a year of dinners: 2013

Lets try this even more minimalist food log again!
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December
01 sunday:  chorizo in a tomato sauce + rigatoni
02 monday:  best ever bolognaise [redux]
03 tuesday:  burritos
04 wednesday:  spiced spinach chicken curry – joe/frank cooks!!
05 thursday:  pasta e piselli (good weekend magazine: march 21 1998)
06 friday:  hot date at hartsyard
07 saturday:  mr t xmas party (feat. suburban chinese food)
08 sunday:  don bbq chicken + don coleslaw
09 monday:  chicken biryani – joe/frank cooks!!
10 tuesday:  pork chops, mustard sauce (nigel slater: kitchen diaries)
11 wednesday:  red beans + rice [redux]
12 thursday:  silvas bbq chicken + pasta bake + leaves from the garden
13 friday:  don’s pancetta in a tomato sauce with pasta spirals
14 saturday:  big gay christmas (feat. broken nose)
15 sunday:  bbq chicken + bessie coleslaw
16 monday:  mussels in cider (abc delicious: more please)
17 tuesday:  potato + leek soup (better homes and gardens magazine: april 1993)
18 wednesday:  chicken rendang – joe/frank cooks!!
19 thursday:  harissa lamb cutlets + cous couse
20 friday:  pasta risotto with peas + pancetta (nigella lawson: nigelissima) – joe/frank cooks!!
21 saturday:  chili + basil stir-fried prawns (donna hay: the instant cook)
22 sunday:  slow-cooked leg of lamb with parmesan and anchovy potatoes
23 monday:  carolina bbq pork (from: michael ruhlman: charcuterie + bessie coleslaw
24 tuesday:  best ever bolognaise (adrian richardson: meat)
25 wednesday:  roast turkey + mash + roast brussels sprouts + leaves from the garden
26 thursday:  roast tomato, salami + asparagus orzo (marie claire: comfort)
27 friday:  turkey soup! feat. xmas turkey
28 saturday:   don’s bbq peri peri chicken with leaves from the garden
29 sunday:  shepherds pie
30 monday:  don’s birthday dinner at oxford tavern
31 tuesday:  salade tahitienne

November
01 friday:  linguine + prawns with roast chili oil (from marie claire: comfort)
02 saturday:  penne with chorizo + onion + tomato sauce
03 sunday:  don’s bbq peri peri chicken with mixed leaves from the garden
04 monday:  best ever bolgnaise [redux]
05 tuesday:  slow cooked lamb curry – joe/frank cooks!!
06 wednesday:  lamb cutlets with mint, chilli + golden potatoes (from nigella lawson: nigelissima)
07 thursday:  salami pizza (from marie claire: kitchen)
08 friday:  chicken tagine [redux]
09 saturday:  shortcut sausage meatballs (from nigella lawson: nigelissima) – joe/frank cooks!!
10 sunday:  red beans + rice (from homesick texan)
11 monday:  fettucini with mushrooms, marsala + marscarpone (from nigella lawson: nigelissima)
12 tuesday:  pasta risotto with peas + pancetta (nigella lawson: nigelissima) – joe/frank cooks!!
13 wednesday:  bacon and brie omelette wedges
14 thursday:  linguine + prawns with roast chili oil (from marie claire: comfort)
15 friday:  roast chicken wings with cracked pepper (from nigel slater: kitchen diaries)
16 saturday:  standing rib roast + potatoes in duck fat + steamed asparagus
17 sunday:  gumbo! with chicken sausage because the turkey sausage had run out
18 monday:  osso bucco [redux]
19 tuesday:  hot date – sushi-ya glebe
20 wednesday:  zaatar lamb with lemon spinach and haloumi (donna hay: beef, lamb + pork)
21 thursday:  GIANT t-bone steak + roasted cauliflower + chili beans
22 friday:  punjabi tomato curry with chicken joe/frank cooks!!
23 saturday:  capricciosa, gamberi + tre carne pizza from nom pizza
24 sunday:  best bbq ribs ever + don’s coleslaw
25 monday:  simple cream pasta with lemon and basil (donna hay: the instant cook)
26 tuesday:  fast asian fish – joe/frank cooks!!
27 wednesday:  dinner out at alfie and hetty
28 thursday:  spiced lentils with lamb cutlets (marie claire: spicy)
29 friday:  paella
30 saturday:  pasta with a pancetta and tomato sauce (with don’s pancetta!)

