Days of Jay

Baked Honey Lime Chicken

4th August 20203rd August 2020 main-event baked, chicken, dinner, easy, honey, peach, quick, simple

The question I get asked more than anything else about cooking is: ‘What should I make for dinner?’ It’s so easy to get into the same old rut with cooking, especially after a long day at work, when all you want to do is put your feet up and relax.

The Classic Whiskey Sour

2nd August 20202nd August 2020 cocktail-hour, summer fruit

We are sweltering here in Munich with the temperature sitting in the 30s every day this week. There’s a thunderstorm due this evening which will hopefully break the humidity, but in the meantime, we are keeping cool inside with the fan on and the curtains drawn. You’d think I’d be

No Churn Pomegranate Sorbet

31st July 202031st July 2020 Dessert, summer, sweet-things fruit

We are in the hottest part of the year, which means early starts getting work done around the house before we close up all the shutters to keep the heat out. It's the time of year in Italy when even a quick walk outside at midday is enough to leave

Fruity White Wine Sangria

29th July 202029th July 2020 cocktail-hour, summer fruit

Warm summer evenings call for cool summer drinks, and what could be more refreshing than a big jug of Fruity White Wine Sangria? Simple to make, plenty of liquid to keep you hydrated, and perfect for a party as it packs a real punch. Jugs of cocktails are great for

Pork and Ginger Stir Fry

27th July 202027th July 2020 main-event, Asian, Dinner, lunch, Main Course easy, ginger, herbs, main, meat, stir fry

Who doesn’t love a good stir fry? With stacks of punchy flavour, healthy vegetables and lean meat, a stir fry is always my go-to when I want to get dinner on the table fast. My recipe for Pork and Ginger Stir Fry, full of fresh herbs, gentle spice and sweet

Strawberry Frosé Wine Slushies

25th July 202025th July 2020 cocktail-hour, summer fruit, rosé, slushie, strawberry

I love this time of year. Hot, sunny days at the river and warm summer nights on the balcony with friends. And what better drink to cool down from the heat than a refreshingly fruity Strawberry Frosé, or Wine Slushie. Frosé took the blogging world by storm over the last

French Vanilla Custard Tart

23rd July 202023rd July 2020 sweet-things baking, custard, dessert, french, sweet, traditional

Shock, horror, and sacrebleu - I am almost ashamed to admit that I have never fallen under the magical spell of Paris. Despite visiting plenty of times, I have always found the ‘city of lights’ to be overrun with tourists, a victim of its popularity. That’s not to say that

Zucchini and Feta Pizza

21st July 202021st July 2020 main-event bread, Italian, pizza, vegetables, vegetarian, zucchini

We are still working our way through the seasonal surplus of delicious zucchini, not that I'm complaining! I adore this abundant and healthy summertime vegetable and I'm always looking for interesting ways to cook with it. Mostly in the warmer months it ends up threaded onto kebabs and grilled on

Spicy Red Pepper Jelly (No Added Pectin)

19th July 202019th July 2020 Preserves, preserving, summer chilli, preserve, summer, sweet

When I was first living in Cyprus I spent a very happy summer running a stall at the local markets selling jams, chutneys, pickles and relishes. Every week I would buy up loads of the incredible local produce, and then set to work like a mad scientist, with a kitchen

Juicy Baked Meatballs ‘Polpette’

17th July 202018th July 2020 main-event American, beef, mince, pasta, spaghetti

Spaghetti and meatballs, nothing could be more Italian right? Wrong. Though spaghetti and meatballs have been drilled into us as the cornerstone of the Italian kitchen, starring in movies, books, advertisements, songs and more, the dish is actually an American invention, likely created by Italian immigrants to the U.S in