We’re starting 2020 as we mean to go on, with these stylish kitchen essentials
Smell the coffee
Wear your hipster coffee credentials with pride with this Tynemouth Coffee Co. bamboo fibre cup £9.99, Bobby Dazzler artisan coffee £6.95, and airtight container £11.99 at Blagdon Farm Shop, Milkhope Centre, Berwick HIll Road, Seaton Burn, Newcastle, NE13 6DA, tel 01670 789 924, www.theblagdonfarmshop.co.uk
knead this?
Embracing your inner gluten-free self for the new year? This Davina Steel gluten-free focaccia kit and loaf mix are excellent, and just £3.45 each at Brocksbushes, Styford Roundabout, Stocksfield, NE43 7UB, tel 01434 633 100, www.brocksbushes.co.uk
NO egg, no DAIRY …NO DRAMA
In the midst of Veganuary? These Inspired Vegan horseradish, béarnaise, and tartare-style sauces can help to keep you on the straight and narrow. All delicious, they’re £2.75 each at Daniel Farm, Sled Lane, Wylam, tel 01661 853 849, www.facebook.com/danielfarmwylam
In a fizz
Forget Dry January, we’re still on the prosecco, which is much improved when mixed with IItalicus aperitif, £35 at Boda Home, Whitley Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 2NE, tel 07542 244716, www.bodahome.co.uk
Hey, little hen
Brighten up your kitchen with this jolly Emma Bridgewater anemone hen on her nest, £74.95 at Bradley Gardens, Sled Lane Wylam NE41 8JH, tel 01661 852 176, www.bradley-gardens.co.uk
To a tea
Brighten up your life with these gorgeous tea infusers, £7.99 for four at Pure Knead, Park View Whitley Bay, NE26 3RH, tel 07964 864181, www.pure-knead.co.uk
By your leaf
Add a touch of class to your table with this beautiful Gisela Graham cabbage leaf design jug, £7.50 at Cook and Baker Queensway, Tynemouth, NE30 4NA tel 0191 257 1707, www.facebook.com/cookandbakertynemouth
Repeat after me…
I believe in biscuits… I believe in biscuits… I believe in… Okay, that’s enough, but these tins not only yield sublime biscuits, they also raise a smile on cold winter afternoons. £2.95 each at The Deli Around The Corner, Hotspur St, Tynemouth, NE30 4EE, tel 0191 259 0086, www.thedeliaroundthecorner.co.uk
