As we normally had quite a lot to eat for Sunday lunch,
Sunday night meal was always on the light side...we never felt too hungry after finishing lunch around 4pm anyway!. Add to that the fact that in France, especially in a little village, there are no 24/7 Tesco (and I am not complaining), all take makes that you cook with what you have on Sunday night.
Now, we always had (and still have I believe- from last time i checked my parents fridge this summer) a tin of sardines in the bottom drawer or in the cellar...not sure why, suppose it's one of those funny habits like me keeping...

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my dad started as a butcher...
and now is a food broker. He works for about 40 different small producers/breeders of cured ham, duck products, poultries, ready meals...and sell their range of products to supermarkets, wholesalers and local collectivies. He's a bit obsessed with food (in a good way!) and particularly likes duck. So we've always ate quite a bit of duck. I remembered that today because I had a confit leg of duck for lunch!
Not sure how easy it is to get your hands on a tin of confit duck legs in England (well, not at your average supermarket but I am sure soem delis/French markets/places like Harrods, Selfridges and the likes stock that) but it's such a great thing yo have in your cupboard since it needs so little work for a really fantastic meal.
Duck confit is basically pieces of ducks (legs generally but you can also find wings and neck) slow cooked in a low/medium oven

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