Another quick recipe!
My Lasagne!
In a heavy frying pan - 3 cloves garlic (chopped) & 2 medium onions - sliced. Cook in
a little olive oil until the onions start to go soft. Add 500g of minced beef & fry until brown. Add 1 glass of red wine, a large tin of cherry tomatoes, 2 glasses of water, a beef stock cube & a vegetable stock cube, 1/2 a teaspoon of dried Basil, 6 good twists of black pepper & a good shake of pimento sauce. (Add more if you like spicy!!!) Leave this to bubble away gently while you make the white sauce. In a saucepan melt a 2inch square lump of butter & add 2 heaped desertspoons of normal flour & stir briskly, cooking until its a golden paste (couple of mins) Keep on the heat & add 3/4 of a litre of milk stirring all the time, as it starts to thicken add 1 desertspoonful of Dijon Mustard, take off the heat. Take a roasting tray, or a rectangular pyrex dish & spread half of your mince mixture in it, cover with a layer of sheets of dried lasagne, breaking them to fit well, add a 2nd layer of mince & another layer of lasagne sheets. Pour the white sauce all over it spreading into the corners & sprinkle grated cheese all over the top, followed by a small sprinkle of grated Parmesan cheese - into the oven at 200° for 20 minutes or until the cheese begins to turn golden brown - don't overcook - it will get too dry! Serve with green beans or salad & crusty bread;
ENJOY!
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Jackie's tips
For the beginner/novice rider;
*Mount the horse thoughtfully - land gently! Learn how to adjust stirrups/check girth while mounted.
*Regularly slip feet out of stirrups & find them again - without looking down. All riders lose a stirrup from time to time - getting it back quickly helps your confidence & your balance!
*When establishing your rising trot follow a more experienced rider & copy the rythm, use a neck strap for balance - not the horse's mouth! - & try not to rise too high out of the saddle.
For the intermediate rider;
*Learn to feel which diagonal you are on - you don't need to lean over & look!
*For the trot/canter transition - which can be tricky - have an energetic trot, ask on a corner, don't do sitting trot for more than 3 steps (balance problems!) give a clear outside leg aid. Hold onto a neckstrap with your inside hand for the strike off to avoid catching the horse's mouth & stopping him as he tries to canter.
*When you start jumping, practise changing from 2 point (forward) seat to full seat without moving your lower leg! Keep your heels down & avoid rotating onto your toes - which gets you in front of the movement.
For the experienced rider;
*Always allow time to loosen up - both you & your horse. Always stretch & go forward before collecting & shortening.
*Open & close the stride in all paces, use your legs, seat & upper body before your hands, keep it smooth & fluid, & keep in balance with your horse - allow him to work!
* Check & correct your position constantly, think ahead & try to look ahead.
*Successful showjumping is about how you get from fence to fence - don't neglect your flatwork!