1. Preheat oven to 375°F. 2. Place eggs in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. 3. Place over medium heat until water boils, reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes. OR use your own favorite technique of making hard boiled eggs. 4. Drain water from saucepan and run cold water over eggs until they are cool. 5. Peel cooked eggs, leave whole, and set aside. 6. In a medium bowl, combine meat, cinnamon, zaatar, onion, salt, pepper, and cumin. 7. Mix thoroughly. 8. Place a strip of aluminum foil, about 14 inches long, on a clean work surface. 9. Place meat mixture on foil. 10. Wet your hands slightly and shape mixture into a 3½ 8-inch oblong about ½-inch thick. 11. Sprinkle meat with parsley. 12. Arrange hard-cooked eggs end to end in the center of mixture. 13. Shape mixture over eggs to form a loaf. 14. Wrap aluminum foil tightly around meat. 15. Place in roasting pan and bake uncovered for 40 minutes. 16. Remove meat loaf from oven. 17. Carefully unwrap foil using oven mitts and a fork. 18. Pierce loaf with a sharp knife. 19. If juices from center are no longer pink, meat loaf is done. 20. If not, wrap package again and return to oven for 15 minutes. 21. Leave loaf on UNWRAPPED foil to cool. 22. When cool, refrigerate, uncovered, until cold. 23. Slice and serve. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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