Home made pasta for my Love

On our last date night Hannah and I went to an Italian restaurant in Temecula called Francescas (highly recommended) and we split a lobster ravioli dish that was about $18 dollars. I was driving to work a couple days after and thought about how expensive raviolis are at restaurants and about how I have never made raviolis before so I decided to go for it. My first effort was at uncle George and aunt Cindy's house but I didn't like the way the pasta tasted it was chewy and tasteless. I found a pasta dough recipe that was adapted from Thomas Keller's French Laundry Cookbook which turned out perfect. Here is a look at my second attempt at raviolis in my own kitchen.

Ingredients you will need: 6 large whole eggs plus 1 large egg yolk, 1 + 3/4 cups of all purpose flour, 1+ 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil, 1 table spoon of milk

work the eggs, oil and milk into the flour. I had to add more flour to the recipe until I was able to form it into a ball. The recipe also said to knead the snot out of this dough so I kneaded for like 30 minutes. I need to go back to the gym as you can see in these photos.

You can pretty much stuff raviolis with anything. I went with real crab meat, leeks, sage, garlic, mushrooms and ricotta cheese mixture

The finished product, Hannah really liked it and I was stoked that the pasta dough was tender and flavorful.

The sauce was made with fresh carrot juice, sun dried tomatoes, leeks, garlic, and butter. The fried Sage leaves were a great addition to the raviolis. Hannah made a caprese salad and I cooked some asparagus to go along with them. The entire meal cost about $20 dollars and we could have fed around 8 people however I spent a total of 4 hours in the kitchen. We would like to host a pasta night soon so let us know if your interested.

My Family is Here!!!!!

My family is here! I am so excited! I have been thinking about it everyday since they bought their tickets. I have 2 weeks off work starting Friday and a new niece coming anyday! We have some events planned with my brothers, since they are excited about Avary, but most likely won't want to just sit there and hold her like the rest of us, I am going to try to keep them entertained. Bo's brother Josiah LOVES my brothers and talks about them all the time, his teacher even said he talks about them all the time, so hopefully he will be able to tag along until he starts back to school.

This Picture is a few years old (2004 I believe), we were in Kona, my parents live on the Hilo side of the island though. This was right after they moved there.

My Mom and dad at our wedding, June 17th, 2006, that was such a fun day, I wish it would have lasted longer, it was really hot that day too. I love my parents. Everyone loves them.

My youngest brother Jacob, he is the boy version of me, we totally think alike. I remember doing some of the same things he does, when I was his age, and getting in trouble for the same things. He is hilarious too (just like me...haha! Just Kidding). I think he is 8 here, he is going to be 10 in November!! I can't even believe it.

This is Isaac he just turned 12 in June, seriously so weird to me. He is just like Lauren, it is really funny how my parents had 2 more kids and they are the boy versions of my sister and I. He is super smart, loves to read, and knows everything about plants, he even cross breeds plants.

My dad and I dancing at our wedding, I love my dad, we are so much alike. Bo and him are total buddies, they get along really well, I am so thankful for that. Bo didn't have much convincing to do when he asked my dad if he could marry me. In fact my mom told him, "you can marry our daughter if you want to", only like 2 months after we met, and we weren't even dating!! I was pretty horrified when I found out, but I guess God had a plan eh?

Both my brothers surf. This is a picture of my dad and Isaac from a contest they did I think in August or September. Isaac got 5th, and Jacob got 6th. They are really fun to watch, and always fighting each other for waves.
Jacob and my mom.
Anyway, hopefully you will get to meet them when they are here! I know they will be at church, so come over and say Hi!

There's a New Deputy Sheriff in Town!

Paphaychith Bo Sivilay is a new Deputy Sheriff!! I am so proud of him, he has worked so hard, it was at some points a very long 6 months, but when I look back it really flew by, we both had been looking forward to this day for the last couple months. The graduation was great! He had close to 40 people show up to cheer him on, it is so nice to know that we have that kind of love and support. Bo was the only one who smiled while getting their badge, which was pinned on by my uncle Bob who is a retired sergeant from Costa Mesa PD. They only let family members who are or have been in law enforcement of some kind pin badges. My Aunt and Uncle have helped us out so much (as well as tons of other people), so we thought he could do the honors, my Uncle Bob loves Bo and the reason Bo had a huge smile on his face is because when he was walking towards my uncle to get pinned, my uncle kept saying, "Bo your such a stud, your such a stud Bo." Bo was laughing!

Bo and his friend Peter Martin, Peter picked Bo up everyday since the third week of the academy, he was such a huge help! Thanks Peter!