October
01 tuesday:  cuban black bean soup (women’s weekly: the weekend cook)
02 wednesday:  harissa lamb cutlets with cous cous
03 thursday:  penne with chorizo + onion + tomato sauce
04 friday:  achaari-style chicken curry – joe/frank cooks!!
05 saturday:  lamb cutlets with lemon + rosemary with greens from our garden!
06 sunday:  carne asada – an amalgam of recipes from the InformationSuperhighway
07 monday:  don’s bbq spare ribs + bessie potato salad
08 tuesday:  silvas chicken + chips
09 wednesday:  spice tailor: rustic rogan josh – joe/frank cooks!!
10 thursday:  fast asian fish
11 friday:  hot date at atelier
12 saturday:  giant bbq t-bone steak + bbq asparagus
13 sunday:  bbq chili lime salmon (a recipe of don’s devising) + thrice cooked chips
14 monday:  bacon and cheese burgers + once cooked chips
15 tuesday:  chipotle chicken (marie claire: spicy)
16 wednesday:  slow-cooked lamb sugo [redux]
17 thursday:  spice tailor: original tikka masala – joe/frank cooks!!
18 friday:  capricciosa, gamberi + tre carne pizza from nom pizza
19 saturday:  spicy spanish chorizo with penne in tomato + basil sauce
20 sunday:  chicken tikka with minted yoghurt (abc delicious: more please) – j/f cooks!!
21 monday:  pasta e piselli (good weekend magazine: march 21 1998)
22 tuesday:  moroccan pasta (abc delicious: more please)
23 wednesday:  chili con carne [redux]
24 thursday:  spice tailor: delicate korma curry – joe/frank cooks!!
25 friday:  roast tomato, salami + asparagus orzo (marie claire: comfort)
26 saturday:  don’s bbq butterflied chicken with bessie potato salad
27 sunday:  alpen magrone with don’s applewood bacon!
28 monday:  italian traybake (nigella lawson: nigelissima) – joe/frank cooks!!
29 tuesday:  red beans + rice [redux]
30 wednesday:  bbq chilli + lime ocean trout + bbq asparagus
31 thursday:  spice tailor: keralan coconut curry – joe/frank cooks!!

September
01 sunday:  red beans + rice (homesick texan)
03 tuesday:  steak + beans + mash
02 monday:  west texas stacked enchiladas (homesick texan)
03 tuesday:  steak + beans + mash
04 wednesday:  spiced spinach chicken curry – Joe/Frank cooks!!
05 thursday:  penne with chorizo + onion + tomato sauce
06 friday:  pasta bake
07 saturday:  bbq peri peri chicken + bessie potato salad
08 sunday:  best ever spaghetti bolognaise (adrian richardson: meat)
09 monday:  pea + bacon soup (sbs feast magazine: december 2012)
10 tuesday:  red beans + rice [redux]
11 wednesday:  linguine + prawns with roast chili oil (marie claire: comfort)
12 thursday:  chicken tikka masala – joe/frank cooks!!
13 friday:  bangers + mash
14 saturday:  chicken, olive + lemon tagine (women’s weekly: new casseroles)
15 sunday:  smoky tortilla soup (homesick texan)
16 monday:  beef stew + parsley dumplings (women’s weekly: new casseroles)
17 tuesday:  best ever bolognaise [redux]
18 wednesday:  southern pepper curry (from spice tailor) – joe/frank cooks!!
19 thursday:  slow-cooked lamb sugo [redux]
20 friday:  dinner with joe/frank and bessie at silvas
21 saturday:  don’s bbq peri peri chicken + bessie potato salad
22 sunday:  salade tahitienne
23 monday:  chicken enchiladas
24 tuesday:  linguine + prawns with roast chili oil (marie claire: comfort)
25 wednesday:  capricciosa, garlic crust, gamberi + tre carne pizza from nom pizza
26 thursday:  spice tailor: mangalore herb curry – joe/frank cooks!
27 friday:  pasta risotto with peas + pancetta (nigella lawson: nigelissima) – joe/frank cooks!!
28 saturday:  seven chili texas chile
29 sunday:  don’s bbq peri peri chicken + spicy potatoes (marie claire: spicy)
30 monday:  best ever bolognaise [redux]

