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I have, just the other day I made these mini quiche like things. The sheets are a standard size, but you can roll them out a bit. Our supermarkets all sell basic frozen pre rolled pastry of many types. Better pastry (as the OP uses) are available at gourmet food outlets.

Lunch was with a four year old. From the back - in the pink basket is olive sourdough, there's quiche type things next to it. Then we have an antipasto plate with olives, tomatoes (both grown and cured at home), salami, pickled zucchini and Brie. Next comes Pumpernickel with smoked salmon, sour cream, capers and dill. Lastly a tuna and white bean dip with garlic pita bread.

Egg fried rice with char siu pork belly.

Mystery hotpot with chicken, hokkien noodles and a few herbs. I picked up a tub of Chinese hotpot mix a while ago. Other than the ingredients list (which by law must be in English) everything else on the packet was indecipherable to me. Anyway, I dissolved it in water, simmered a couple of thigh fillets, added stir fried onions and carrots, plus a plate of greens and herbs. I'll buy it again, very tasty. The mystery hotpot mix. Followed by in season strawberries with yoghurt and honey.

Although my baking skills are deplorable, I continue to try. These are quiche like things, some with ham, parmesan, parsley and tomato, the others with spinach, dill and cheddar. All had farm fresh eggs (a gift, sadly only two left) milk, salt and pepper. There were nine...

I got these at my local Woollies, $6.70 for 500 g and they're cleaned and steamed, bonus.

Mussels in a red sauce, with salad and crunchy bread.

Pork and pineapple Thai curry with jasmine rice.

Spring has definitely sprung here...mixed salad with marinated pan fried chicken, lots of leaves, asparagus, cherry tomatoes and hard boiled eggs.

A steak with mixed mushroom sauce. Served with a baked potato, a few cherry tomatoes, garlic spinach and a salad.

Indian dinner. Chicken (murgh masala), smoky eggplant, dal, potatoes with dill, mango chutney, pappadams and rice.

Oh my ! The plating is amazing. I think I need to know more about the crab rolls please....

Lamb loin chops marinated in harissa, garlic, lemon and oil. Served with potato & hummus mash, roasted asparaguys and salad.

@Shelby, that all looks so delicious, what a major effort, thanks for taking us on the ride ! My Italian MIL coated eggplant slices in seasoned flour, then beaten egg, then shallow fried. Melanzane en carrozza, very easy and yummy.

Frittata with bacon, potato and cheese. Salad, toast, eat.

I've never seen Shirataki like that, did you make them ?

Chicken schnitzel with spicy tomato sauce. Served with mash potatoes and a combo of sprouts, mushrooms and bacon.

Crab and corn fritters with dill & lemon mayonnaise. Served with couscous salad and a few leaves.

I have four, here's three, plus there's a ceramic one stashed away. My favourite and most frequently used is the granite one.

Crab with lime chilli garlic dipping sauce, a salad, and crusty bread.

There'll be five of us, which is probably not enough people to eat this many crabs. There's always the freezer, once the meat is picked. I plan to make my guests work I weighed one of these guys at 1.7 kg, and yes, loads of body meat is edible. I'll post some photos of the meal later !

Not quite there yet, but on the way. The mud crab production line.... In the red pot on the stove, two crabs boiling. On the chopping board, four crabs waiting. In the sink, one crab cooling, On the platter three crabs ready !

Chopped parsley, there was also cayenne pepper in there !

In the interest of using fresh eggs, I made some bacon & cheese muffins. I am no baker, and my oven is dodgy. There are two missing from this tray, shortly thereafter two more went missing.

Thank you so much, dinner is at 7 pm.