ice cream, 67, 70, 73, 95-97, 158, 167
Tea, 75, 78, 107
Chocolate cake, 78
Champagne, 84, 158
     Pink champagne, 107, 115, 127, 157
Caviar and crackers, 84
Petits fours, 92
Marshmallows, 96-97
Pizza, 105, 156, 159
Sausage pies, 105, 156, 159
Chocolate bar with almonds, 152
Spinach pie, 156, 159
Apple pie, 156
Strawberries, 158
Eclairs, 159
Bloody Marys, 176-177

Books/Authors mentioned in Rien Ne Vas Plus:
Dostoevsky, epigraph
Marcel Proust, 164
     Le temps retrouvé, 5, 8
     A la rechrche du temps perdu, 37
The Three Musketeers / Alexandre Dumas, 102
Dante's Inferno, 31
Thousand and One Nights / Edward William Lane, 69
William Faulkner, 92
Macbeth / William Shakespeare, 100
George Byron, 117
George Sand, 117
Virginia Woolf, 118
Nobody's Boy / Hector Malot, 153


Movies mentioned in Rien Ne Vas Plus:
Rashomon, epigraph
Fanny and Alexander, 26
Jaws, 28
Gone with the Wind, 78, 156
Tea and Sympathy, 86
The Ten Commandments, 95
Dressed to Kill, 139, 159
Kiss of the Spider Woman, 148

Music mentioned in Rien Ne Vas Plus:
Chopin, 117
"How Deep is Your Love" / Bee Gees, 131
"Just Like a Woman" / Bob Dylan, 131
"Baby, Please Come Back", 131
Billie Holiday, 175, 177-178

Television shows mentioned in Rien Ne Vas Plus:
General Hospital, 93, 95
Love Boat, 96
All My Children, 97

Title mentioned on pages 11, 125, 162, 164


Discussable quote from Rien Ne Vas Plus:
 "Love, he told me. Love everything from the grass to the first person who walks by in the street. Love it all. That's the only thing that can make life not just bearable, but beautiful." (p. 98)

Page numbers refer to the paperback edition: ISBN 9781566567725

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What We Lose

Book menu for What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons

ISBN of edition I read: 9780735221710 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in What We Lose:
Sesame chicken, 1
Vegetable fried rice, 2, 84
Shrimp lo mein, 2
Pineapple Soda, 2
Coffee, 45, 108
Oatmeal, 46
Thai food, 52
Peppermint tea, 61
Roast chicken, 62
Tomato soup, 79
Pork roast, 84
Mashed potato, 84
Bean, 84
Tangerines, 119
Durian fruit, 119
Papaya, 119
Steak, 122
Beef tongue, 145
Fish biryani, 145
Trifle, 145
Asparagus, 166
Scrambled eggs, 166
Apples, 166
Oranges, 166
Red wine, 189
Dirty martinis, 189

Books/Authors mentioned in What We Lose:
The Cancer Journals / Audre Lorde, epigraph
Minty Alley / C.L.R. James, 43
Jean Paul Sartre, 45
Marcel Proust, 45

Music mentioned in What We Lose:
Velvet Underground, 45
Bobby "Blue" Bland, 45
Al Green, 94

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Everybody's Fool

Book menu for Everybody's Fool by Richard Russo

ISBN of edition I read: 9780307270641 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in Everybody's Fool:
Ginger-carrot soup, 18
Cheeseburgers, 32, 34, 53, 208, 214-215, 355, 445,
Ramps, 44-46
Cherry pie, 57, 64
Popsicle, 59
Coffee, 61, 64, 77-79, 153, 315, 333, 344, 373-374
Diet Coke, 93
French fries, 109
Cole slaw, 109
Cinnamon rolls, 112
Chicken with rice casserole, 113
Popcorn, 125
Genesee beer, 136
Pizza, 186
Friend chicken, 195, 205
Collard greens, 195, 205
Black-eyed peas, 195
Grits, 195
Watermelon, 195
Lamb chops, 196, 198, 205, 218, 228-229, 233
Salad, 196
Margaritas, 197
Wine
   Pinot Grigio, 209-210
   Red wine, 218
   Chardonnay, 290
Asparagus, 229
Cuba libre, 236
Banana bread, 270
Cappuccino, 287
Fruit, cheese, crackers tray, 289
Sausages, 315/316
Bacon, 315-316
Southern Comfort, 317
Orange juice, 342-343, 353, 433
Pringles, 343, 350, 353, 433
Cheetos, 350, 353, 357 (these also make an appearance in Empire Falls!)
Club sandwiches, 353
Meatball heroes, 353
Turkey, stuffing, and mashed potato, 353
Open-faced steak sandwich, 353-354
Hot dogs, 354
Grilled cheese, 354
Spaghetti, 354
Hot fudge sundae, 355
Scrambled eggs, 369
Linguica, 369
Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, 370, 372
Crumb cake, 374
Tea, 400, 442
Jelly donuts, 445

Books/Authors mentioned in Everybody's Fool:
Jules Verne, 19
Animal Farm / George Orwell, 315
Henry David Thoreau, 399

   "And while [Miss Beryl] feared [Sully] might be killed, this wasn't it, either. What truly frightened
   her, she explained, was the violence he would be doing to himself. He wasn't just placing himself
   at risk; he was putting his self at risk, the same self that Thoreau thought was worth defending
   and protecting, the self whose primacy Emerson had argued for."

