Sunday, April 19, 2009

Bare Bones, by Kathy Reichs

Temperance Brennon is the upper-middle-class featured character in this series. She likes food, has her preferences. She also gets by on various fast food options from time to time but rarely will we see her at McDonald's.

* Takeout at home alone with cat Birdie: enchiladas, guacamole and sour cream, diet coke.

* Breakfast at home alone: Grape-Nuts, coffee

* Barbecue at home of tobacco sales person: pulled pork, coleslaw, potato salad, baked beans, greens. We don't know how many of these items Tempe ate because she was interrupted by the discovery of some bones.

* Lunch subsitute or snack at work: diet coke and Quaker caramel-nut granola bar.

* Breakfast with Ryan: coffee, bacon, eggs.

* At work: granola bar and diet coke

* Dinner at Toscana's with Ryan: perrier with lemon, veal marsala. Ryan had Sam Adams, sea bass. Both came with salads. Tirimisu for dessert.

* Dinner with Ryan at Sylwyn Pub: cheeseburger and fries, diet coke. Ryan had barbecue & fries, Pilsner Urquell.

* Lunch with Ryan at Pike's Soda Shop: grilled cheese sandwiches.

* Dinner at daughter Katie's: hors d'ouevres bought by Tempe: stuffed mushrooms and cheese sticks, linguine vognole whipped together at last minute by Tempe (olive oil, fresh parseley, canned clams, oregano, linguine)

* Dinner at home alone: large salad

* Later that night: yogurt, carrots, celery

* Breakfast with detective Woolsey at the Coffee Cup: fried eggs, biscuits, salmon patty, coffee

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