This week's Bite: Fresh ideas for weeknight meals

The team are making a few food-related issues okay this week:

It's okay to not eat breakfast

if that's not what your body needs. Thank you Mikki for allowing me to rest easy on that one.

It's okay to use

packet cake mixes

. Allyson Gofton keeps them in her pantry for unexpected guests and says the secret is to make them more "homemade" with interesting toppings or fillings, as per her

apricot cream tart

.

It's also okay to not have a clue what's for dinner tonight because we have to answer that darn question 365 days every year and sometimes we are simply uninspired. You might be inspired by this

gratin of stuffed zucchini

.

And for the rest of the week, Ray McVInnie has three easy, seasonal dinners to get you through.:

Roasted five spice pork belly bowl

,

Moroccan-style fish and potatoes

, and

pasta with eggplant and broccoli

.

Feijoas are here (yay!) so a

fab feijoa cake

is this week's treat or

feijoa iceblocks

if the weather is holding out.

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If you like

a good scone

, Peter Gordon know how to make them moist and buttery and you could serve them with Geoff Scott's

feijoa curd

.

If it's figs you have, try your hand at a classic

cashew cream raw tart

with fresh figs and sticky ginger.

Part 9 in Louise Thompson's Set 2018 On Fire series is about claiming your power.