August
01 thursday:  penne with chorizo + onion + tomato sauce
02 friday:  fast asian fish
03 saturday:  italian braised pork (women’s weekly: new casseroles)
04 sunday:  slow-cooked lamb curry
05 monday:  new york steak + fried cauliflower
06 tuesday:  gumbo [redux]
07 wednesday:  pasta risotto with peas + pancetta (nigella lawson: nigelissima)
08 thursday:  harissa lamb cutlets + cous cous
09 friday:  salami pizza (base from marie claire: kitchen)
10 saturday:  cuban black bean soup (women’s weekly: the weekend cook)
11 sunday:  slow-cooked lamb sugo (adrian richardson: meat)
12 monday:  beef rendang – Joe/Frank cooks!
13 tuesday:  bangers + mash
14 wednesday:  minestrone [redux]
15 thursday:  capricciosa, proscuitto + tre carne pizza from nom pizza
16 friday:  beef + bean burritos
17 saturday:  roast chicken + potatoes in duck fat
18 sunday:  penne arribiata (post footy)
19 monday:  fast asian fish
20 tuesday:  stuffed and baked ricotta shells
21 wednesday:  chicken noodle soup (adapted from mark bittman: how to cook everything)
22 thursday:  can’t have been very memorable, none of us have any idea what it was!
23 friday:   leek + bacon quiche with green salad
24 saturday:  lamb cutlets with rosemary and lemon + spicy potatoes (marie claire: spicy)
25 sunday:  chili con carne (bbc good food: comfort food)
26 monday:  punjabi tomato curry with chicken Joe/Frank cooks!!
27 tuesday:  simple cream pasta with lemon and basil (donna hay: the instant cook)
28 wednesday:  zaatar lamb with lemon spinach (donna hay: beef, lamb + pork)
29 thursday:  portugese chicken + roast potatoes and bacon + unknown creamy pasta from silvas
30 friday:  alpen magrone
31 saturday:  osso bucco

July
01 monday:  clay pot pork
02 tuesday:  lamb madras-style curry (island curries)
03 wednesday:  cuban black bean soup [redux]
04 thursday:  capricciosa, gamberi + tre carne pizza from nom pizza
05 friday:  pork chops, mustard sauce (nigel slater: kitchen diaries)
06 saturday:  home alone – clay pot pork [redux]
07 sunday:  chicken and vegetable pot roast (marie claire: comfort)
08 monday:  roast tomato, salami + asparagus orzo (marie claire: comfort)
09 tuesday:  pork, chicken and black-eyed bean cassoulet (women’s weekly: new casseroles)
10 wednesday:  red beans and rice
11 thursday:  scotch fillet, bubble + squeak
12 friday:  spiced lentils with lamb cutlets (marie claire: spicy)
13 saturday:  corned beef + mustard sauce (marie claire: comfort)
14 sunday:  salami pizza (base from marie claire: kitchen)
15 monday:  alpen magrone
16 tuesday:  bangers + mash
17 wednesday:  best ever bolognaise [redux]
18 thursday:  linguine + prawns with roast chili oil (marie claire: comfort)
19 friday:  moroccan pasta (abc delicious: more please)
20 saturday:  braised beef cheeks in red wine (women’s weekly: new casseroles)
21 sunday:  carnitas!
22 monday:  pasta e piselli (Good Weekend magazine: March 21 1998)
23 tuesday:  quiche with prosciutto and gruyere
24 wednesday:  nachos! (from sunday’s carnitas)
25 thursday:  red beans and rice [redux]
26 friday:  chicken cape malay curry (something south african)
27 saturday:  capricciosa, gamberi + tre carne pizza from nom pizza
28 sunday:  minestrone (marie claire: comfort)
29 monday:  best ever bolognaise [redux]
30 tuesday:  coconut red beef curry (donna hay: beef, lamb + pork)
31 wednesday:  cheong liew’s braised pork belly (jennifer mclagan: fat)

