I love sharing recipes on here and one of our favourite bakes for breakfast is these easy Apple Banana and Carrot Muffins. Also known as ABC Muffins, they are a great bake for using up fruit past its best – and the sad carrots left at the end of the week! How do you make Apple Banana... The post Apple Banana Carrot Muffins Recipe appeared first on What the Redhead said ..read more

We needed somewhere to stop off on a long drive to Leicester and found Wrest Park, an English Heritage site that was perfectly situated for our needs. So we planned to spend a couple of hours there to break up our journey and have a picnic. What is Wrest Park? Wrest Park is an 18th-century... The post Visiting Wrest Park English Heritage appeared first on What the Redhead said ..read more

Rock cakes are something I’ve been enjoying since childhood. They’re something I have fond memories of my mum making – and I would love coming home from school to a house that smelt like freshly baked rock cakes, with theme sitting happily on a baking tray on the side. But since then I have made... The post Apple Rock Cakes Recipe appeared first on What the Redhead said ..read more

We love making cupcakes and like experimenting with different flavours to add variety to our bakes. Our latest creation is Maple Syrup Cupcakes – a super easy bake that is perfect for any occasion. How do you make Maple Syrup Cupcakes? For these maple syrup cupcakes we use typical cake ingredients – self raising flour, buttor... The post Maple Syrup Cupcakes Recipe appeared first on What the Redhead said ..read more

There really is nothing like a spa day – or even a spa break if you can fit in a night away. A spa day is the perfect chance to unwind, destress and have some time out from day to day life. I thought I would put together all the options for spa days across... The post The Best Spa Days in Berkshire 2024 appeared first on What the Redhead said ..read more

Any regular reader will know how much I love making fudge and thinking of new fudge recipes. I have made over seventy different fudge flavours at the time of writing but there is one thing I always get asked for more of is alcohol fudge recipes.  So I thought I would put together all the... The post 13 Boozy Fudge Recipes with Alcohol appeared first on What the Redhead said ..read more

At the start of the month we were invited to Crowne Plaza Reading on a spa day and as part of the day we were treated to afternoon tea in the hotel restaurant. It’s something we often indulge in to finish a spa day and couldn’t wait to see what the Crowne Plaza Reading afternoon... The post Afternoon Tea at Crowne Plaza Reading appeared first on What the Redhead said ..read more

At the start of April I was invited to the Crowne Plaza in Reading for a spa day with a friend. We reviewed the hotel as a family last summer and so we were familiar with the hotel, and had swam in the pool, but didn’t know anything else about the hotel’s health club and... The post A Spa Day at Crowne Plaza Reading appeared first on What the Redhead said ..read more

There really is nothing like a spa day – or even a spa break if you can fit in a night away. A spa day is the perfect chance to unwind, destress and have some time out from day to day life. I thought I would put together all the options for spa days across... The post The Best Spa Days in Hampshire 2024 appeared first on What the Redhead said ..read more

We have only been alpaca walking once but it was such a nice, relaxing and unique experience and something we really enjoyed doing as a family, making memories that we could treasure forever whilst having quality time together. Alpacas are such beautiful, gentle animals and an alpaca walk is such a fun activity in the... The post Where to enjoy an Alpaca Walk in Hampshire 2024 appeared first on What the Redhead said ..read more