My New Year Foodie Resolutions

•    I will NOT be partaking in the ridiculous ritual that is the New Year diet.  Apart from the fact that I am a food blogger, which does make it that extra bit difficult , I just think we should be eating healthily, locally and in season (with a few treats thrown in) all year round.
•    I promise to sign up to a local veg box scheme. Cornish Food Market have just started delivering to my postcode so I don’t have any excuses.
•    All my meat will be bought from my local butcher, which means dodging the overly enthusiastic traffic warden. No more pre-packaged stuff for us, however convenient.
•    I want to learn to make proper bread. I use my bread maker a great deal but it’s not quite the same as kneading it yourself – a great anti stress activity I imagine, and one that I am looking forward to doing more often. It will beat squeezing my bright pink pig in the office anyway.
•    If you read my blog, or follow me on Twitter you will know that I enjoy a glass (or 2) of wine. So, I want to carry my ethos of eating more locally into what I drink too.  A few glasses of this wouldn’t go amiss on a cold winters evening….and maybe I can persuade hubby to take me on a tour of the winery, which is only a short drive away from our house.
What are your new year foodie resolutions?  Come over and tell me on Twitter or Facebook.
Cornish food blogger (Jam and Clotted Cream), social media junkie (@jamandcream), wife, mum of 2, drinker of wine, trying desperately not to forget about the day job….

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Stuck for Christmas present ideas this year? Here are my top festive foodie gifts from The Duchy, everything from gourmet food to cute stocking fillers…and not always edible – perfect for the foodies in your family.

Figgymajig- a very unusual product from the award winning chutney makers Crellow based in mid Cornwall. Dried figs macerated and cooked in Cornish cider, with lemon rind and juice to make a sweet sour finish – a perfect gift for serious foodies. Available in 227g jars and RRP £3.75 and £4.25.

Cornish company Pomona Street’s range of gourmet wine vinegars are priced at £15 a bottle and come beautifully boxed with a recipe suggestion card. Choose from Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon and Semillon each with distinct flavours and fruity scents.

Buy online from: http://www.foodisan.com/products/pomona-street

The Gingham Chicken’s limited edition Festive Fudge is perfect for those with a sweet tooth. Pieces of Christmas Cake and Brandy encased in proper creamy Cornish fudge. Other festive flavours include Dark Chocolate & Ginger and Black Forest (chocolate fudge with Kirsch-soaked cherries). The fudge retails at £2.25 a bag or £5.50 a box.

This festive food box priced at £20 from Cornish Food Box Company is the ultimate food lovers gift this Christmas. The box contains Cornish Rapeseed Oil, Mulled Apple Juice from Cornish Orchards, Cornish Ale Mustard as well Cornish Chilli Sea Salt and Crellow Red Pepper Relish.

The quintessential Cornish cheese Yarg (a tangy young semi-hard cheese wrapped in nettles) would make the perfect addition to your Christmas cheese board. Available in a 900g truckle from Lynher Dairies.

Or how about a wooden wine carrier from Bramleywood Design – hand-made ensuring a unique design every time. Retails at £25

Cornish food blogger (Jam and Clotted Cream), social media junkie (@jamandcream), wife, mum of 2, drinker of wine, trying desperately not to forget about the day job….

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