Un petit cadeau

Before starting back up at the pool, I wanted to nip to the market for a few veggies. Brian went and bought us a couple of pain aux chocolates, then we met back up at the café for coffee.

After, we nipped to the butchers, as I’m preparing a cheese and charcuterie platter for our guest on Sunday evening.

I’m really quite known now at my regular stalls in the market, and they always slip me a little present with my purchases. This week a piece of basil from the flower lady, and some tomatoes from the organic vegetable stall. At the butcher’s, I bought various cold meats and some slices of locally cured ham. Having sliced off what I needed, he then offered me the end of the joint as ‘un petit cadeau’, asking if I would be able to use it? ‘Bien sûr’ I replied, thank you very much.

I think it will be very tasty in a chicken and ham pie this evening.