Sylvia Plath, 415
Emily Dickinson, 415

Movies mentioned in Everybody's Fool:
Goldfinger, 93, 428
Animal House, 315

Music mentioned in Everybody's Fool:
"El Condor Pasa " / Simon & Garfunkel, 390

   "The static in [Raymer's] ears was almost as loud as the honking had been, but as he went back to
   his car he found himself happily humming a tune from a couple decades earlier and recalled the
   lyric: I'd rather be a hammer than a nail."

Libraries mentioned in Everybody's Fool:
page 96: "The only other thing in the glove box was, incredibly, the owner's manual. Badly as [Raymer] needed the painkillers, Raymer couldn't help himself. Dumbfounded, he took out the manual, which was encased in plastic like a library book. "Who has the owner's manual to a 'sixty-four Mustang?"

page 111: "Only after Ruth finally tumbled to the fact that her culinary efforts were being sabotaged, and compared the notecard recipes with others in cookbooks she'd check out of the library, did she begin to improve."

and pages, 180, 393-394, and 430!

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Big Little Lies

Book menu for Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

ISBN of edition I read: 9780399167065 (hardcover)


Food mentioned Big Little Lies:
Cake, 1, 9
Brioche, 1
Tea, 86, 162, 164, 268, 276, 331
   English Breakfast tea, 4
   Herbal tea, 5, 27
   Chamomile tea, 213
Ginger-nut biscuits, 4
Coffee, 9-11, 20, 22, 27, 35, 56, 86, 115154, 298, 312, 317
            339
   Latte, 218
Champagne, 9, 26, 36-38, 40, 77, 86, 94, 123, 189, 240, 249
                  251, 275
   Bollinger, 36
   Mimosas, 36, 43
Vegetarian lasagna, 28, 429, 438
BBQ chicken, 41
Carrots, 53
Lollipops, 55, 110, 112
Pears, 55
Wine
   Mulled wine, 58
   Red wine, 132
Pancakes and maple syrup, 58
Chocolate chip cookies, 66
Steak, 67
Seafood platter, 73
Pavlova, 73
Ice cream, 80
Yogurt, 81
Chocolate biscuits, 81
Chickpeas, 82-83
Muffins, 218, 221, 268-269, 368, 443
   Banana muffins, 84
Tacos, 97
Pasta, 97
Garlic bread, 97
Chocolate mud cake, 117
Apples, 120
Cheese and crackers, 120
Raisins, 120
Lemonade, 123
Lindt truffles, 132
Mueseli, 146
Cupcakes, 155
Boiled eggs, 159, 216
Pizza, 197, 398
Risotto, 210
Spanakopita, 242
Brownies, 249
Chocolate coins, 257
Fish curry, 258
Chips, 262
Sushi, 263
Quiche, 265
Sausage rolls, 288
Gingerbread man, 289
Oranges, 294-295
Apple pancakes with lemon-spiced butter, 331, 336-337
Egg and bacon rolls, 335
Bacon and eggs, 366
Spaghetti Bolognese, 371
Pumpkin soup, 375
Sourdough bread, 375
Soy latte, 394
Salt and vinegar chips 398-399
Pretzels, 402

Books/Authors mentioned in Big Little Lies :
Patricia Cornwell, 95
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
   by Robert Fulghum

Movies mentioned in Big Little Lies:
Breakfast At Tiffany's, 4, 266, 393, 400
Die Hard, 191
Sliding Doors , 357
My Fair Lady, 440

Television programs mentioned in Big Little Lies:
Dancing with the Stars, 1
Little House on the Prairie, 41
The Walking Dead , 132
American's New Top Model, 181-182, 232-233, 235

Plays mentioned in Big Little Lies:
King Lear / Shakespeare, 130, 320-321

Libraries mentioned in Big Little Lies:
p. 3: "Mrs. Ponder had been there for a few functions: a talk by a local historian, a lunch hosted by the Friend of the Library. It was a beautiful room."

p. 154: "Jane had gotten used to it by now. The other day she stepped up close, lowered her voice and said, 'Is it library day today?'

p. 286: "It was Monday morning just before the bell rang, and Jane was on her way back from the school library where she'd returned two books Ziggy had forgotten to take back."

p. 379: "'OK, so Max isn't hurting Amabella anymore,' said Josh. 'But then, yesterday, he pushed Skye down the stairs near the library again, and I said he shouldn't do that, and we had a big fight because I said I was going to tell.'" 

