I recently spent three very happy days at Aldeburgh Cookery School (click here to see where Aldeburgh is on the map).  The school is run by Thane Prince and Sara Fox, with the very able assistance of Mel.  Aldeburgh is beautiful being a very picturesque coastal town.

Thane was until very recently the cooking correspondent of The Daily Telegraph newspaper.  Sara is renowned in Suffolk as a fantastic chef who, along with her partner, run a brilliant restaurant in Aldeburgh called The Lighthouse.

Five other 'enthusiasts' and I learnt a variety of recipes and tips.  We learnt to cook and dress crabs and lobsters, make bread, cakes, kedgeree, cook fresh sea fish, prepare awesome beef, make (and flambee) puddings, and 'shuck' oysters.  Sara's claim to fame is that she is the UK's champion female oyster shucker.  I was pretty impressed!
 

I whole-heartedly recommend to any of you that you go on a course with the Cookery School.  Its a lot of fun and very informative.  Ring the school up on +44 (0)1728 454039 or email Sara Fox for further information.
 
 

Nick, Sian, Sara, Gail, Judith and Avril dress crabs	Thane, Mel and Sara outside the school	Our teachers, Thane and Sara, in the school
Richard and his two gurus, Thane and Sara	The real business - shucking oysters with the UK's No 1  - Ms Sara Fox!	Flambeeing puddings - Sara, Gail, Nick, Sian and Judith

Some of the recipes that we cooked can be downloaded here:

• Onion Bread
• White bread
• Granary brown rolls
• Foccacia
• Lamb and Almond Tagine
• Creamy mashed potatoes
• Spiced fillet of beef
• Roasted baby beets
• Sauteed beet greens
• Tuscan bean and tomato soup
• Meringue roulade with red fruits

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