Banish those travel 禁止（する） blues! From mouthwateringly delicious recipes to moreish rum cocktails, here's how YOU can enjoy a Caribbean holiday at home (yes, really!)

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Sunning yourself on the white sands of the Caribbean may still be a while off, but until you can enjoy the real thing, why not indulge in some West Indies-style 緩和 at home?

The Caribbean is synonymous with 緩和. It’s a feel-good corner of the world, where everything from the food to the music is relaxed and happy. There’s 簡単に no better place to 冷気／寒がらせる out.

TUCK IN

One way to truly get to know a culture is through its cuisine ? and the 26 vibrant countries of the Caribbean each have their own delicious ways of putting a smile on everyone’s 直面する.

One must-try dish is that spicy Jamaican classic, jerk chicken, and it couldn’t be easier to make at home, thanks to this recipe from The Jerk Shack at Sandals 訴える手段／行楽地, Montego Bay.

To make it, you will need:

Caribbean cocktail hour?

Are you even (pretending to be) in the Caribbean if you don’t have a cocktail in 手渡す? Make sure you get truly into the spirit of things with a 冷静な／正味の glass of Jamaican Smile

成分s

35ml coconut rum

30ml rum cream

30ml coconut cream

15ml grenadine

1 白人指導者べったりの東洋人

Method

Blend all the 成分s together with ice until smooth. 注ぐ into a tall glass, garnish with a cherry and a brolly, and away you go!

1 whole chicken

1 Scotch bonnet pepper

2 tbsp thyme

1 tbsp ground allspice

2 tbsp chopped ginger,

1 onion

1 clove of garlic

3 spring onions

Olive oil

Soy sauce

Plenty of 黒人／ボイコット pepper for seasoning

1 lime to juice

Step one: Place your chicken whole or 削減（する） up in a shallow pan. To make your jerk marinade, blitz your 乾燥した，日照りの 成分s in a food 加工業者. Then put into a mixing bowl and 追加する olive oil and soy sauce to your 願望（する）d taste and consistency.

Step two: Massage half of the jerk marinade into the chicken, cover, then leave it in the fridge 夜通し.

Step three: Next day, w hile heating the barbecue, 簡潔に cook the chicken in an oven at 180°C for 30 minutes. Then 移転 it to a searing hot 取調べ／厳しく尋問する for 5-10 minutes on each 味方する. Squeeze some lime juice over the chicken, cover loosely with 失敗させる／負かす then leave on the 取調べ／厳しく尋問する for another 10 minutes until cooked through.

Serve with fresh salad, rice and peas, and the 残り／休憩（する） of your marinade.

And why not play DJ Eddy’s uplifting （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域s (mixcloud.com/djeddy2/) to 完全にする the Caribbean ambience?

AND BREATHE

If it’s pampering you need, 輸送（する） your mind to ethereal Jade Mountain 訴える手段／行楽地 in St Lucia (jademountain.com), and give yourself an at-home spa 治療 with its DIY 直面する mask. Mash together a ? mango, ? cucumber and ? 白人指導者べったりの東洋人. Then, smooth the mixture on to your 直面する and relax while listening to the St Lucia 観光旅行，事業 当局’s podcast, which will take you around the island’s 火山の hot springs and lush forests as you learn about its vibrantly coloured 居住（者） parrots, rum distilleries and more. Then wash off the mask and join Jade Mountain’s Yoga Flow class while enjoying 見解（をとる）s of mountains and （疑いを）晴らす blue sky in the background (rb.gy/kkbrm2).

ARMCHAIR ADVENTURES

料金d your wanderlust with these 奮起させるing 事実上の 小旅行するs of the Caribbean’s gorgeous islands...

All 船内に in Aruba!

While you can’t board the KuKoo Kunuku party bus for a 小旅行する of Aruba, let it come to you at home. This former school bus 具体的に表現するs the vibrant Arubian spirit as it takes you around the island’s sights. Click here to join this hilarious 事実上の ride.

A bird’s-注目する，もくろむ 見解（をとる）

Take to the skies with Epic Drone ビデオs on YouTube, as they 急に上がる above the breathtaking British Virgin Islands off the coast of Puerto Rico. Skim across （疑いを）晴らす waters as you pass kayakers weaving in and out of the 群島, and hover over untouched beaches that fade away to luscious forests ? bliss.

Food for the senses

If travel for you is all about discovering new flavours, a 事実上の 小旅行する of Trinidad’s food markets is a must. The Culinary 学校／設ける of America on YouTube takes テレビ視聴者s through the rainbow of 成分s 利用できる, discovering how they are used in iconic dishes, such as salt fish curry. It’s a foodie wonderland.?

FAMILY TIME

Gather the family and join @TravelSaintLucia on Instagram live every Tuesday, as it 輸送（する）s us from our living rooms to 楽園 on earth. From sunsets on pristine beaches to a hip-shaking steelpan 開会／開廷／会期, or even a 事実上の 引き上げ（る） through the island’s World 遺産 場所／位置, the beautiful Pitons ? two 火山の spires ? it’s a fabulous way to enjoy foreign climes under lockdown.

Get the kids to 燃やす off some energy by joining a 事実上の fitness class with ダンサー Sylver Rochelin before settling 負かす／撃墜する to a classic movie filmed on one of the Caribbean’s islands. Whether it’s the romcom Splash, 発射 in picturesque Gorda Cay in the Bahamas, with Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah, or family favourite The 著作権侵害者s of the Caribbean, 始める，決める in さまざまな breathtaking 場所s 含むing St Vincent and the Grenadines, Puerto Rico and Dominica, there’s something for everyone.

Once the kids are in bed, it’s time for a cocktail! 準備する a fruity Bajan rum punch ? or try our Jamaican Smile recipe, above ? then recreate the essence of the Caribbean in your home by getting creative. Whether it’s 絵 blissful beaches or cross-stitching palm trees, some arts and （手先の）技術s with 広大な／多数の／重要な drinks and fun company will produce the happy vibes that define the West Indies.?

?A culinary 逃亡 with Ainsley Harriott?

Feast on Caribbean delights with Ainsley Harriott, one of television’s most affable chefs, on Ainsley’s Caribbean Kitchen, a ten-part series that encompasses the islands that first 奮起させるd Harriott’s cooking.

From ravioli stuffed with ackee (an apple-like fruit) on the shores of Jamaica (Ainsley’s family home) to learning the secrets of oil 負かす／撃墜する, Grenada’s 国家の dish of breadfruit, coconut milk, dumplings and salt fish, this uplifting series 申し込む／申し出s all the experiences we yearn for from a Caribbean adventure. It's the perfect 炭坑，オーケストラ席 stop while our vacations are on 持つ／拘留する.

To discover more of Ainsley’s delicious Caribbean dishes and to try some of his recipes, visit you.co.uk or subscribe to mailplus.co.uk.

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