When it comes to reading with a PA Dutch theme, there is a terrific cozy mystery series that I can recommend. A cozy mystery is genre of light mysteries, in the vein of "Murder She Wrote" rather than hard boiled, more explictly violent, dark thriller mysteries. Anyway, there is a series by Tamar Myers, Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries with Recipes. The star of the book series is Magdalena Yoder, an Amish-Mennonite sleuth who runs a bed and breakfast (the converted family homestead) in the mythical town of Hernia.. To me, Hernia sure sounds a lot like Adamstown in Lancaster County. Anyway, each book is peppered with actual recipes. The ones I've tried have all turned out delicious. There are 18 books in the series so far, starting with "Too Many Crooks Spoil The Broth" (1993). In Feb 2010, the latest volume was released in hardcover, "Butter Safe Than Sorry". Magdalena is written as a smart, no-nonsense and down-to-earth woman with an exasperated sense of humor. Tamar Myers was raised as a Mennonite and grew up in the Belgian Congo, where her parents were missionaries. She has also written another cozy mystery series set in the Carolinas and centers around the adventures of Abigail Timberlake, the proud owner of a Charlotte (and later Charleston) antique store, the Den of Antiquity (Den of Antiquity series). and some "orphan" (non-series) novels. Check out her Magdalena Yoder books! Regards, Karen from Berks County > For all of you people who would like to be able to spend more time in > Amish > Country, a great substitute might be reading some books based in an Amish > setting. I enjoy the writings of Beverly Lewis and Wanda Brunstetter. > Many of the writings are set in Lancaster County, Pa with some based in > Ohio > or Indiana settings. I met Wanda on a book signing trip at Shady Maple > several years ago. Good's store always features their new releases! > June