June
01 saturday:  baked beans in ham sauce + toasted cheese sandwiches (post-footy)
02 sunday:  roast chicken + potatoes roasted in duck fat
03 monday:  simple cream pasta with lemon and basil (donna hay: the instant cook)
04 tuesday:   stuffed + baked ricotta shells
05 wednesday:   linguine + prawns with roast chili oil (marie claire: comfort)
06 thursday:  deconstructed lasagne [redux]
07 friday:  quiche with proscuitto and gruyere
08 saturday:  pepperoni, gamberi + tre carne pizza from nom pizza
09 sunday:  italian braised pork (women’s weekly: new casseroles)
10 monday:  chicken + tarragon pie (bbc australian good food magazine: feb 2009)
11 tuesday:  pork and olive stew (abc delicious: more please)
12 wednesday:  chicken noodle soup (adapted from mark bittman: how to cook everything)
13 thursday:  spaghetti bolognaise [redux]
14 friday:  italian traybake (nigella lawson: nigelissima)
15 saturday:  clay pot pork
16 sunday:  roast chicken + potatoes in duck fat + pan-fried brussels sprouts
17 monday:  fast asian fish
18 tuesday:  zaatar lamb with lemon spinach and haloumi (donna hay: beef, lamb + pork)
19 wednesday:  beef and bean burritos
20 thursday:  harissa lamb cutlets with cous cous
21 friday:  lasagne (pre-packaged)
22 saturday:  beef with red wine
23 sunday:  beef rib with black pepper crust
24 monday:  pasta risotto with peas + pancetta (nigella lawson: nigelissima) Joe/Frank cooks!!
25 tuesday:  potato, spinach + chorizo frittata (marie claire: comfort)
26 wednesday:  cape malay chicken curry (something south african)
27 thursday:  gumbo (with turkey sausage! genius!)
28 friday:  chicken with 40 garlic cloves (australian good food magazine: nov 2009)
29 saturday:  little chicken and vegetable pot pies with potato mash
30 sunday:  best ever spaghetti bolognaise (adrian richardson: meat)

May
01 wednesday:  – oops: failed to record
02 thursday:  – oops: failed to record
03 friday:  – oops: failed to record
04 saturday:  – oops: failed to record
05 sunday:  – oops: failed to record
06 monday:  – oops: failed to record
07 tuesday:  – oops: failed to record
08 wednesday:  – oops: failed to record
09 thursday:  – oops: failed to record
10 friday:  – oops: failed to record
11 saturday:  spaghetti bolognaise (adrian richardson: meat)
12 sunday:  lemon + oregano roast lamb (donna hay: beef, lamb + pork)
13 monday:  deconstructed lasagne (abc delicious: more please)
14 tuesday:  harissa lamb cutlets + cous cous
15 wednesday:  – oops: failed to record
16 thursday:  – oops: failed to record
17 friday:  cheong liew’s braised pork belly (jennifer mclagan: fat)
18 saturday:  pork, chili + fennel sausages with caramelised onion – on a bun (pre-footy)
19 sunday:  welsh lamb pie (sweet + savoury pies )
20 monday:  chili con carne (cooked sunday) (bbc good food: comfort food)
21 tuesday:  red chicken curry (joe/frank cooks!!)
22 wednesday:  hot & spicy chicken biryani (joe/frank cooks!!)
23 thursday:  
24 friday:  bangers and mash (bangers from the lamb delivery)
25 saturday:  slow-cooked beef stronganoff
26 sunday:  lamb vindaloo
27 monday:  kung pao chicken
28 tuesday:  spaghetti bolognaise [redux]
29 wednesday:  spaghetti arrabiata
30 thursday:  zaanse mosterdsoep
31 friday:  salami pizza (base from marie claire: kitchen)

