Stag Do
We love this seasonal Jersey Pottery stag tableware £15-£35 at Stangers, Brentwood Avenue, Jesmond, Newcastle NE2 3DH, tel 0191 281 8563 www.stangerscookshop.co.uk
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Cosmic Cats
Felicette Grenache pays homage to the first cat to be sent into space (yes really) with its unique label, rouge or blanc £8.99 at Carruthers & Kent, Elmfield Road Gosforth, Newcastle, NE3 4AY, tel 0191 213 1818, www.caruthersandkent.com
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Hot Chocolate
Cosy up with a mug of hot chocolate after winter walks. Hasslacher’s Hot Drinking Chocolate is unsweetened so you can add as much or as little sugar as you want, £5.95 to £6.25 at The Deli Around the Corner, Hotspur Street Tynemouth, NE30 4EE, tel 0191 259 0086 www.thedeliaroundthecorner.co.uk
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Red and Yellow and…
Heat resistant and non-scratchy on your non-stick pans, these Zeal tongs come in all shades of the rainbow and are handy for turning meat, tossing salad, and removing veg from boiling water. £7 each at Corbridge Cookshop, Middle Street, Corbridge, NE45 5AT, tel 01434 632 582 www.corbridgecookshop.co.uk
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Sweet!
Wheelbirks is now serving up a lovely collection of sweet mincemeat, pickles and chutneys, jams and jellies homemade from homegrown produce. They’re perfect stocking fillers and start at £2.95 a jar
at Wheelbirks, Stocksfield, NE43 7HY, tel 07717 282014, www.wheelbirks.co.uk
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Take the Biscuit
These little Veniani biscotti are so Christmassy! The name ‘brutti e buoni’ means ‘ugly but good’ which rather sums up these knobbly, nutty little treats in their beautiful Italian packaging. £3.50 at Il Piccolo, St Helen’s Street Corbridge, NE45 5BE, tel 01434 634 554, www.ilpiccolo.co.uk
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The Crush
This Italian olive wood pestle and mortar will last most cooks a lifetime and makes for a beautiful kitchen accessory when it’s not in use. £19.99 at La Cookshop, Milkhope Centre, Berwick Hill Rd, Seaton Burn Newcastle, NE13 6DA, tel 01670 789 142, www.lacookshop.co.uk
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Nice Slice
Here’s a new take on pizza from The Gourmet Chocolate Pizza Company. Varieties include jelly bean, salted caramel chocolate, and design your own and you can have a full one for £8.95 or just invest by the slice. Daniel Farm, Sled Lane Wylam, tel 01661 853 849, www.facebook/danielfarmwylam
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Cheesy Does It
Christmas is just not Christmas without a surfeit of cheese. This Blagdon Blue is one of numerous delicious local varieties from Northumberland Cheese Company, available online and at delis including Blagdon Farm Shop Milkhope Centre, Berwick HIll Road, Seaton Burn, Newcastle NE13 6DA, tel 01670 789 924, www.theblagdonfarmshop.co.uk
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The Tonic
If you can’t splash out on gin at Christmas, when can you? Daffy’s Robert McGuinness Small Batch Premium Gin, Eden Mill St Andrews Love Gin, and Little Bird London Dry Gin range from £32-£35 at Boda Whitley Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 2NE, tel 07542 244 716, www.bodahome.co.uk
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Light My Fire
Everyone needs a posh candle in a tin for Christmas, and these True Grace kitchen candles in Freesia, Vine Tomato, and Wild Mint fit the bill nicely for £16.95 at Bradley Gardens, Sled Lane, Wylam NE41 8JH, tel 01661 852 176, www.bradley-gardens.co.uk
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Hot News!
Pep up your cold turkey with Calder’s Kitchen fantastic Chillililli. It’s £3.95 a jar at Brocksbushes, Styford Roundabout, Stocksfield, NE43 7UB, tel 01434 633 100, www.brocksbushes.co.uk
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Stir It Up
These gorgeous vintage kitchen baking pieces are part of an amazing collection at one of our fave vintage shops. Bun tin, bowl, whisk, rollng pin and enamel cardex, from £8.50 at Vintage at the Tower, Hill Street, Corbridge, tel 01434 632 186, www.facebook/VintageAtTheTower
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Fruity!
Now’s the time of year for a storecupboard full of fantastic jellies, chutneys, jams and marmalades. This range from Widehaugh includes gooseberry date and almond chutney, hot sweet beet relish, runner bean relish, and gooseberry and mint jelly and starts at around £3.25 at Corbridge Larder, Hill Street, Corbridge, NE45 5AA, tel 01434 632 948, www.corbridgelarder.co.uk
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Chocs H’Away
Made by the wonderful Bev Stephenson in her home workshop in Newcastle, North Chocolate is among the best artisan choc on the market. Bev is doing some wonderful hampers this year, including this Santa Hamper – eight bars of your choice with choc-covered beans for £35 (+P&P) – and this adorable mini Christmas tree £6.95 (+P&P) at www.northchocolates.co.uk
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Smart Jar
Cartwright & Butler take the prize for providing some of the nicest jars and tins for gifts, and their produce is fantastic quality too. This Ginger Preserve and Lemon Curd start at £3.60 at Dene’s Deli, Jesmond Rd Newcastle, NE2 1LD, tel 0191 281 8200, www.denesdeli.com
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Fishy
Serve up your salmon mousse in style in these cute mini moulds – just £1 each at the always-fabulous RE, Bishops Yard, Main Street, Corbridge, NE45 5LA , tel 01434 634 567, www.re-foundobjects.com
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Spice Of Life
Need a little help over the festive season? These Bay Tree readymade sauces in jalfrezi, korma, and pepper, line and chilli are just the thing when you have uninvited guests. From £3.15 at Knitsley Farm Shop, East Knitsley Grange Farm, Knitsley, Consett, Co Durham, DH8 9EW, tel 01207 592 059, www.knitsleyfarmshop.co.uk
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Hamper It
Looking for hamper items? Try this little lot from The Garlic Farm – Vampire’s Delight Hot Apple Chutney, Peach and Mango Chutney, Sweet Snacking Cloves With Herbs, With Chilli Flakes, and Olives Stuffed with Garlic & Chilli, from £3.85 at North Acomb Farm Shop, Stocksfield, NE43 7UF, tel 01661 843 181, www.northacomb.co.uk
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