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Anthony O’Shaughnessy
@anthonyshock.bsky.social
Chef & Award-Winning Cookery Instructor | Freelancer for Hire | Made in Newcastle | MasterChef Semi-Finalist | Recipes at COOKSINSTINCT.com
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Hello! I’m Anthony. I’ve been a chef and a cookery instructor for the last 8 years. I spent the last two years running a cookery school, curating over 80 classes and courses on almost every cookery discipline. Now I work freelance (private+charity) and share my knowledge and research with you here.
Happy Spring! 🌷
March 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
January 2025.
January 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
2024 was the ‘brat summer.’
2025 is the ‘bröt summer.’ 🍞🥖🥯
December 29, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁
Sláinte! 🍀
December 25, 2024 at 2:00 PM
If you’re looking for a very last minute foodie gift, you can gift a subscription to my recipe site cooksinstinct.com. They’d get full access to my recipe archive plus 4 new recipe tutorials sent to their e-mail inbox every week. Not bad for £3.50 a month - and I’ll make a good cook of them yet!
December 25, 2024 at 12:09 PM
Merry Christmas everybody! 🎄🎁

(the white chocolate one is MINE.)
December 25, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Reposted by Anthony O’Shaughnessy
@anthonyshock.bsky.social is worth a subscription if you like to cook. I did a slight variation on this for myself and @146sara.bsky.social for dinner this evening (minus the fennel & saffron) & the results were good

Sardinian Sausage Ragu (Ragù alla Campidanese)
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Sardinian Sausage Ragu (Ragù alla Campidanese)
An intensely aromatic ragù from the island of Sardinia - this flavourful pasta sauce combines pork sausage with a heady blend of tomatoes, fennel, saffron, white wine and sherry.
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December 16, 2024 at 9:25 PM
I’m delighted to inform you that she is a very good girl. 🎀
November 30, 2024 at 3:35 PM
How it feels to be on bluesky. 😂
November 28, 2024 at 7:53 PM
How to survive the long winter nights? Abendbrot! 🇩🇪
November 27, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Say it with lard. 🤍
November 24, 2024 at 11:06 PM
If I had a clothing line it would slap. That’s all. 😎
November 23, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Reposted by Anthony O’Shaughnessy
They aren’t going to look like Eiffel Tower biscuits, are they? 👀
November 23, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Lidl’s Product Development Team: *dips anything in syrup*

‘Now it is Greek.’
November 23, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Making my lemon rapeseed oil cake for a friend’s birthday tomorrow. It’s a winner. First time I made this for a café, a customer had one slice then bought the entire cake! It’s made with cold-pressed rapeseed oil, which has a distinct buttery aroma and a lurid yellow colour. Look at that sunshine!
November 21, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Rushing home to a hot Malaysian dinner. All made in under 20 minutes. Ayam Masak Merah (Red Sauce Chicken), Sambal Kacang Goreng (Fried Long Beans in Chilli-Prawn Paste) and a scoop of nasi lemak (Malay coconut rice). 🇲🇾
November 19, 2024 at 9:25 PM
My winter chocolate stash has arrived from Helsinki! This is my favourite milk chocolate in the world. It’s not Swiss or Belgian; it’s Finnish. I order a box of ten huge Karl Fazer bars every November to get me through. 🇫🇮
November 18, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Cheesy supper! This is ‘brunost’, a Norwegian cheese made from leftover whey in cheesemaking. The whey is combined with cream and boiled down until caramelised. It’s sweet and salty, fudgy in your gob and delicious on rye bread or crackers. I always love it whipped into mashed potatoes! 🇳🇴
November 17, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Another week, another rye. I’ve been baking rugbrød every week now. I usually buy so much of it during the winter - and making a trek to a good bakery that sells rye bread - that I committed to making it myself this winter. It stays good and chewy all week. Perfect for a lonely mouth. 🇩🇰
November 17, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Rather fine on the river Tyne.
November 16, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Gyūdon Beef! Banging comfort recipe and very simple! Thank you and enjoy! 🇯🇵
So good. Japanese Beef Stew, recipe courtesy of @anthonyshock.bsky.social .
🍜🍽️
November 16, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Finally!
November 16, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Hello! I’m Anthony. I’ve been a chef and a cookery instructor for the last 8 years. I spent the last two years running a cookery school, curating over 80 classes and courses on almost every cookery discipline. Now I work freelance (private+charity) and share my knowledge and research with you here.
November 13, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Now that’s hospitality! 🐕
November 13, 2024 at 10:22 AM