Far From the Madding Crowd

Book menu for Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

ISBN of edition I read: 0679405763 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in Far From the Madding Crowd :
   (Volume 1)
      Cider, 13, 48, 65, 69, 147
      Bread and ham, 48
      Bread and bacon, 48, 120
      Plum pudding, 130
      Bread and cheese, 172
      Applies pies, 179

   (Volume 2)
      Cider, 21, 24, 49, 54
      Bread and ham, 22
      Batty cake, 27
      Ale, 49, 54
      Brandy and water, 49

Books/Authors mentioned in Far from the Madding Crowd :
   (Volume 1)
      Paradise Lost / John Milton, 82
      The Pilgrim's Progress / John Bunyan, 82
      Robinson Crusoe / Daniel Defoe, 82
      John Keats, 187

   (Volume 2)
      Pilgrim's Progress / John Bunyan, 22
      Francis Beaumont, 126
      John Fletcher
         The Maids Tragedy, 126
      The Mourning Bride / William Congreve, 126
      The Vanity of Human Wishes / Samuel Johnson, 126
      Othello / William Shakespeare, 126
      Love in a Village / Isaac Bickerstaff, 127
      The Maid of the Mill / Isaac Bickerstaff, 127
      Doctor Syntax / William Combe, 127

Music mentioned in Far From the Madding Crowd :
   (Volume 1)
      "Jockey to the Fair", 46, 76
      "Dame Durden", 77
      "The Girl I Left Behind Me", 96

   (Volume 2)
      "Soldier's Joy", 48-49
      "Majoy Malley's Reel", 178


My favorite quotes from Far From the Madding Crowd:
   (Volume 1)
   "It is safer to accept any chance that offers itself, and extemporize a procedure to fit it, than to get a good  plan matured, and wait for a chance of using it." (p. 46)

   (Volume 2)
   "It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs."
    (p.182)

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Finding Christmasville

Book Menu for Finding Christmasville   by Michael Dutton

ISBN of edition I read: 9780978665524 (trade paperback)

Food mentioned in Finding Christmasville:
Hot cocoa, 2, 5-7, 15-16, 21, 26, 29, 31-32, 51, 95
     167, 184, 200, 210, 223, 225, 273, 359
Corned beef hash, 3
Biscuits and elderberry jam, 7
Cheese and crackers, 7, 296, 300, 406
Apple cider, 10
Caramel Bulls'-Eye candies, 21
Peanuts, 23, 26, 359-360
Cherry coke, 23-24
Fifth Ave. candy bar, 24
Raspberry truffles, 27
Coconut clusters, 27
Almond bark, 28
Chocolate covered pretzels, 28
Licorice sticks, 28
Fig Newtons, 30
Chocolate chip cookies, 43-44, 46, 61
Eggnog, 45
Turkey sandwiches, 45
Shortbread, 46
Plum pudding cakes, 48
Pumpkin bread, 49
Tea, 51, 55
Angel's food cake, 61
Strawberry jello, 69
Meatloaf, 186
     Meatloaf with mushroom gravy, 75
Vegetable lasagna, 79
Yankee pot roast, 83
Blueberry pie with vanilla ice cream, 84, 86-87, 91
New York Cheesecake, 91
Walnuts, 97
Almonds, 97
Cashews, 97
Chestnuts, 97
Biscuits with apricot jam, 114
Gingerbread tea, 114
Soft boiled eggs, 128
Oatmeal, 128
English muffin with blueberry jam, 128, 389
Birch beer, 131
Babe Ruths candy bars, 154
Almond Joys, 154
Snickers, 154
Sugar Pops, 156
Juicy Fruits, 196-197, 361
Pizza, 200-201, 252, 254
Cream soda, 201
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich, 208, 362
Bridge mix, 210
French cruller, 214
Penny candy, 231
Caesar salad, 252
Petit fours, 258
Madeleines, 258
Cheese sandwiches, 289
Cupcakes, 364-365
Watermelon, 380
Minestrone soup, 406
Apple juice, 406

Books/Authors mentioned in Finding Christmasville:
James Joyce, 32-33, 126, 207
Pride and Prejudice / Jane Austen, 32-33, 92, 125-126, 366
Arabian Nights, 120, 154
The Chronicles of Narnia / C.S. Lewis, 249

Television programs mentioned in Finding Christmasville:
The Howdy Doody Show, 152, 156, 161
The Lone Ranger, 153, 62
The Flintstones, 388

