In a rut?

We are in the middle of "silver week" here. It is a 5 day holiday period named because it has the "respect for the aged day" sandwiched in the middle. We had people wanting to book for basically every day of the holiday period, but I decided to only take one group so we could actually have a bit of a holiday ourselves. Tonight's group is a really interesting mix. The lady who organised it owns a small English school in Beppu and is married to a Canadian man. She brought her Mum and 3 of her students with her. One of the students happens to be a school principal who I taught with when I first arrived in Japan. It really is a small world....
Anyway, they are a really nice group and have been really enthusiastic all afternoon and evening. We did some baking, talking and of course lots of eating! It is the eating part that I am referring to in my title when I wonder if I am in a rut or not... tonight we had: lasagna, herbed focaccia bread, pesto, salad, Palms fish (fish and egg dish... worth putting the recipe up when my eyes are open wider) and baked eggplant, followed by raspberry and baileys cheesecake and fudge slice..... again! For guests this menu seems to be a big hit. I agree it tastes pretty good. The problem is that my family also has to eat the meals with the guests and having the kids say "lasagna again" quite loudly when you put it on the table isn't exactly a wonderful feeling! I do occasionally do other things and we do quite different things with student groups, but that is my standard menu for adult guests.... it is easy for me and it works. If it was you and you had to feed 9 people what would you feed them... it is supposed to be a bit of a "kiwi experience" - any suggestions welcome as long as they don't involve sausages!