I’ve always liked Jane Langton’s ‘Homer Kelly’ mysteries, and I think I first became enthralled with Florence from one of her books - ‘The Dante Game’. Might be fun reading, in prep for your trip - along with all the wonderful descriptions in many old memoirs of ‘World Tours’ :-)
-JT
I don’t have much more to offer on simplistic spaghetti but I wish I could cook these big boneless pork chops they sell at the grocery stores. Tough no matter what. Browned and braised, Roasted with apple towers. Heck the wife wants to try to dump them in a crockpot.
I’ve never heard of those books. I’ll have to look into them.