The Lost Daughter

 

Book Menu for The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante

Food mentioned in The Lost Daughter:
Coffee, 13, 16, 110
Peaches, 13-14
Plums, 13-14
Pears, 13-14
Grapes, 13-14, 134
Figs, 13-14
Ice cream 19, 28, 99, 126
Wine, 28, 103
Cotton candy, 31, 130
Toasted almonds, 31, 129
Potato croquettes, 33
Oranges, 33, 102
Beer, 33
Cookies, 59
Apples, 62
Fish, 103-105
     Mullet, 106
Popcorn, 127
Coconut, 129
Toasted hazelnuts, 129

Books/Authors mentioned in The Lost Daughter:
"Haciendo Serpentinas" / Maria Guerra, 62
E.M. Forster, 95
W.H. Auden, 100

Music mentioned in The Lost Daughter:
"The Man Who Sold the World" / David Bowie, 86

Pages numbers refer to the paperback edition (ISBN: 9781609457693)

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The Red Tent

Book menu for The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

Food mentioned in The Red Tent:
Barley bread, 16
Olives, 16, 18, 38, 110, 144, 152
Lamb with coriander and marinated in sour goat milk
   and pomegranate sauce, 18
Quince compote, 18
Figs, 188, 231
     Figs stewed with mulberries, 18
Dates, 18, 222
Wine, 18, 25, 32, 92
Beer, 18, 32, 92, 152
Mead, 38
Lunar cake, 96
Cheese, 110, 144, 152
Pomegranates, 180, 188
Melons, 222
Cucumbers, 222

Page numbers refer to the trade paperback edition (ISBN: 0312195516)

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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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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