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Rice stuffed eggplant and zucchini

Ingredients: 2 eggplants 2 zucchinis 1 cup long grain rice 1 tin crushed tomatoes 0.5 tsp allspice 0.5 tsp cumin 0.5 tsp dried oregano 2 tblsp chopped parsley 1 small onion (finely diced) 1 tsp crushed garlic 2 tblsp olive oil 250g ground beef (or other ground meat) salt and pepper to taste 0.5 cup vegetable stock Method: 1. Preheat oven to 180C.  Slice vegetables in half, lengthways.   2. Scoop out the centres of the vegetable to create a shallow well and place in baking dish.  Chop the excess vegetable and place in bowl. 3. Add onions, garlic, spices, herbs, ground meat, rice, salt and pepper to chopped eggplant and zucchini.  Mix until ingredients are evenly distributed throughout. 4. Drizzle olive oil over vegetables. 5. Loosly stuff vegetables with filling. 6. Pour over combined crushed tomatoes and stock. 7. Drizzle with a little extra olive oil and cover dish with foil. 8. Bake for 45 minutes or until vegetables and filling are cooked through. 

Slow roasted lamb shoulder with scorched slaw and lemon tzatziki recipe

  You'll need: 5 hours, lamb shoulder, mixed coleslaw vegetables (eg red cabbage, zucchini, celery, broccoli, carrot), potatoes, dried spices and herbs, cocoa powder, plain yoghurt, lemon, garlic Make the spiced lamb shoulder 1. Preheat your oven to 150 degrees C or 300 degrees F. 2. Prepare the spice rub by mixing together 1 teaspoon each of cumin, ground coriander, paprika, brown sugar, cocoa, dried oregano and 1/2 teaspoon of chilli powder in a bowl. 3. Place the lamb shoulder in a lidded casserole dish and massage the spice mix into the meat with a splash of oil. Leave you lamb to marinate for at least 30 minutes at room temperature.  It will reduce the cook time if your meat isn't refrigerator cold. 4. Add one cup of water to the dish and put the lid on.  Place the casserole in the oven and allow the lamb shoulder to cook slowly for 4 hours. Baste the lamb shoulder with juices after two hours. 5. When done, remove the casserole dish from the oven and wait for slaw to...