Olé

I am most definitely an avid reader. Fiction, non-fiction and biographies all intrigue, but admittedly I do have a soft spot for cookbooks. I can spend hours pouring over them, concocting riffs on the recipes they share and imagining dinner parties at which they might take centerstage.

Lately, I've become fascinated by a massive tome entitled "1080 Recipes," a veritable bible of authentic Spanish cookery, coming in close to 1000 pages in length. Recipes range from Galician Pie to Rabbit Cooked with Olives and Almonds. I have a strange feeling that this book might end up serving my kitchen and dinner guests well during the brisk days of autumn.

And just to raise the stakes, the publishers are throwing an event tomorrow night at 6pm at the Instituto Cervantes New York to ignite foodie passions for Spanish cuisine. Apparently, a renowned food writer will be leading discussion about the tradition of Spanish home cooking, and wine and olive oil will be sampled as well.

Not sure if I'll be able to attend, but considering I already have "1080 Recipes" in hand, it seems a safe bet that I'll gleefully be shouting out "Olé" soon enough.