Bloom

Book menu for Bloom by by Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau

Bloom is a poignant graphic novel for young adults. It also has a very unique color scheme of just blue, black, and white. And, you WILL be craving freshly-baked sourdough bread when you finish reading it!


Food mentioned in Bloom:
Doughnuts, 42
Carrot Cake, 67
Coffee, 69-70
Baguettes, 75
Blueberry muffins, 95
Streusel, 95-96
Sourdough rolls, 111, 114-115, 117
Croissants, 111
Funnel cakes, 172
Red velvet cupcakes, 185, 190, 200
Baklava, 224
Spanokopita, 224
Bagels, 237
Ravani cake, 254
Keke Fa'i, 276

Television shows mentioned in Bloom:
Gilmore Girls

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The Next Queen of Heaven

Book menu for The Next Queen of Heaven by Gregory Maguire

ISBN of edition I read: 9780061997792 (paperback)

Food mentioned in The Next Queen of Heaven:
Coffee, 12-13, 37, 39, 121, 124, 172, 203, 241, 270
Whiskey sours, 18
Croissants, 34
Brioche, 35
Power Bars. 35
Burgers, 37, 39, 122
Fries, 39
Chocolate-covered cherries, 48
Jell-O, 54
Spaghetti-Os, 56, 60
Green beans, 60
Chow mein noodles, 60
Beer, 76, 121-122, 264, 267
Tea, 78, 149, 198, 200, 203, 217
Toast, 78
Cookies, 85, 217
     Freihofer's, 299
Pears, 92
Cinnamon Cheerios, 94, 96
Celery soup, 95
Tater tots with American cheese, 100
Eclairs, 105-106
Jack Daniels, 109
Tuna Salad, 121, 171
Ice cream, 121, 206
Doughnuts, 124, 311
Genessee Cream Ale, 140
Pound cake, 149, 151
Curried mango dip, 176
Turkey, 186
Eggnog, 186
Shortbread, 198
Diet Coke, 203
Beans, 227
Milkshakes, 240
Pizza, 246, 249
Pancakes, 270
Fluffernutter, 282
Oyster crackers, 285
Bourbon, 301
Cucumber sandwiches, 333

Books/Authors mentioned in The Next Queen of Heaven:
Stephen King, 29
Salman Rushdie, 30
Our Town (play) / Thornton Wilder, 44
Dr. Seuss, 109, 195
     Hop on Pop, 108
John Keats, 120
William Blake, 120
Emily Dickinson, 120
W.B. Yeats, 127
The Nun in the World / Leon Suenens, 152
The Hardy Boys / Franklin Dixon, 163
Nancy Drew Diaries / Carolyn Keene, 163
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer / Mark Twain, 163
William Shakespeare, 191, 238
     Hamlet163
Moby Dick / Herman Melville, 163
The Last Battle / C.S. Lewis, 165
Curious George / Margaret Rey, 256
Frank McCourt, 272
The Wind in the Willows / Kenneth Grahame, 287
Charlotte's Web / E.B. White, 287

Music mentioned in The Next Queen of Heaven:
Kurt Kobain, 20
Aerosmith, 20
"Believe" / Cher, 36
"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" / Dusty Springfield, 44
"I Want it That Way" / Backstreet Boys, 45
Celine Dion, 194
     "I'm Your Angel", 46
"Angel of Mine" / Monica, 46
"Angel" / Sarah McLachlan, 46
South Pacific soundtrack, 48
Steven Sondheim, 64, 73
     "Send in the Clowns" / 64
Clancy Brothers, 64
The Carpenters, 64
Brian Eno, 88-89
Crosby, Stills and Nash, 88
Beach Boys, 89
"Pange Lingua", 96
"Freedom" / George Michael, 118
Whitney Houston, 194
     "I Will Always Love You", 119
"Personal Jesus" / Depeche Mode, 122, 126
"Five Mystical Songs" / R. Vaughan Williams, 127
"Burn the Priest" / Lamb of God, 190
Billy Joel, 194
Paul McCartney, 194
Barbara Streisand, 194
Sinead O'Connor, 223
Village People, 235
Neil Sedaka, 299
"O Holy Night", 308
"The First Noel", 322
"New York" / Frank Sinatra, 346

Movies mentioned in The Next Queen of Heaven:
Cabaret, 96
The Sound of Music, 96
Young Frankenstein, 198
Silence of the Lambs, 294

Television programs mentioned in The Next Queen of Heaven:
Baywatch, 280
Star Trek, 224, 281
One Life to Live, 281
Gilligan's Island, 283
Wheel of Fortune, 333

Operas mentioned in The Next Queen of Heaven:
The Pirates of Penzance, 248
Mikado, 248

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Invisible Me: a Novel

Book Menu for Invisible Me: a Novel by Debbi Mack

ISBN or edition I read: 9780982950883

Food mentioned in Invisible Me
Pizza, 13
Soda, 13
   Orange soda, 134
   Sprite 155, 162
Soft pretzels, 20, 56
Baked chicken breast with mashed potato and gravy, 21
Lemonade, 26, 28, 112
Iced tea, 26
Corn bread, 30, 32
Fried chicken, 31
Apple pie, 33
Popcorn, 54, 102-103
Milk Duds, 54
Coke, 74, 9, 155

