And finally, the Taste le Tour Recipe Round Up

Well, it’s taken a while for me to find the time to stop and go over everything I cooked in the culinary whirlwind that was Gabriel Gaté’s Taste le Tour for 2013.  Looking back I still can’t quite believe that I managed to cook 21 different dishes in 21 days while still getting through everything…

Hey, hey it’s the Nougat Cake from Tours (and a quick pastry tutorial)

Here it is – yummy Nougat Cake from Tours!  My version replaces the required confit fruits with fresh pear and raspberry (due to some availability issues), but still a great combination nonetheless! Have a go at making this one at home and whip up your own pastry as well.  C’mon, it’s easy!

Coming up tonight: Ratatouille with lemon chantilly

Okay, so last night Gabriel took us on a tour of Nice;  home of the mesclun lettuce and nicoise salad.  We toured  farmers markets  laden with gorgeous produce,  olive oil farms and were introduced to the mouth-watering street food Socca. I’ve highlighted the link, because if you were interested in giving a recipe for Socca…