greek style meatballs and tomato sauce

Ingredients

• - for the meatballs:
• - 3 ½ lbs. fresh ground beef
• - 4-5 cloves garlic – chopped fine
• - ½ cup italian parsley – chopped fine
• - ½ cup of grated romano or parmesan cheese
• - 2 eggs
• - ¼ cup milk
• - 2 slices white bread – crumbled
• - 2 tablespoons olive oil
• - ¾ tsp. salt
• - ½ tsp. cinnamon
• - 1 tsp. sugar
• - 2 tablespoons honey
• - 1 slice of lemon – with rind – chopped fine
• - feta cheese for garnish
• - for the tomato sauce:
• - 35 oz. can whole peeled tomatoes
• - 1 bunch scallions - chopped
• - 1 onion – sliced
• - 3-4 cloves garlic – chopped
• - ½ cup italian parsley – chopped
• - 1 slice of lemon – with rind
• - 1 tbs. sugar
• - 1 tsp. salt
• - ½ tsp. black pepper
• - ¼ tsp. red pepper
• - ½ tsp. turmeric
• - ½ tsp. cinnamon
• - 1 tsp. dried oregano
• - 2 tablespoons olive oil