Bo with all the Sivilay Women, Tyna (Bo's mom) always says Lauren is like her daughter, she loves her.

My love and I, showing off his gun.

One proud Wife!

Bo with his dad and Josiah, Josiah is really proud of his brother.

Bo and his grandma on his mom's side.

Bo with my Grandma Lola, we were at lunch before the graduation.

Bo and the Tinahui Family, I love them to death!

Bo with Josh and Naim

There were so many people there and we didn't get pictures with all of them, some left early, but we are so thankful to have all of you in our lives! I was overwhelmed by all your love for our family, keep Bo in your prayers he will be patrolling the streets of Palm Desert staring Wednesday, and for at least the first month he is on graveyards. WE love you guys so much, thanks for all coming out!

New Member of the Sivilay Family!

The newest addition to our family is a 50lb black brindle bull terrier. we adopted him from bull terrier rescue so cal on July 4th 2008. he is 3 years old and his name is Ucla, pronounced (oohklah) . he loves people but does not like other animals.



he has a big head, small eyes and a stout frame like me.

Hawaii House

Here are some pictures from my parents house that they just built in Kona. here is the Flickr link.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/haveagloriousday/

Here is the View from the lanai......


My cute brothers catching wild turkey chicks on the property.

Looking up at the house.

another view from the Lanai, it is about 20 minutes to the town of Kona, and about 30 minutes to Waimea, and about 20 minutes to the beach, there is good snorkeling and surfing in Kona.

Yeah this kind of freaked me out a little, that thing is almost as big as him, but who am I kidding, these kids are out of control.

2nd Anniversary!!

June 17th marked Our 2nd Anniversary!! I cannot believe how fast it has gone! It has been such a great 2 years, we are looking forward to MANY MANY more. I can't wait to see what the Lord has for our lives together, He has already grown us so much through being married to each other. Bo is such a joy to be married to, I cannot imagine someone any better for me. Praise the Lord for his glorious grace in our lives!


I thought Bo was going to have band practice for church, but it was canceled last minute so we decided to go to our favorite restaurant, Ravioli's. If you have have not been to this place you really need to go. The food is always phenomenal, the service is always GREAT, and the chef comes out every time we have been there to ask how the meal was, it is amazing. It is in Lake Elsinore of all places, right on main street, in Old Lake Elsinore. It is pricey, but for how good the food is, and the service and ambiance, it is so worth it. We only go on special occasions, although we try to turn everything into a special occasion now that we found this place.

I was pretty excited about this.

We didn't like it apparently.

Love You my darling! I can't wait to be old and wrinkly with you!!

Aunt Kim!

My lovely Aunt Kim from Prince Edward Island came out this week to visit. My cousin had graduated from Florida Institute of Technology this last weekend and is a pilot now, I am so proud of him, he makes me laugh harder than anyone (and I laugh pretty hard with Bo). So before flying back to Canada my Aunt came here to hang out for a week, I only had her for 3 days (picked her up Sunday morning, which is why we were not at church for those who were all so stressed out about it, :-). She is so cute, she reminds me so much of my grandma Jane, but don't tell her I said that. She is such a fun person to be around and love, she is one of the most generous people I know and loves her kids with a passion. I wish you all could meet her.

These are my cousins Ada, Nathan, and Alex, my Aunt Kim in the middle and their dad, Henry. This is in their backyard in P.E.I.

Family

Okay I know this is the second post today, but I am in an office and all I have to do is oversee these kids taking tests, it is far from exciting.

(Jenna you will appreciate these)....as many of you know my parents and little brothers (9 & 11) live in Hawaii, and if you are wondering if I miss them, wonder no more, I miss them like CRAZY! My mom recently sent me some pictures that give a pretty good update into their lives...

This is the House that my parents are building on the West side of the island (Kona), my dad custom made the handrailing, this is what he does for work. I am quite impressed actually! They are looking to rent this house out if anyone is interested, it is two story and both floors can be rented out seperately.




This is my Fam! this girl is from a Christian reggae group called Christafari, I remember listening to them in Junior High, but I guess they are making a come back! She actually lives in Murrieta! She stayed with my parents while they were playing at their church. We are hoping to get her to come to Kaleo.
This is my little brother Jacob! They have wild pigs roaming their property all the time, and apparently this one got seperated from its mother and they caught it and it is all attached to them, it is kind of cute, but won't be in about a month when it is eating them out of house and home!

Look it even reads the bible!!


This is My brother Isaac, he is the older one, giving the baby pig a bottle!