Jay Wadams

Jay Wadams is a cookbook author and food photographer, based in Italy 🇮🇹 Germany 🇩🇪 and Australia 🇦🇺. He has written two cookbooks: 'Tasty (2017) and 'Simply Summer' (2018), with a new release due this year.Jay has been writing popular recipe blog, daysofjay.com for over 12 years, sharing vibrant, travel-inspired dishes for home cooks seeking approachable, flavour-packed meals. A Le Cordon Bleu graduate with a Diploma in Gastronomy and Nutrition, Jay brings expert insight and creativity to every recipe.

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Perfectly tender, rosy roast beef is easier than you think! Slow Roast Beef where the beef is seared before roasting at a very low temperature produces juicy, delicious beef every time.

Perfect Slow Roast Beef

Title card for Spitzbuben, showing cut out unbaked spitzbuben cookies on a tray and completed spitzbuben.

Spitzbuben – German Christmas Cookies

Juicy, perfectly cooked pork tenderloin, wrapped in prosciutto, mushrooms and buttery puff pastry. This is truly the Perfect Pork Wellington, my dinner party secret weapon. Better yet, it is even easier to make than it looks!

Perfect Pork Wellington

German Sauerbraten recipe card.

Real German Sauerbraten

Easy Teriyaki Chicken Sushi.

Easy Teriyaki Chicken Sushi

Homemade Tomato Relish Title Card.

Homemade Tomato Relish

Tender, moist turkey breast filled with traditional stuffing and roasted to perfection. This delicious roast only cooks in under 2 hours, making it perfect for smaller celebrations.

Stuffed Turkey Breast

Teriyaki Chicken with Rice

Teriyaki Chicken and Rice

French Pot Roast Chicken

Stifado Greek Beef Stew title card.

Stifado (Greek Beef Stew)

Italian Beef Cannelloni Recipe

Beef Cannelloni

Almond and Cranberry Nougat recipe title card.

Homemade Almond and Cranberry Nougat

Authentic German Beef Rouladen title card.

German Beef Rouladen (Rinderrouladen)

Easy German Apple Cake

Easy German Apple Cake

Baked Breaded Cod Recipe Title Card.

Baked Breaded Cod

Summer Roast Vegetable Salad

Summer Roast Vegetable Salad

Oktoberfest Roast Chicken

Oktoberfest Roast Chicken

Cream Chicken Pie Title Card

Creamy Chicken Pie

Classic German Cheesecake käsekuchen with fresh fruit

Käsekuchen – German Cheesecake

Hasenpfeffer Title Card.

Hasenpfeffer (German Rabbit Stew)

Easy Carrot Cake Loaf with cream cheese frosting and a topping of nuts and fresh fruit. Title Card.

Easy Carrot Cake Loaf with Cream Cheese Frosting

Sweet and Spicy Devilled Sausages

Devilled Sausages

Pork Dim Sum Dumplings Title Card.

Pork Dim Sum Dumplings

Garlic Miso Chicken Thighs

Garlic Miso Chicken Thighs

Turkish Red Lentil Soup

Herby Brown Butter Ravioli

Brown Butter Ravioli

Bee Sting Cake Title Card

German Bee Sting Cake (Bienenstich)

Greek Lamb Shank in parchment paper with potatoes, olives, tomatoes and onions. Title card.

Greek Lamb Shanks Kleftiko

Spicy Red Pepper Jelly No added Pectin

Spicy Red Pepper Jelly (Without Added Pectin)

Apricot Glazed Christmas Ham title card.

Apricot Glazed Christmas Ham

One Bowl Vanilla Cake Title Card.

One Bowl Vanilla Cake (with oil!)

Chewy, creamy, perfect caramels with a delicate hint of honey, my recipe for Soft Honey Vanilla Caramels is super easy and dangerously addictive.

Soft Honey Vanilla Caramels

Homemade Coffee Liqueur

Prawn and Lemon Linguine

Prawn and Lemon Linguine

Raspberry and Almond Friands Cover Image

Raspberry and Almond Friands

Speculaas Dutch Spice Cookies

Speculaas – Dutch Windmill Cookies

French Vanilla Custard Tart

French Vanilla Custard Tart

New Zealand Louise Cake

Italian Pork and Fennel Ragu title card.

Italian Pork and Fennel Ragu

Roasted Feta Stuffed Mushrooms

Roasted Feta Stuffed Mushrooms

Soft potato burger buns title card.

Potato Burger Buns

Perfect Roast Goose title card.

Traditional German Roast Goose

German Cinnamon Star Cookies zimtsterne.

Cinnamon Star Cookies (Zimtsterne)

Old fashioned Cherry cake with fresh cherry blossoms.

Old Fashioned Cherry Cake

Real Bavarian Roast Pork

Bavarian Roast Pork – Krustenbraten

Puff Pastry Mini Quiches

Puff Pastry Mini Quiches

Sticky Orange Chicken Drumsticks title card.

Sticky Orange Chicken Drumsticks

Authentic German Apple Strudel

German Apple Strudel

Lemon Meringue Pie Title Card.

