The Martian

Book Menu for The Martian by Andy Weir

ISBN of edition I read: 9781101903582 (trade paperback)


Food mentioned in The Martian:
Coffee, 2, 52, 87, 93, 121, 134, 175
Beans, 14
Peas, 14
Potatoes, 14, 17, 20, 64, 70-71, 79, 102, 224, 263-264, 340-341
Protein bars, 39, 187
Diet Coke, 121, 123
Whiskey sours, 268

Books/Authors mentioned in The Martian:
Agatha Christie, 71
   The Mysterious Affair at Styles , 71
   Poirot, 71, 73, 77, 96, 125
   Evil Under the Sun , 304
The Lord of the Rings / J.R.R. Tolkien, 201

Music mentioned in The Martian:
The Beatles , 17, 22
Disco , 39, 45, 121, 150, 183, 208
Abba's Greatest Hits , 244, 268

Movies mentioned in The Martian:
Star Wars, 123

Television programs mentioned in The Martian:
Three's Company , 22, 24, 27, 30
The Dukes of Hazzard , 47-48
Aquaman, 64
Wagon Train, 69
Six Million Dollar Man, 107
Star Trek , 123
Sanford and Son, 335

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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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Romantic Outlaws

Book menu for Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Her Daughter Mary Shelley by Charlotte Gordon

ISBN of edition I read: 9781400068425 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in Romantic Outlaws:
Syllabubs, 5
Muffins, 5
Spun sugar cakes, 17
Cider, 17
Hot chocolate, 45
Pastries, 45
Grapes, 45, 231
Gingerbread (Percy Shelley's favorite), 136
Puddings, 136
Sorbet, 167
Cod stew, 179
Peaches, 231
Strawberries and cream, 314
Apple pie, 367

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The Stars of Summer

Book Menu for The Stars of Summer by Tara Dairman

ISBN of edition I read: 9780391170690 (hardcover)

This is the second installment of the All Four Stars series.  Please, Ms. Dairman, write a third!  Here are more of twelve-year-old Gladys Gatsby's delicious adventures as an undercover restaurant reviewer. The last few paragraphs leave us all hanging....perfect!

Food mentioned in the The Stars of Summer:
Strawberry-lime cake, 1, 29
Roasted asparagus, 5
Fried eggplant, 5, 14
Stuffed peppers, 5
Calamari, 10
Potato omelet, 10
Smoked almonds, 10, 16
Goose kebabs, 10, 20
Polenta cakes, 11
Lobster claws, 12
Rabbit sausage with bean stew, 12
Beef-filled baguette, 13
Olive oil crisped potato wedges, 13, 20
Ham-wrapped roasted asparagus, 13
Chorizo sausage, 15
Gazpacho, 15
Corn tortillas, 18
Creme brulee, 19, 317
Golden beet puree, 20
Flan, 23, 27
Gajarka halwa, 30
Ham and cheese sandwiches, 68, 78
Bologna and cheese sandwiches, 68-69, 71
Hog dogs, throughout the entire book
     Thai deep fried dogs on a stick, 182, 190, 223
     Chilean completo italiano dog, 182, 190, 234
     Icelandic hot dogs (pylsur), 187-188, 190, 205, 210, 215
     Sonoran dog, 190, 205, 224
     Chili dog, 213
     Corn dog, 213
Sloppy joes, 71, 167
Apples, 73
Lemon bars, 83, 158
Ravioli, 99
Red-red, 100
Baked beans, 106
Key lime pie, 113
Tatale, 116
Bialys and schmear, 127-128
Cardamom-almond muffins, 148
Yogurt, fruit, and granola parfaits, 148, 151
Muffins and jam, 151
Mini baguette sandwiches with hummus, Sardo cheese & watercress, ch. 18
Maple flavored cupcakes, 179
Tempura vegetables, 181
Pasta salad with garlic pesto, 186
Brownies, 194, 1-6, 208
Gado-gado, 203
Asparagus sauteed in garlic butter, 207
Strawberry shortcake, 207
Blueberry crepes, 209
Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies, 217
Peach, 219
Seared tofu and pomegranate seed salad, 222
Mote con huesillo, 234
White bean soup, 266
Oatmeal raisin cookies, 278
Bobotie, 304
Bunny chow, 304
Peri-peri chicken, 305
Gatsby sandwich, 306
     (foot-long with hot chips, Vienna sausage, Indian curried pickles)
 Panzanella salad, 329

Libraries mentioned in The Stars of Summer :
"Now that school was out, [Gladys] was looking forward to a long summer of trying new recipes, broken up only by bike rides to Mr. Eng's for more ingredients or the library for more cookbooks." p.19

"It had been a while since Gladys had visited The Book Dump -- she usually found all the reading material she wanted at the library." p.151

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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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The Secret Garden

Book Menu for The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

ISBN of edition I read: 9780064401883 (paperback)

Food mentioned in The Secret Garden:
Fruit, 5
Biscuits, 5
Wine, 5
Chicken, 21
Cold beef, 21
Bread and butter, 21
Tea, 21, 25, 38, 262
Porridge, 37, 52
Toast and marmalade, 38
Dough-cake, 83
Rice pudding, 98
Hot oat cakes, 104
Muffins, 180
Crumpets, 262
Currant buns, 301, 306
Bread and raspberry jam and clotted cream, 306
Eggs and ham, 305
Oat cakes, 311

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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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