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Thanks Amanda for making me dinner. This is served over roasted spaghetti squash. Leave out the ground turkey for a delicious vegetarian dish.

When you finish cooking this, it doesn’t have that strong lamb flavor.  The meat is so tender and flavorful. Try this recipe if you are on the fence about lamb. It will change your mind.

This is a traditional PA Dutch recipe that my family has every year on New Years Day. People eat pork on New Year's for good luck, prosperity, and to symbolize moving forward, stemming from German/Pennsylvania Dutch traditions where pigs root forward, representing progress, and their fat signifies wealth, unlike backward-moving birds. This hearty meal, often with sauerkraut (representing money), is a way to honor ancestry and wish for a successful year ahead, contrasting with foods like lobster (walks backward) or chicken (scratches backward). The roast cooks on LOW for 8 hours in the crock pot and it is served with mashed potatoes. We always eat it with the mashed potatoes on the plate - make a well in the potatoes and...

My sister’s mother-in-law, from Egypt, made these stuffed zucchini many years ago, and I've been dreaming about the flavor that was dancing on my tongue when I ate this dish. I decided to put a recipe together to mimic the flavor of the dish I had so many years ago. This is a delicious recipe that includes protein, vegetables and rice, all in one bite.   Don't forget to make the Matabal Kousa (zucchini yogurt) to go with this dish and serve with either warm pita bread or naan for dipping.