1- glass butter dish (keeps 2 weeks at room temp), pickle and small items tong, wooden spoon, large bamboo turner, fresh herb scissors, heavy Shears for pizza/cutting chicken/etc, potato peeler/zester, and of course corkscrew bottle opener! 2-3 traditional clay jar for (look inside) 4- German thin pizza from Lidl, 1.99, foods from all over Europe easy to find and clean 5-6 look ma, no poison! %of ingredients listed 7- voila, 9 minutes! 8- “farmer” or a peasant soup, using root vegetables from the fall harvest, simmered low for 10hours, sitting overnight. un bon week-end, merci de votre attention. A BENTOIT,

This topic will help you through a shopping trip. How to get the best deals, common practices and customs Lets have fun at the local market, Patisserie, Boucherie, Boulanger, Bricomart? Cafe with Gaufere, Pomme frite avec sauce ail? But first, we must always take our shopping bags, wicker basket, or backpack Whaaaaa?? Don’t be a tourist and ask for plastic bags at checkout. Reusable bags are a must, and are normally replaced free when worn at the store purchased! Prices range from .05 for paper to .99 for zipper insulated. France has a recycling process second to none. Our village even has a communal compost bin!

https://www.leboncoin.fr/ Is perhaps the main site to use in France, sort of like Craigslist. From Autos, Furniture, Houses and Rentals, its pretty much there. As always beware, scammers do not respect borders. Facebook, as always, has an active marketplace, And most cities and many villages have facebook site dedicated to buying and selling VENDRE means FOR SALE VENDU means SOLD BLOCKE(slang) means to hold an item

Cellar, basement, root cellar, cave! A very common term for longer term storage of root vegetables from the garden, jarred preserves, oils, wine, beer! What would you put in your cave? A typical refrigerator is much smaller (and less expensive) than in most western countries. Many items are made or assembled in France or neighboring countries. As a result, people preserve many foods, from garden vegetables to leftover soup and Boeuf Bourgignon! WE WILL TEACH YOU an easy method to preserve most foods!

Listen to me speak "francais mauvais" to the butcher who speaks no english! Check out the seafood. C'est normal