I loved things stuffed ! Who doesn't right. I have made stuffed peppers a few times over the years but I wanted something a little different from the the good old stand by of ground beef, onions and tomatoes. Stuffed peppers are known over the world ...in Mexico it's a chile relleno, in Tunisia they are Felfel Mehchi, in Turkey they are Biber Dolmasi, in India - Bharwan Mirch. I like Middle Eastern flavors and thought I would try some peppers from that region. Ingredients : 4 Red Bell Peppers 1 lb ground lamb 2 cups cooked couscous 4 TB Olive Oil 1 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp allspice 2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp salt 1 tsp crack black pepper 3 TB pine nuts 1/4 cup chopped golden raisins 3 TB fresh mint leaves, chopped 2 TB fresh parsley, chopped 2 Tb garlic, chopped (I used jarred Christoper Ranch chooped garlic - best) 3 TB Lemon juice HOW TO : -Cut off the tops of the bell peppers, remove seeds. -In a large bowl combine the remaining ingredients and incorporate well. - Evenly distribute the lamb mixture into the four peppers. - Drizzle some olive oil over top of the peppers and place the peppers in a shallow baking dish. -Bake in a 350 oven for approximately 35-45 minutes... as usual, time will vary depending on the oven. -For the first 25 minutes, I covered the peppers in foil and also added some vegetable broth in the bottom of the baking dish. Took the foil off in the last 10 minutes to have a golden crust on top. Not being able to decide which sauce I would like to accompany the peppers, I decided to make two different ones. The first one is a tomato sauce and the second one a yogurt sauce. Both were really good but I liked the yogurt one best. Tomato Sauce : 1 - 15oz can tomato sauce 2 Tb Lemon juice 1 TB Cinnamon 1 tsp Nutmeg1 TB fresh parsley, chooped 3-4 Tb olive oil 1 tsp Kosher salt 1 tsp crack black pepper In a pot, place all ingredients and simmer over med-low heat for about 20 minutes. Yogurt Mint Sauce : 1/2 cup Greek Style plain yogurt 1/4 cup feta cheese, crumled 1 TB fresh mint leaves chopped 2 TB lemon juice In a bowl, mix all ingredients together.