*With my trip to Lisbon is fresh on my mind, I couldn’t resist starting off my Monday Musings with these gorgeous windows of Lisbon – shot by Portuguese photographer Andre Vicente Goncalves. His beautiful series Windows of the World is composed of windows from [...]

In this week’s Monday Musings I’m sharing a couple of online viral video clips that have caught my eye recently – I really enjoy flicking through this sort of thing, with a nice cup of tea! *First of all though, how beautifully immaculate is the peach [...]

*I love a good list. This one houses plenty of mouthwatering inspiration for both sweet and savoury cherry recipes (via bonappetit). *Wish I could have spent a bit more time there exploring Melbourne when I was there earlier this year. Would have been great to check out some [...]

* A Cook Abroad show where I visited Malaysia was repeated last night on BBC2. If you missed it, it will be available on BBC iPlayer for another 25 days. *Some really handy food tips for storing fruit and vegetables! *Jenny van Sommers brings dessert to life, describing the [...]

*Love Eat, Little Bird’s adaptation of my Plum jelly with elderflower chantily! These jelly’s look just as good in individual dishes as they do in a large traditional mould. *Totally relate to what the surfers are saying in this video (even if I did only manage [...]

Anyone who has watched my almond pudding YouTube video, or read about my custard millefeuilles in Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook, will know that I am very fond of rhubarb. With rhubarb season in full swing, I’ve been spotting some interesting uses for the stuff [...]

*A spring garden to transform your mantelpiece. Great tutorial – nice seasonal update and way to transform a tired-looking living room.  *Think I might have to book a trip to Milan, if only to visit this kitsch cocktail bar! Fab vintage-filmset feel. *These spice jar [...]

* 13 mouthwateringly sweet ways to cook with lavender (found via Buzzfeed). Great if you’re looking for inspiration for your #MakeMayPurple bakes (see below). The mini lavender cupcakes look simply divine. * The Stroke Association is making May purple and encouraging [...]

*How beautiful is Thanh’s adaptation of the cream of tomato soup with crunchy lemon chickpeas from my latest book, Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook! Thanh is the author of Eat Little Bird, a fantastic blog filled with the loveliest photos of her food. *The [...]

*Always enjoy browsing through the studio tours over on Design Sponge. The bright colours and clean lines of this living room are fantastic. *Sodastream’s latest innovation, the ‘sodastream MIX‘, will turn your favourite beverage into a perfectly bubbly [...]