Perfect Lemon Meringue Pie

New Zealand Afghan Biscuits

New Zealand Afghan Biscuits (Cookies)

Blueberry Streusel Cake Title Card.

German Blueberry Streusel Cake

If you’ve ever travelled to Hungary you are sure to have eaten plenty of this famous dish. Similar to goulash, Hungarian Pork Stew or Pörkölt is thick and hearty with a rich tomatoey sauce, perfect as a winter warmer.

Hungarian Pork Stew – Pörkölt

Zigeuner Schnitzel or Gypsy Schnitzel on a plate served with french fries and a glass of beer

Zigeuner Schnitzel

Cinnamon Star Bread Title Card showing star bread from two angles. Text overly 'Sweet Cinnamon Star Bread'.

Cinnamon Star Bread

Spicy Chicken Burgers serves with homemade coleslaw and fresh corn

Spicy Chicken Burgers

Homemade Spreadable Butter Title Card.

Homemade Spreadable Butter

Pork Medallions and Peppers

Pork Medallions and Peppers

German Strawberry Cake or Erdbeerkuchen is made from a heavenly combination of soft sponge cake, creamy vanilla custard, and fresh spring strawberries,

German Strawberry Cake

Homemade marzipan title card.

Easy Homemade Marzipan

German Potato Dumplings Title Card.

German Potato Dumplings (Kartoffelknödel)

Flammkuchen German Pizza

Flammkuchen (German Pizza)

Blueberry Friands Title Card.

Blueberry Friands

Homemade Cream Cheese Recipe cover, bowl of cream cheese and cream cheese draining with silicone spatula

How to make Cream Cheese

Homemade Bavarian Pretzels Title Card.

Bavarian Pretzels (with and without Lye)

Easy Overnight Bread Rolls Title Card.

Easy Overnight Bread Rolls

Cherry Almond Frangipane Tart

Sun Dried Tomato and Basil Chicken recipe

Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil Chicken

Juicy Maple Glazed Pork Chops

Maple Glazed Pork Chops

Tender sweet pastry, silky creme patisserie, all topped with ripe and juicy nectarines? Oh yes, my easy Nectarine Tart is the perfect summer dessert for showing off beautiful ripe fruit.

Nectarine Tart

Tender and sweet, White Wine Poached Pears filled with creamy mascarpone are a light and fragrant dinner party classic dessert.

White Wine Poached Pears

Classic British Christmas Cake recipe title card.

Classic British Christmas Cake

Roast Sausages and Fennel

Roast Sausages and Fennel

Fried Apple Rings Title Card.

Fried Apple Rings (Apfelkücherl)

German Braised Red Cabbage title card.

German Braised Red Cabbage (Blaukraut)

Full of punchy, invigorating flavours and loads of fresh veg, Ginger Beef Stir Fry is made in minutes and tastes incredible. Get all your ingredients prepped before you start cooking and you’ll have dinner ready in a flash.

Ginger Beef Stir Fry

Oysters with Shallot Vinaigrette Mignonette

Fresh Oysters with Shallot Vinaigrette (Mignonette)

German Käse-Sahne Torte on a cake stand.

Käse-Sahne Torte (German Cream Cake)

Raspberry Jelly Cheesecake

Raspberry Jelly Cheesecake

Zwetschgendatschi (Bavarian Plum Tart)

Chocolate Popsicles Recipe title card.

Homemade Chocolate Popsicles

Pink Champagne Panna Cotta

Pink Champagne Panna Cotta

Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies

Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies

Sweet, tart and wonderfully autumnal, Rosehip and Apple Jelly is full of the flavours of the fall. Perfect for serving with scones and whipped cream or alongside a cheeseboard with some tangy cheddar.

Rosehip and Apple Jelly

Cherry Tomato and White Bean Salad in a bowl with wooden salad servers and a baguette.

Cherry Tomato and Bean Salad

Melt in your mouth pork, topped with a vibrant green sauce, Salsa Verde Pork Tenderloin is so incredibly tasty it is worth making two as the first is guaranteed to disappear in a flash!

Salsa Verde Pork Tenderloin

Restaurant Style Dragon Chicken

Easy Cherry Tomato Tart

Easy Cherry Tomato Tart

Creamy Smoked Fish Pie

Garlic Herb Crusted Chicken

Garlic and Herb Crusted Chicken Breast

Pork San Choy Bow Title Card.

Pork San Choy Bow

Apricot Puff Pastry Braid.

Apricot Puff Pastry Braid

Chicken and Farro Salad

Chicken and Farro Salad

Creamy Vanilla Custard Squares

Creamy Vanilla Custard Squares

German style Gingerbread hearts

Gingerbread Hearts ‘Lebkuchenherzen’

Homemade Marshmallows

Homemade Marshmallows

Chicken and Noodle Soup

Chicken and Noodle Soup

German Butter Cake or Butterkuchen Title Card

German Butter Cake (Butterkuchen)

Easy Thai Beef Salad Recipe Card.

Easy Thai Beef Salad

Slow Roasted Tomato Sauce

Slow Roasted Tomato Sauce

A picture of Imam Bayildi, roast Turkish eggplants stuffed with tomatoes and onions in a white bowl

Imam Bayildi