Books/Authors mentioned in Invisible Me:
The Merchant of Venice / William Shakespeare, 1, 123, 141
The Da Vinci Code / Dan Brown, 2
The Catcher in the Rye / J.D. Salinger, 179
Harry Potter / J.K. Rowling, 179
The Sound and the Fury / William Faulkner, 193

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Soulene : A Healer in Paris

Book Menu for Soulene: A Healer in Paris by Ursula Pearson

ISBN of edition I read: 9780692551929 (paperback)

Food mentioned in Soulene: A Healer in Paris:

Chicken and vegetable stew, 23
Brown bread, 23
Cider, 23
Apple clafoutis, 23
Herbal tea, 26
Apples, 37
Meat stew, 79
Nuts, 92
Sweetmeats, 92
Vegetable pottage, 92
Baked pudding, 92

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Fear of Falling

Book Menu for Fear of Falling by Hannah R. Goodman

ISBN of edition I read: 9781508648550

Food mentioned in Fear of Falling (The Maddie Chronicles Book 3)
Crusty bread, 14
Chicken soup, 14, 85
Peanut butter & jelly sandwich, 15-16 31, 58
Turkey on honey whole wheat, 15
Dr. Pepper, 16-17, 29, 30, 49
Cheese Doodles, 16
Baked ziti, 16
Strawberry shortcake, 17, 29
Turkey & cheese sandwich with mustard, 31
Goldfish crackers, 33
Sour cream & onion chips, 33
Dark chocolate, 33
Gummy Bears, 33
Diet Coke, 33
English breakfast tea, 42, 107
Scrambled eggs, 46
Raspberry scone, 46
Chicken salad, 47
Popcorn, 49-50, 110
Pizza, 49
Red snapper & gnocchi, 49
Turkey & gouda sandwich, 57
Pretzels, 58
French vanilla lattes, 58-59
Black raspberry biscotti, 58
Lox & cream cheese on bagels, 68
Hot & sour chicken, 134
Seltzer, 135

Books/Authors mentioned in Fear of Falling:
The Catcher in the Rye / J.D. Salinger, 16, 35, 66
The Perks of Being a Wallflower / Stephen Chbosky, 24
MacBeth / William Shakespeare, 27
The Great Gatsby / F. Scott Fitzergald, 38
Eats, Shoots & Leaves / Lynne Truss, 96
The Confessions of Max Tivoli / Andrew Sean Greer, 126

Movies mentioned in Fear of Falling:
Freaky Friday, 12
Mission Impossible IV,13, 31
Terms Of Endearment, 13
Top Gun, 17
Magnolia, 28
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, 41
The Princess Bride, 48
Pretty in Pink, 48
Ferris Bueller's Day Off, 86
Girls Just Want to Have Fun, 110
Do the Right Thing, 118

Music mentioned in Fear of Falling:
"She's Always a Woman to Me", 42
Indigo Girls, 42-43
Mozart, 43
"Shake it Up Baby", 86
"Stand up for your rights", 118

Television program mentioned in Fear of Falling:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 43
Get Smart, 90

Magazines mentioned in Fear of Falling:
Maxim, 53
Redbook, 68
Vogue, 68
Cosmo, 68
The New Yorker, 69
Ms. Magazine, 118

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Nest

Book menu for Nest by Esther Ehrlich

ISBN of edition I read: 9780385386074 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in Nest :
Chocolate pudding, 5, 6
Gin & tonic, 6, 37
Blackberries, 12, 15
Ice cram sundaes, 22, 109
Hard boiled eggs, 23
Cheese and Wheat Thins, 23
Watermelon, 23
SweetTarts, 30, 44, 67, 79, 171, 246
Ham and pickle sandwiches, 31
Fritos, 31
Fig Newtons, 32, 37, 53
Mushroom barley soup, 35
Fish sticks, 39, 42
Tomato soup, 46
Open-faced cheese melts, 46
Hawaiian Punch, 48
Sugar cookies, 48-49, 124, 127
Twinkies, 52
Yodels, 52-53
Ring Dings, 52-53
Screaming Yellow Zonkers, 52
Tab soda, 52, 306
Oreos, 53, 116, 195
Scrambled eggs and toast, 58
Fried egg sandwiches, 58
Apples, 62
Carrot sticks, 62
Cheese sandwich on wheat, 62, 94
Sugar Babies, 65, 75
Bit-o-Honey, 67
Bacon roll ups, 71, 78
Ritz crackers with cream cheese and green olives, 72
Hershey's Kisses, 79, 81
Dots (candy), 79
Spinach lasagna, 81
Kasha varnishkes, 87
Popcorn, 105, 320
Lemon meringue pie, 109, 128, 145, 151, 187, 207, 219
Pink punch 124, 127
Hot chocolate, 132, 286, 307-308
Cheesecake, 133
Fudgsicle, 141
Grilled cheese, 143
Clam strips, 143-144
Hog dogs, 144
Macaroni and cheese, 144
Chocolate milk shakes, 144
Raisins, 156
Apple pie, 174
Butter Brickle ice cream, 179
Eggnog, 184
Latkes, 187
Stuffed clams, 192
Pepperoni pizza, 202
Damson plum jam, 213
Dry roasted peanuts, 224
Fruit salad, 238, 240
Noodle kugel, 239
Potato salad, 240
Grape nuts, 242
Sponge cake, 244
Meatloaf and mashed potato, 252
Pita bread and cheese, 262
Strawberry Pop Tarts, 273-274
Apple juice, 274
Chocolate chip muffin, 286, 307-308
Ham and cheese sandwich, 306
Spaghetti and meatballs, 307-308