 

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A Man Called Ove

Book Menu for A Man Called Ove: A Novel by Fredrik Backman


ISBN of edition I read: 9781476738024 (trade paperback)


Food mentioned in A Man Called Ove:

Coffee, 5,9, 11, 23, 25, 91-92, 140, 212, 217, 249
   253, 259-260, 283, 292, 330
      Espresso, 13
      Latte, 249
Rice with Saffron & Chicken, 21-22, 307
Pilsner, 38, 43
Sausages & potatoes, 39, 73, 90, 131
Cookies, 58
Whiskey, 81, 243, 245, 256, 305, 309
Apple pie, 89-90
Sausage sandwich, 164
Bananas, 178
French fries, 209-210
Lemonade, 236
Croissants, 247
Eggs, 259
Meat, potatoes, & gravy, 307
Ice cream, 259
   Chocolate ice cream, 331
Toast, 282
Birthday cake, 321

Books/Authors mentioned in A Man Called Ove:
The Chronicles of Narnia, 27
Shakespeare, 151, 204, 227, 311
Ernest Hemingway, 152
   The Old Man and The Sea, 153

Television programs mentioned in A Man Called Ove:
Dexter, 61

Libraries mentioned in A Man Called Ove:
p. 152-153: "[Sonya's] father had never bothered with books, but when his daughter sat reading the newspaper at the age of five he wasn't so stupid that he tried to avoid doing something about it. 'A girl can't read shit like that: she'll lose her head,' he stated as he pushed her towards the library counter in the village. The old librarian didn't quite know what he meant by that, but there was no doubt about the girl's quite outstanding intellect.

The monthly trip to the grocery store simply had to be extended to a monthly trip to the library, the librarian and father decided together..."

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Tony and Suan

Book menu for Tony and Susan  by Austin Wright

ISBN of edition I read: 9780446582902

Food mentioned in Tony and Susan:
Peanut butter & jelly sandwich, 4
Coffee, 24, 48, 110, 152, 161, 213, 239
Ham, 101
Coke, 104, 156, 199
Cookies, 110
Ginger ale, 141
Peanuts, 141
Spaghetti, 153, 238
Scrambled eggs, 182
Hamburger, 198-100
Corn on the cob, 198
Marshmallows, 199
Roast beef, browned potatoes, peas, 202
Eggs & bacon, 251
Pizza, 319

Authors mentioned in Tony and Susan:
Leo Tolstoy, 133
Henry James, 211

Movies mentioned in Tony and Susan:
Sunny Side of the Street, 132

Music mentioned in Tony and Susan:
Bach, 101
Wagner, 121
   Parsifal, 148
"Siegfried's Funeral March", 130

Libraries mentioned in Tony and Susan:
(I'm a librarian and love to see how novelists portray libraries and librarians!)

p. 109 : "She gave him hints without any idea what the hints were about. Affectionate impulses. Along the street in the rain, patting and cuffing. Flirty things. She punched him in the chest when he came out of the library."

p. 212-213 : "When she came home from her adventure full of exotic guilt, she felt ashamed of her joy while he was so miserable. There was an evening when Edward thought she was checking research papers in the library."

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Emma

Book Menu for Emma by Jane Austen

ISBN of edition I read: 9780674048843 (annotated hardcover)

Food mentioned in Emma:
Wedding cake, 46
Minced chicken, 53
Scalloped oysters, 53
Apple tarts, 54, 278
Custard, 54
Walnuts, 57, 66
Stilton cheese, 122
Roast mutton, 143
Rice pudding, 143
Sweet-cake, 190
Muffins, 206
Gingerbread, 273
Baked apples, 276-277, 280, 371-372
Apple dumplings, 276
Sandwiches, 293
Rout-cakes, 329
Ice cream, 329
Coffee, 366
Biscuits, 371-372
Sweetbreads and asparagus, 372
Spruce beer, 383, 414
Pigeon pies, 398
Cold lamb, 398
Strawberries, 399, 402, 406, 419
Madeira wine, 415

Books mentioned in Emma:
Elegant Extracts / Vicesimus Knox, 58
The Vicar of Wakefield / Oliver Goldsmith, 58
The Romance of the Forest / Ann Radcliffe, 59
The Children of the Abbey / Regina Maria Roche, 59
"Elegy Written in a country churchyard" (poem) / Thomas Gray, 322
William Cowper, 388

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