Music mentioned in Finding Christmasville:
"Miroirs" / Maurice Ravel, 47-48
"Rockin' Round the Christmas Tree" Brenda Lee, 75
"The Most Wonderful Time of the Year", 77
"Happy Trails to You" / Roy Rogers, 80
"Blue Christmas" / Elvis Presley, 91
"Deck the Halls", 96
"We Three Kings", 114
The Beatles , 241
"The Nutcracker Suite" / Rachmaninoff, 241
"Amore" / Frank Sinatra, 252

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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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A Feast for Crows

Book menu for A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin

ISBN of edition I read: 9780553582024 (mass market paperback)

Food mentioned in A Feast for Crows:
Cider, 3, 4, 8, 662, 668
Sucking pig with plum sauce, stuffed with
     chestnuts and white truffles, 10
Oranges, 309, 525, 529, 532-533
     Blood oranges, 42, 53, 57, 774
Olives, 51, 432, 843
Flatbread, 51
Cheese, 51, 102, 756
Chickpea paste, 51
Wintercake, 52
Lemon cakes, 88, 869, 892
Bean and bacon soup, 102-103, 641
Mulled wine, 107, 890
Cheese and sausages, 120
Hard cooked eggs, 120
Hot  crab stew, 194-196
Apple cake, 259
Pears, 309
Dates, 432
Buttered beets, 513
Herb-crusted pike, 513
Fried bread, 522-523, 774
Seeds and nuts, 525
Dried fruit, 525
Hot spiced wine, 558
Blackberries, 563
Venison, 648
Capon stuffed with leeks and mushrooms, 648
Fish stew, 659
Mead, 661-662, 666
Fried cod and mashed turnip, 735-736
Boiled beef with horseradish, 756
Fried eggs and bacon, 774
Honeycakes, 782, 786
Ham with cloves with honey and dried cranberries, 828
Bake apples with sharp cheese, 825
Stuffed grapes leaves, 842
Figs, 843
Peppers stuffed with cheese, 844
Spiced eggs, 846
Berries and cream, 865
Mushroom soup, 869    
                                              
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A Dance with Dragons

Book menu for A Dance with Dragons: by George R.R. Martin

ISBN of edition I read: 978055358217 (mass market pbk.)

Food mentioned in A Dance with Dragons:
Mead, 6, 767, 851, 999
Cheese, 25, 48, 372
Figs, 25, 48, 222, 621, 623, 756
Hot peppers & pearl onions, 29
Broth of crab and monkfish, 29
Cold egg lime soup, 29
Quails in honey, 29
Buttered parsnips, 29
Mushrooms in butter and garlic, 30
Veal cutlets with almond milk, 31
Creamed herring, 31
Candied onions, 31
Sweetbreads, 31
Black cherries in sweet cream, 33
Flatbread, 48
Olives, 48, 89
Boiled eggs, 52, 64, 79, 167, 451, 885
Black sausage, 52, 152
Apples stewed with prunes, 52
Spiced sausage, 79
Sliced ham, 79
Pale ale, 79
Blackberry wine, 84
Blackberries in cream, 84
Roasted chestnuts, 85
Garlic snails, 85
Cold capon with relish of carrots, raisins and
     bits of lime and orange, 87
Mulled wine, 114, 159, 639-640, 718, 720
Fried bread, 119, 451, 843, 885
Candied ginger, 124
Sister's stew, 140
Hot onion soup, 153-153, 156, 612
Boiled beef and beets with horseradish, 157
Melon, 167, 756
Pease pie with bacon, 184
Apples, 215, 297, 309
Fried cod, 215
Meat pies, 217
Lamprey pies, 220, 426
Persimmon, 223
Cherries, 226
Apricots, 226
Pickled eggs, 297
Oranges, 309
Pears, 309, 331
Honeyed lamb with crushed mint, 321
Apricot wine, 327
Peaches, 367-368
Apple wine, 380
Roasted duck, 396
Venison with roasted chestnuts, 426
Ginger soup, 437
Nettle tea, 451
Bacon and bean soup, 452
Barley bread, 464
Buttered beets, 482
Fish stew, 482
Cod cakes, 542
Blood pudding, 568, 662, 834
Brown ale, 568
Barely and beef stew, 595, 1046
Venison stew, 611
Grapes, 637
Fried sardines, 650
Eel pie, 660
Salt-crusted crabs, 661
Pease porridge, 665
Salted mutton, 707
Dried apples, 707
Dates, 756
Onion pies, 773
Mashed neeps, 794
Greens with crushed walnuts, 794
Fried eggs, 834
Lemon cakes, 922
Meat pies, 935
Cream cakes, 1046