Books/Authors mentioned in Nest:
Harriet the Spy / Louise Fitzhugh, 12, 113
A Little Princess / Frances Hodgson Burnett, 19
The Burgess Bird Book for Children / Thornton Burgess, 32, 43
"The Tiger" (poem) / William Blake, 59
Frankenstein / Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, 67, 73-74
The Secret Garden / Frances Hodgson Burnett, 156, 163-164
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler /
     E.L. Konisburg, 257, 284

Television program mentioned in Nest:
Get Smart, 46
As the World Turns, 52
I Love Lucy, 127
Let's Make a Deal, 288

Music mentioned in Nest:
"Twist and Shout", 8
"Singin' in the Rain", 11
Herb Alpert and the Tiajuana Brass, 16
"I Feel the Earth Move", 25
"I Woke Up in Love This Morning:" / The Partridge Family, 31
"Help!" / The Beatles, 53
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered" / Stevie Wonder, 54
"I Think I Love You" / David Cassidy, 55
"You Can't Always Get What You Want" / Rolling Stones, 75
"Build Me Up, Buttercup", 89
"Lay, Lady, Lay" / Bob Dylan, 105
"Aquarius", 131
"I'll Be There" / The Jackson 5, 254

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Dirty Love

Book menu for Dirty Love by Andre Dubus III

ISBN of edition I read:  9780393064650 (hardcover)

Dirty Love is comprised of four novellas so this post is divided into four parts based on each novella's title.

"Listen Carefully"
  
Food mentioned in "Listen Carefully":
Barcadi and Coke, 3, 46, 70
Coffee, 6
Lasagna, 7
Coke, 11, 15-16
Pinot Grigio, 20
Lobster rolls, 31
Bud light, 31
Chardonnay, 31
Fried chicken, 32
Bloody Marys, 36-37
Salad with chicken, 39

Magazines mentioned in "Listen Carefully":
Runner's World, 17

"Marla" 

Food mention in "Marla":
Buttered popcorn, 81
Margaritas, 82, 92, 95, 97
    Peach margaritas, 82
Cheese sticks, 82
Stuffed mushrooms, 82
Coke, 88
Chianti, 90
Garlic bread, 90
Lasagna, 90
Veal parmigiana, 90
Antipasto, 90
Tapioca pudding, 91
Hot pretzels, 91
C.C. and ginger, 100
Pasta primavera, 101
Meatloaf & mashed potato with peas, 102
Oreos, 102
Mic Light, 103
Barbeque chicken, 104
Potato salad, 104
Cheesecake, 104
Peanut butter crackers, 108
Eggnog and bourbon, 113, 116
Glazed ham, 113
Cinnamon rolls, 116
Coffee, 116
Champagne, 116
Lobster bisque, 116, 122
Peach mimosas, 119

Books/Authors mentioned in "Marla"":
Judy Blume, 88

Music mentioned in "Marla":
"Peace on Earth" / Bing Cosby and David Bowie, 113 
Auld Lang Syne, 121

"The Bartender"

Food mentioned in "The Bartender":
Pina coladas, 124, 131
Maker's Mark bourbon, 129
Fried dough, 130
Teriyaki steak, 130
Coke, 130, 145
Tequila, 130
Melon Ball, 132
Mount Gay rum and Coke, 132

Books mentioned in "The Bartender":
The Bible (New Testament), 125
Willa Cather, 125
W.B. Yeats, 127
John Donne, 127
Robert Frost, 127
Arthur Rimbaud, 146
Charles Baudelaire, 146
Oscar Wilde, 146

Magazines mentioned in "The Bartender":
Yankee, 128
  
"Dirty Love"

Food mentioned in "Dirty Love":
Coke, 166, 182-183
     Diet Coke, 215, 217
Diet 7up, 182
Iced tea, 185, 198
Hard lemonade, 194, 220, 230, 253
Sausage lasagna, 198
Manicotti, 198
Eggplant parmigiana, 198-199
Meatloaf with gravy, 198, 260
Macaroni and cheese, 198, 263
Vodka and tonic, 200
Gin martini, 202
Vodka and cranberry juice, 216
 Soda with lime, 232
Eggs Benedict, 236
Fried eggs and sausage, 239
Chocolate chip pancakes with whipped cream, 239
Strawberry rhubarb pie, 242
Pork roast with sweet potato, 262
Fish sticks, fries, and peas, 264

Music mentioned in "Dirty Love":
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, 187
Eddie Vedder, 253
Brahms, 265

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