April
01 monday:  mountain macaroni (nigella lawson: nigelissima)
02 tuesday:  shepherd’s pie
03 wednesday:  harissa lamb cutlets + bubble+squeak
04 thursday:  lasagne (store bought)
05 friday:  chicken rendang (joe/frank cooks!!)
06 saturday:  roman pork sausage ragu [redux]
07 sunday:  pork and olive stew (abc delicious: more please)
08 monday:  simple kedgeree (abc delicious: more please)
09 tuesday:  lemon chicken and artichoke pasta (abc delicious: more please)
10 wednesday:  paella
11 thursday:  linguine + prawns with roast chili oil (marie claire: comfort)
12 friday:  rice paper rolls | clay pot pork | tiger prawns in spicy seafood sauce yen for viet
13 saturday:  cuban black bean soup (women’s weekly: the weekend cook)
14 sunday:  roast chicken, potatoes roasted in duck fat + tomato and garlic sauce
15 monday:  potato, spinach + salami frittata (marie claire: comfort)
16 tuesday:  tortilla soup (homesick texan)
17 wednesday:  beef + bean burritos
18 thursday:  chicken massaman curry
19 friday:  gozlemes at sydney cricket ground
20 saturday:  beef stew with parsley dumplings (women’s weekly: new casseroles)
21 sunday:  lamb vindaloo
22 monday:  spaghetti bolognaise [redux]
23 tuesday:  chorizo carbonara (abc delicious: more please)
24 wednesday:  simple cream pasta with lemon and basil (donna hay: instant cook)
25 thursday:  slow-cooked leg of lamb with parmesan and anchovy potatoes
26 friday:  chicken, lemon and olive tagine (women’s weekly: the weekend cook)
27 saturday:  serbian baked beans [redux]
28 sunday:  pizza – italian sausage | half mexicana + tandoori chicken from crust
29 monday:  pasta with brussels sprouts, cheese and potato (nigella lawson: nigelissima)
30 tuesday:  – oops: failed to record

March
01 friday:  shepherd’s pie
02 saturday:  polish at
na zdrowie for joe/frank’s birthday | churros for dessert at san churros (courtesy of lovely joan)
03 sunday:  standing rib roast + roast pumpkin, onion, celery + potatoes roasted in duck fat
04 monday:  stuffed + baked ricotta shells
05 tuesday:  vietnamese beef soup (faux pho) from marie claire: spicy
06 wednesday:  mango chicken curry (joe/frank cooks!!)
07 thursday:  pasta bake (with pasta leftover from 04/03 & bolognaise from 25/02)
08 friday:  fast asian fish
09 saturday:  roman pork sausage ragu
10 sunday:  pork burritos (from guzman y gomez)
11 monday:  fettuncini il lebbio (a recipe of our own devising)
12 tuesday:  linguine with prawns + roast chili oil (marie claire: comfort)
13 wednesday:  roast chicken with roast cherry tomato, garlic cloves, celery and chili
14 thursday:  simple beef pies (donna hay: the instant cook)
15 friday:  chili-caramelised pork on cucumber salad (donna hay: instant entertaining)
16 saturday:  chili con carne (bbc good food: comfort food)
17 sunday:  gumbo (with turkey sausage! genius!)
18 monday:  penne with chorizo + onion + tomato sauce
19 tuesday:  spaghetti bolognaise [redux]
20 wednesday:  beef and bean burritos
21 thursday:  beef madras curry (joe/frank cooks!!)
22 friday:  penne arrabiata
23 saturday:  duck breast with celery, apples + pecans (marie claire: fresh + fast)
24 sunday:  serbian baked beans
25 monday:  pan fried salmon with fennel salad (donna hay: seasons)
26 tuesday:  quiche with proscuitto + gruyere
27 wednesday:  slow-cooked lamb sugo (adrian richardson: meat) [redux]
28 thursday:  pasta risotto with peas + pancetta (nigella lawson: nigelissima)
29 friday:  italian traybake (nigella lawson: nigelissima)
30 saturday:  slow-cooked leg of lamb with parmesan and anchovy potatoes
31 sunday:  salami + basil pizza
* to be honest, the exact order of meals between 08/03 and 20/03 is mostly guesswork. I was Very Bad about recording our meals during this time.

