5 lebanese squash Recipes

butternut squash, olive oil, sea salt , to taste, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, onion, ground beef (i use extra lean and add some canola oil while cooking to make it less dry), cumin, baharat ( aka middle east mixed spices - the real mix), pine nuts, water, flat leaf parsley, plain yogurt, plump garlic clove, lemon juice, freshly squeezed, unrefined extra virgin olive oil (or the best you have)

zucchini, ends trimmed (each approx . 6 long, about 3 lb), ground lamb, instant brown rice, dried marjoram, divided, ground cumin, divided, dried mint, divided, ground allspice, divided, salt, cayenne pepper, tomato sauce , preferably chunky

yellow squash (koosa), rice (basmati preferred, white will work), ground lamb, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, garlic cloves, onion (yellow is milder, white has more bite), pepper, allspice, lemon juice, mint, salt, olive oil, water

vegetable oil for frying, eggs, flour, salt, fresh ground pepper, fresh mint leaves, chopped or 4 tbsp dried, parsley finely chopped, grated or finely chopped koosa or zucchini squash. (do not peel), recipe basic yoghurt dressing (posted in my recipes)