re: Meat Stuffed Grape Leaves (recipe w/ pics)

A couple of tips from my Lebanese so:
Try ground turkey instead of beef. It gives the grape leaves a smoother texture.
Also, you need to add cinnamon to your seasoning blend that gets mixed into your meat. Traditional grape leaves require only cinnamon, paprika, black pepper, and lemon juice, but I find that a little Cajun seasoning and garlic powder really makes them sing.

Also, the tomatoes are completely unnecessary.