Handmade Ravioli

It's a wonder that we aren't huge blimps! We have blogged about food more than anything since we've moved. The portions are huge but 9 time out of 10 we can't eat it all. What can you say we love food!

Anyways, the other night, actually it was Easter dinner, we made homemade ravioli! We didn't want to spend $30 on a pasta machine to roll out the dough so we used a rolling pin instead. Wow, what a mistake! It was very hard to get the dough rolled out into thin sheets. After awhile, we decided that thin sheets weren't going to happen. So, we ended up with fat ravioli.

The pasta machine wasn't the only thing we didn't have. We looked all over town and couldn't find a ravioli form so we used a fork instead to seal the edges. Needless to say, our ravioli looked a little weird and none of them were the same size.

We made spinach ravioli with a ricotta, marjoram, and parsley filling with an artichoke, tomato sauce. Everything was homemade. It was delicious.
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Farkle, our new found love

We got a new game introduced to us last Christmas and wanted to share it with everyone. It is really easy and very fun! Thanks Mark and Sandi.

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A new decoration

In January 2006 Matt got this idea that he would make me a new decoration for the kitchen while I was in Mexico and surprise me with it when I got home. Well, he started the project but never finished it. It wasn't perfect so he gave up. I, on the other hand don't care that it isn't perfect and actually prefer it that way and wanted it done. So, when we moved we didn't really have a place to store it and I finished it!
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The ferocious Tiger

Upon request of one of our regular viewers, here are some pictures of our ferocious cat. Plus we thought everyone might enjoy the pictures as well.

Tiger survived the long journey and has settled nicely in the new apartment. He loves the staircase! His new game is to hide behind the highest set of rungs that are head height if you are standing on the lower level. He waits for one of us to walk by and tries to attach us through the rungs. His legs are too short to actually get us. Even if he did it wouldn't hurt because he is declawed in the front.

What a cute kitty!

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The really cheap purse...

Once upon a time there was a lady that worked at Family Video. Going about her regular routines. A customer came to the counter ready to check out.
"Can I get your telephone number, please?" said the employee.
"555-1978"
"Thanks Jennifer!"
"Your total today is $5.25."
Jennifer pulled her purse to the counter and the employee stared in amazement!
"Wow, I LOVE your purse," said the excited employee!
"Thank you! A local woman owns a business making them, here's her business card. And they are cheap!"
"Awesome, I'll have to visit their website!"
"Oh and be sure to tell her Jennifer sent you to her!"
"Ok, will do. Your movie is due back tomorrow before midnight."
"See you next week," Jennifer said as she left.
As she was leaving the employee noticed the huge ring she was wearing and thought to herself, I think her cheap is a lot different than my cheap.

The first thing the employee did when she got home was logged onto the Internet to check out the website.
"Holy...," said the fainting lady!
Sure enough, Jennifer's cheap was a $90 purse!
"That is WAY out of my price range, considering the most expensive purse I own was $20!" talking to herself.

Still looking at the purses, the ladies creative mind kicked into gear.
"I can make these myself," she thought to herself.
And sure enough she went to the fabric store a few days later to make one.

However, it wasn't that simple. She looked through a few pattern books and saw the purse she wanted to make with a few alterations that would be simple, found the pattern in the file and got the supplies.

When she finally sat down to make the purse it turned out nothing like she had hoped for. It was about 3 inched by 2 inches! "Wow, that won't even hold my wallet!"

Apparently, the title of the pattern, 'Mini Purses' was ignored completely.

So, fed up with the pattern, the lady made her own pattern with the help of her mother.

And this is what she came up with:

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We have jobs

We just wanted ya'll to know that we both now have jobs, so we are going to be able to afford rent when it comes due in June.

I got a job at the Painted Clay Studio. It is a place where a people can come to paint pottery in addition to miscellaneous other things. I am liking it very well thus far. It is a small studio with 4 employees plus the owner, so no corporate rules to mess with. The funny thing about getting the job is that I met the owner at Copy Express sending a fax of my resumes to various places and she gave me an application. It is just a part-time job for now but has the potential to become a full-time position, but we wiill see.
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I've started as a server at Puleo's Grille. I greet every table within 45 seconds as such: "Hello, welcome to Puleo's, my name is Matt, I'll be taking care of you this evening. can I start you off with a Big Orange Bellini, Puleo's Pina Colada, or a glass of our Secret Sangria?" all with huge cheesy smile and facial expressions. Then after the "45-second greet", I say "While you're looking over the menu, why don't I put in an order of our Fried Green Tomatoes, or Spinach Queso Dip with tortilla chips for you?" The whole thing is really lame, but I have to continue to do it or I wont get the good shifts. However, in all likelyhood, it's helping my tips anyway. While being gainfully employed isn't as glamorous as we imagine it is while unemployed, I will say this, it's definately more lucrative.
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