Showing her best - recipe included!
Tilly Mint and her crew have been quite busy since her arrival in the Caribbean - first step was to get her cleaned up after the delivery. From the Virgin Islands, we then moved to St Martin to start the process of getting her ready for the Charter Show, and to load up on some French wine and provisions. Finally we sailed to Antigua where the last detailing took place. Tilly Mint was then officially a Show Boat! The Charter Show was eventful and overall successful, with a photo shoot of the interior and exterior by Billy Black (pictures coming soon!), two brokers' lunches and the Yacht Hop night. Those of you who ate on board during the Show will remember that I decided to play the French card by cooking duck and lamb, with a Caribbean twist of course. For the second lunch I prepared one my favorite appetizers for the Caribbean season: a cold carrot, orange and ginger soup. It proved so popular that I promised to release the recipe, so here it is! Carrot, orange and ginger ...