Writers and Lovers

 

Book menu for Writers and Lovers by Lily King

Food mentioned in Writers and Lovers:
Tea, 3, 60-61, 76
Martinis, 9
Heinekin beer, 12
Catalan fish stew, 13
Coffee, 15, 24, 103, 126, 177
     Ice lattes, 16
     Espresso, 62-63
     Ice coffee, 66
Crêpes, 16
Milkshakes, 16
Mountain Dew, 16
Carpaccio, 20
Seared scallops, 20, 159
Champagne, 21, 73
Osso bucco, 21

Lavender flan, 21
Vongoles, 21
Wine, 170, 288
     Pinot Grigio, 24, 103
     Red wine, 126
     Sancerre, 291
Swordfish, 24, 246
Risotto, 24, 288-289
     Risotto balls, 73
Sandwiches
     Ham sandwiches, 31
     Grilled cheese, 206
     BLTs, 66, 242
     Turkey clubs, 228
     Chicken pesto, 273
     Turkey melt, 274
Mocha frappes, 33
Seltzer and cranberry, 34
Herbed pasta, 36
Egg sandwiches, 38
Peaches, 40
Prosciutto-wrapped figs, 54
Cinnamon toast, 61
Crab cakes, 66, 100
Vichyssoise, 66-67
Panna cotta, 66
Moroccan chicken, 68
Couscous, 68
Sangria, 68, 186, 188
Oysters, 73
Crab toast, 73
Stuffed figs, 73
Raspberry scones, 76
Blacked bluefish, 89
Turkish roast pigeon, 89
Pot de crème, 90
Samosas, 101
Bloody Marys, 101
Arnold Palmers, 103
Hot chocolate, 103
Eggs and sausage, 104
Blueberry pancakes, 105, 108
Coddled eggs, 105
Eggs Benedict, 106
Chocolate bombs, 106
Bourbon pecan pie, 106
Screwdrivers, 108
Apple Papillote, 108
Basil-lavender crème brulée, 110, 113
Pear compotes, 110
Burgers, 137
     Cheeseburger, 17
Carrot cake, 142
Poppy seed cake, 144
Mussels, 157-158
Sea bass, 158
Grilled shrimp, 157
Tagliatelle, 157
Chocolate torte, 159
Mango sorbet, 159
Banana bread pudding, 159
Banana cake, 169
Baklava, 170-171
Ice cream sundaes, 178
Duck confit, 180
Chocolate chip cookies, 190
Chicken fingers and cucumber slices, 194-195
Peppermint ice cream, 197
Cider doughnuts, 209
Apples, 210
Hazelnut mousse, 247
Shepherd's pie, 251
Plums, 252
Grapes, 252
Bananas, 252
Kiwis, 252-253
Pancakes, 259
Quesadillas, 259
Banana cupcakes, 259
Macaroni and cheese, 259
Lasagna, 260-261, 305
Eggplant Parmesan, 271 
Cheesecake, 271
Cheetos, 285
Funyons, 285
Spaghetti, 303
Apples and peanut butter, 303

Books/Authors mentioned in Writers and Lovers:
Martin Amis, 8
Roddy Doyle, 8
Marcel Proust, 12, 87
     A la recherche du temps perdu, 14
     Swann's Way, 87
Marguerite Duras, 12
Gunter Grass, 12
Cuore / Edmondo De Amicis, 14
Honore de Balzac, 14
Michel de Montaigne, 14
Paul Valéry, 14
George Eliot, 86
     Middlemarch, 14
Somerset Maugham, 28
Henry David Thoreau, 43
     Walden, 44
Cormac McCarthy, 44
Troubles / J.G. Farrell, 54, 233
"The Letter Writers" (story) / Elizabeth Taylor, 59
Leo Tolstoy, 64
John Updike, 71, 268
     The Centaur, 71
Walter Scott, 86
D.H. Lawrence 86
     Sons and Lovers, 86
     The White Peacock, 86
Edith Wharton, 87, 268
Virginia Woolf, 87, 234
     To the Lighthouse, 315
Black Tickets / Jane Anne Phillips, 103
William Faulkner, 115, 178, 268
The Last September / Elizabeth Bowen, 166
T.S. Eliot, 171
Franny and Zoey / J.D. Salinger, 175
Breakfast at Tiffany's / Truman Capote, 209
"Casey of the Bat" (poem) / Ernest Lawrence Thayer, 221
Woodcutters / Thomas Bernhard, 233, 269
Shirley Hazzard, 235
     The Evening of the Holiday, 233
Toni Morrison, 268
     Beloved , 233
     Sula, 315
Independent People / Halldor Laxness, 233
Housekeeping / Marilynne Robinson, 233
Robinson Crusoe / Daniel Defoe, 257, 260
"The Liar" / Amiri Baraka, 266
The Catcher in the Rye / J. D. Salinger, 268, 309
A Separate Peace / John Knowles, 268
John Cheever, 268
Joan Didion, 268
MacBeth / William Shakespeare, 268
All the Pretty Horses / Cormac McCarthy, 268, 273
Ernest Hemingway, 268
     A Farewell to Arms, 272
     The Sun Also Rises, 272
Dante, 275
Siddhartha / Hermann Hesse, 304
Their Eyes Were Watching God / Zora Neale Hurston, 304-105
William Carlos Williams. 311
Jane Eyre / Charlotte Brontë, 315
The House on Mango Street / Sandra Cisneros, 315

