2012 retrospective

As I did a year ago I'm writing a post summarizing the last year. Last year was a very fast year, although I rode only a few kilometers on two wheels there were a lot of big changes in my life. On two wheels my biggest achievement was that I completed a 100 kilometer marathon.

Stats for last year (about 1500 km, down from 3500 a year before):

 - a few hundred kilometers on the trainer
 - a few hundred kilometers on the city bike
 - 615.8 kilometers off-road, the clock is now at 8475.8

 - 300 kilometers on the road, the clock is now at 5954

I don't have a cool picture presentation like I had last year and I didn't ride as much either but I played football and spend a lot of time in the gym.

I have no big goals for this year, I only want to ride as much as I can (at least 30 kilometers every week with the city bike) and just be happy :)

Lasagna recipe

Lasagna (or lasagne) is Garfield's favorite food and one of my favorite dishes to. It is a relatively easy recipe but it takes some time to prepare it mainly because you have to make two sauces and then assemble it.

First you have to make a bolognese sauce like this:

put chopped onions and olive oil in a pot

after a few minutes add about 600 grams of ground meat (I prefer mixed ground meat, pig and beef), season with salt, pepper, paprika, and garlic

stir an cook until the meat gets brown

add tomato juice and/or whole tomatoes, season with oregano, basil,  rosemary and bay leaf

I added some frozen vegetables (corn, beans, carrots and peas)

Until the bolognese sauce is cooking (about 15 minutes) you can make the béchamel sauce:

put butter in a pot

when the butter starts to melt add flour and stir

add some milk

add milk and flour while stirring until you get the desired amount of sauce

season with pepper and nutmeg (very delicious and aromatic spice)

cook until the sauce thickens

The bolognese sauce

spread some butter in an oven pan

put one layer of béchamel sauce

and one layer of bolognese sauce

sprinkle some grated parmesan cheese

add one layer of lasagna pasta

Repeat these steps (béchamel sauce, bolognese sauce, parmesan, pasta) until you run out of sauces. Save some béchamel sauce to put on top of the last layer of pasta.

add  some cheese and some butter pieces on the top

cover it with a foil and put it in the oven for about 20-30 minutes, until the pasta gets tender  (check with a fork)

cut ii in small pieces and enjoy

Bon appetit! 

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!!!

Welcome 2013, I wish you will be a better year than 2012!!!