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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

Book menu for Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed

ISBN of edition I read: 0307476073 (trade paperback)

Food mentioned in Wild:
Enchiladas, 23
Apple sauce, 23
Banana cream pie, 36
Coke, 48, 104
Chips and salsa, 52
Margaritas, 52
Turkey jerky, 58, 70
Granola, 62, 70, 85, 140
Protein bars, 62, 70, 264
Dried fruit, 70, 169
     Dried apricots, 62
Nuts, 70
Chocolate, 70
Red licorice, 75-76
BBQ ribs, 77
Potato salad, 77
Cheery Kool-Aid, 77
Chocolate malt, 79
Cheeseburger and fries, 79, 146, 218, 280
Beans and rice, 81
Lemonade, 84
     Snapple, 103, 163, 168, 197, 275
Butterfinger candy bar, 103
Doritos, 103
Hot dogs and beans, 104, 110, 182, 200
Chips, 104, 110, 125, 275
Ice cream cones, 128, 199
Spaghetti and garlic bread, 130
Rum and coke, 130
Beef jerky, 143
Pancakes and bacon, 146
Scramble eggs, 146
Hawaiian screwdrivers,165-166, 172
Tortillas, 166
Clif bars, 169
Salad, 171
Pinot Gris, 172
Budweiser, 182
Peppermint gum, 182
Butterscotch candies, 182
Slim Jim, 182
Jalepeno poppers, 200
Nachos, 200
Cinnamon rolls, 219
Peaches, 232
Caesar salad with chicken, 243
Scones, 257
Bagels and cream cheese, 258
Berries, 274
Raspberry cobbler, 277
Snickers bars, 278
Hershey's chocolates kisses, 290
Yellow cake with white frosting, 292
Fancy chocolates, 300
Coffee and Bailey's 305

Books/Authors mentioned in Wild:
Pacific Crest Trail:California / Jeffrey Schaffer, throughout
Anthony and Cleopatra / William Shakespeare, epigraph
The Awakening / Kate Chopin, 23
The Optimist's Daughter / Eudora Welty, 23
Diving into the Wreck: Poems, 1971-1972 / Adrienne Rich
As I Lay Dying / William Faulkner, 46, 80, 93, 105
The Dream of a Common Language: Poems 1974-1977 / Adrienne Rich, 40, 107
John Muir, 80, 113
     My First Summer in the Sierra, 117
Flannery O'Connor, 105, 107
     The Complete Stories, 122-123, 149
"If Your Nerve Deny You" / Emily Dickinson, 117
Mating / Norman Rush, 149
A Thousand Acres / Jane Smiley, 149
The Shipping News / E. Annie Proulx, 149
James Michener
     The Novel, 149-151, 154, 157, 169, 187
     Poland, 149
     The Drifters, 149, 151
     Space, 149
     Sayonara, 149
     Texas, 149
A Summer Bird-cage / Margaret Drabble, 169, 189, 200-201
"Samurai Song" / Robert Pinsky, 175
Lolita / Vladimir Nabokov, 202, 216
Joseph T. Hazard, 206
Dubliners / James Joyce, 220, 233
"The Summer Story" / Mary Oliver, 223
Waiting for the Barbarians / J.M. Coetzee, 239
Pacific Crest Trail, 263
Best American Essays 1991, 269
The Ten Thousand Things / Maria Dermout, 279, 284, 303-304

Music mentioned in Wild:
Hank Williams, 13
Joshua Tree / U2, 26
"California" / Joni Mitchell, 45
"Take me home, country roads" / John Denver, 68
"Something About What Happens When We Talk" / Lucinda Williams, 185
Johnny Cash, 132
Everly Brothers, 132
"Did you happen to see the most beautiful girl" / Charlie Rich, 132
Stevie Ray Vaughn, 184-185
"Red River Valley" / Marty Robbins, 231-232
Grateful Dead, 240
Wilco, 247
Michelle Shocked, 253
Neil Young, 259
Colors Of The Day / Judy Collins, 264, 269

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