2 makarna Recipes

pasta, uncooked (such as macaroni or penne), ground beef, onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, carrot, peeled, finely grated, crushed tomatoes , from a can, paprika, oregano, salt, pepper, parsley, chopped, mozzarella cheese, grated (or halloumi cheese), egg, lightly beaten

garlic cloves (pretty large size), balkan yogurt (thick type ), fresh mint, chopped, fresh lemon juice (to taste), english cucumber, sea salt , to taste, good quality olive oil, onion, butter, divided, minced flat leaf parsley, lean ground beef (i use extra lean and add a lot of good olive oil or it will be too dry), baharat mixed spice (turkish baharat spice mix or baharat aka middle east mixed spices - the real mix), chopped fresh mint (may not be needed, see directions.), sea salt , to taste, rice pasta (may use regular if not gluten free. i prefer macaroni or farfalle shape in this), sweet paprika