Music mentioned in Writers and Lovers:
"Crash into Me" / Dave Matthews, 9
Talking Heads, 19
"Run Joey Run" / David Geddes, 33
"Wildfire" / Michael Martin Murphy, 33
"I'm Not in Love" / 10cc, 33
"Mack the Knife" / Bobby Darin, 90
"In the Mood" / Glenn Miller, 90
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" / The Tokens, 90
"Earth Angel" / The Penguins
"By Yon Bonnie Banks" / John McDermott, 90
Olivia Newton-John, 92
Chopin, 111
Led Zeppelin, 111
Frank Sinatra, 111
Duran Duran, 124
     "Rio", 125
Lou Reed, 164, 279
Nirvana, 186
"Don't Cry for Me Argentina", 192
"This Old Man" / Raffi, 210
"She'll be Comin' Round the Mountain", 210
"Edelweiss" / Oscar Hammerstein, 257
"Blowin' in the Wind" / Bob Dylan, 257
"Blue Angel" / Roy Orbison, 258
"Loch Lomond", 258
Joni Mitchell. 281
     "Little Green", 282
David Byrne, 319, 321

Movies mentioned in Writers and Lovers:
Mrs. Doubtfire, 259, 262-263

TV shows mentioned in Writers and Lovers:
The Love Boat, 75

Magazines mentioned in Writers and Lovers:
Granta, 55
Kenyon Review, 263
People, 281

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN 9780802148537)

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Mohawk

Book menu for Mohawk by Richard Russo

ISBN of edition I read: 0679753826 (trade paperback)

Food mentioned in Mohawk :
Sausages, 4-5, 7, 234, 416
Eggs, 8, 11, 36, 234
     Scrambled eggs, 4, 12
Coffee, 4, 8, 10, 12, 36-37, 69-70, 107-108, 142-143, 148, 150
           234, 237, 272, 274, 304, 357, 376
Sticky buns, 4, 8
Juice, 5
Ham 5, 8
Pancakes, 5
Home fries, 5, 8, 12
Toast & jelly, 5-6, 8
Bacon, 7-8, 234
Pastries, 16
Glazed ham, 17-19
Pot roast, 64
Banana cream pie, 64
Cinnamon rolls, 67
Oreo cookies, 68
Bloody Mary, 84-85
Shrimp cocktail, 85, 87
Turkey, 132, 142, 144, 147-148, 162
Almonds, 153
Walnuts, 153
Deviled eggs, 153
Grapes, 153
Leg of lamb, 153
Scotch, 66, 311
Beer, 192, 195, 206
Boilermaker, 201
Whiskey, 201, 306
Coleslaw, 242
Cokes, 242, 292
Grilled cheese, 248
Chocolate-covered cherries, 249
Peanut brittle, 249
Brandy, 255
Melon, 261
Mimosas, 261
Espresso, 262
Lemonade, 266
Hamburger steak & onions, 272
Bourbon, 275
Hamburger deluxe, 291
Chicken salad, 300

Book/Authors mentioned in Mohawk:
Moby-Dick / Herman Melville, epigraph
Micky Spillane, 32
Charles Dickens, 170
     David Copperfield, 91

Libraries mentioned in Mohawk:
p. 52 : "And when they finally discovered [Randall's] flanking maneuver, he could still join the chess club, which met after school in the library."

p. 90: "From the beginning, Anne had shared her father's reverence for books, and he treated her to Saturday afternoons at the Mohawk Free Library the way other Mohawk fathers treated their offspring to movie matinees."

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All Four Stars

Book Menu for All Four Stars by Tara Dairman

ISBN of edition I read: 9780399162527 (hardcover)

This book is for all foodies, young and not so young. Here is a delightful, funny, and yummy first novel. I just love that it's set on Long Island and the main character's last name is Gatsby. Six-grader, Gladys Gatsby, can cook for me any day, blow torch and all!

Food mentioned in All Four Stars:
Creme brulee, 1-2, 7, 49, 268
Pizza, 3, 14-15, 219
Dried persimmon dipped in chocolate, 17
Lavender-flavored sandwich cookie, 17
Wasabi-coated pretzel, 17
Injera (Ethiopian bread), 19
Matzoball soup, 19
Pork and scallion dumplings, 19
Phobo, 27
Clementines, 28
Croissant, 106, 269 
      Jam-filled croissant, 28
Samosas, 42-44
Channa masala, 42
Palak paneer, 42
Aloo gobi, 42
Rotis, 42
Raita, 42
Brownies, 53-54, 60
     Butterscotch nutmeg brownies, 60
     Caramel walnut brownies, 140
Meatloaf, 78-79
Potato puffs, 82-83
Apples, 84
Carne asada, 93
Brie and fig jam on a baguette, 95
Mushroom risotto, 105
Hot chocolate, 129-130
Cassoulet, 157, 160
Key Lime pie, 167-168
Hot dogs, 173
Marzipan candies, 173
Shoofly pie, 180
Baklava, 190, 192, 197
Walnuts, 192
Apam Balik, 197, 205
Gajar ka halwa, 208-213
Bluebarb crumble, 214, 221-222, 253 
Custard
     Lavender and lemon custard, 248, 267
     Mocha-mint custard, 267
     Berry-basil custard, 267
Tree-nut tart, 256, 263
Ginger sultana bread pudding, 256, 267
Papaya-passion fruit sorbet, 256
Sticky date pudding, 264, 267
Cinnamon graham ice cream, 267
Banana biscuit ice cream, 267
Moroccan cake, 268
Chinese cake, 268
Belgian cake, 268

Books/Authors mentioned in All Four Stars:
Larousse Gastronomique, 62-63

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