Galley on 'Persephone'

 Well, the galley on Persephone was really humming yesterday (Sunday) afternoon.  Eric and Jackie of 'Compass Rose' were invited for dinner so it was time to dust off my culinary expertise (yeah, right !!).  A Rainbow Runner was purchased at the fish market last week and quickly frozen aboard.  All fish is sold only at the government sponsored fish market.  The concrete block building is right on the water where the fishermen pull up and off load their catch.  All fish is sold whole ('on the hoof') at  $7.50 EC  ($2.75 US) per pound, no matter the type of fish.  Fishermen hanging out at the market will clean the fish for a couple of EC (75 cents US).  Rainbow Runners are a long, slender, brightly colored beautiful fish with blue and yellow full length stripes.  More importantly, it has an off-white, flaky, and mild meat which is delicious.

But I digress, the fish was sprinkeled with St. John's Grill Spice (a Persephone favorite)  grilled and accompanied with cold, cracked lobster and fresh taboule with lots of tomatoes. (Tomatoes don't grow well here due to soil conditions and, thus, a rarety).  Dinner turned out great, and was gobbled down with complements to Chef "Emril" Dave.  

Dinner was followed by a spirited game of Mexican Train (a domino game played throughout the islands).  I was winning until the the next to last game when I got stuck with the 'double blank' tile worth 50 points....Jackie pulled ahead for the win.  

Gotta go study my Fanny......Fanny Farmer that is !!