You can’t get much better for you than raw and unprocessed local honeys from Newcastle and Northumberland. This wild flower honey is wonderful with porridge or drizzled on fruit and natural yogurt £5/£5.50 with honeycomb, from the Travelling Bee Company, at various markets and at www.travellingbee.co.uk
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Here at appetite, we already have a thing for Flora Tea – amazing dried tea flowers which bloom in hot water to create a delicious and beautiful glass of tea. We found a selection at Daniel Farm, Daniel Farm, Sled Lane, Wylam, tel 01661 853 849, www.facebook.com/danielfarmwylam
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This Cheeseboard Chutney comes in a variety of declicious flavours and is just £8 for two jars, £5.45 for one at Brocksbushes, Styford Roundabout, Stocksfield NE43 7UB, tel 01434 633 100, www.brocksbushes.co.uk
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These Macario mixers not only look fantastic, they go beautifully with Jerry Thomas Speakeasy limited-edition Italian gin which features lavender, orange, rose, and chamomile botanicals. Macario mixers £1.75, Jerry Thomas gin £37.95, at St Helen’s Street, Corbridge, NE45 5BE, tel 01434 634 554, www.ilpiccolo.co.uk
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We love everything the people at Joseph Joseph make, in particular these nest oven trays, which are from £40 for the set and are new in at the wonderful Stangers, Brentwood Ave Newcastle, NE2 3DH , tel 0191 281 8563, www.stangerscookshop.co.uk
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Love your condiments? Then Hawkshead Relish company is for you. The range from this Lake District maker keeps growing, and this black garlic ketchup is among our favourites, £4.99
at farm shops and at www.hawksheadrelish.com
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Set of six bone china plates each decorated with a different region of the British Isles forming a spectacular map. Fabulous on the wall or dinner table. Designed by RE and produced in the UK, £135 the set at RE, Bishops Yard, Main Street, Corbridge, NE45 5LA , tel 01434 634 567 and online at www.re-foundobjects.com
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Invest in cookware which’ll last not only your lifetime, but your kids will be using it long after you’ve gone. This 20cm red cast iron casserole is £59.99 at www.lakeland.co.uk
