1) Look through cook books for inspiration: A. Fannie Farmer B. Joy of Cooking C. Cookin’ in Benin Settle on Fannie Farmers’ Cream of Tomato soup. 2) Make shopping list, close up shop, check bike tire that seems to get low quickly (remind self, again, to fix it later), head to marché. 3) Say hello to everyone along the way, and laugh at the mayor’s secretary’s “joke” of following you to the marché, just to spend time with you. Ugh. Continue to marché. 4) Stop at friendly woman’s stand to buy tomatoes, onions, ginger, bay leaf, chicken bouillon cubes, and powdered piment. Just like a grocery store, all in one stop. 5) Yet, continue to familiar boutique to buy eggs and toilet paper and margarine. 6) Continue to carre-four friendly bread lady and buy bread. Speak
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