February
01 friday:  pea + pancetta pasta risotto
02 saturday:  beef + bean burritos
03 sunday:  red beans + rice
04 monday:  chicken enchiladas
05 tuesday:  paella
06 wednesday:  pasta bake
07 thursday:  chorizo with tomato + basil (joe/frank cooks!!)
08 friday:  slow-cooked lamb sugo [redux]
09 saturday:  spicy chicken + bean stew
10 sunday:  quiche with proscuitto + gruyere (though we used pecorino & parmesan)
11 monday:  chicken massaman curry
12 tuesday:  seared prawns with mint + yoghurt sauce from marie claire: kitchen
13 wednesday:  roast lamb + steamed asparagus
14 thursday:  mango chicken curry (joe/frank cooks!!)
15 friday:   (takeaway) portugese chicken with garlic sauce + roast potatoes from silvas
16 saturday:   orecchiette with roast tomato + basil sauce from nigel slater: kitchen diaries
17 sunday:  roast chicken + potatoes roasted in duck fat
18 monday:  red beans + rice [redux]
19 tuesday:  scotch fillet + salad of green leaves
20 wednesday:  pea + pancetta pasta risotto
21 thursday:  butter chicken (joe/frank cooks!!)
22 friday:  lasagne + garlic bread
23 saturday:  arroz con chorizo y pimentos
24 sunday:  slow-cooked greek lamb with spicy potatoes (potatoes from marie claire: spicy)
25 monday:  spaghetti bolognaise from adrian richardson: meat
26 tuesday:  fast asian fish with wilted bok choy in butter + garlic
27 wednesday:  lamb cutlets with carprese salad (salad from donna hay: seasons)
28 thursday:  chorizo in tomato + onion sauce with rigatoni

January
01 tuesday:  bbq spareribs + potato salad
02 wednesday:  west texas stacked enchiladas (homesick texan)
03 thurday:  pasta e piselli (made with turkey stock)
04 friday:  chicken massaman curry
05 saturday:  butterflied bbq chicken + spicy potatoes + greens
06 sunday:  carne asada
07 monday:  serbian baked beans [redux]
08 tuesday:  chipotle chicken (marie claire: spicy)
09 wednesday:  bacon & brie omelette wedges (bbc good food)
10 thursday:  nachos!
11 friday: spaghetti bolognaise [redux]
12 saturday:  linguine + prawns with roast chili oil (marie claire: comfort)
13 sunday:  chicken with 40 garlic cloves (australian good food magazine: nov 2009)
14 monday:  fast asian fish (taste.com.au)
15 tuesday:  spicy durban curry
16 wednesday:  pork chops + mustard sauce (nigel slater: kitchen diaries)
17 thursday:  past with chorizo + basil + tomato sauce
18 friday:  crust: margherita; 1/2 tandoori + 1/2 mexican; 1/2 peppercorn wagyu + 1/2 meat deluxe
19 saturday:  grilled chicken with harissa + mint (nigel slater: kitchen diaries)
20 sunday:  slow-cooked lamb sugo (adrian richardson: meat)
21 monday:  bangers and mash
22 tuesday:  penne arrabiata
23 wednesday:  scotch fillet + grilled asparagus
24 thursday:  salade tahitienne
25 friday:  butterflied bbq chicken + mustard & dill potato salad
26 saturday:  lamb rogan josh
27 sunday:  late night coffee brined chicken
28 monday;  italian braised pork (women’s weekly: new casseroles)
29 tuesday:  alpen magrone
30 wednesday:  chicken biriyani – cooked by Joe/Frank! yay pataks!
31 thursday:  salami + basil pizzas

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