Simple Simon and Company

Cooking· Recipe

Thai Chicken Noodle Soup in the Slow Cooker

Thai Chicken Noodle Soup in the Slow Cooker We have a love of Thai food in our house.  I think I drool a bit when I think of sticky rice....I used to eat it by the handfuls when we had a college student from Laos living with us.  She would cook Laotian and Thai food and it was so yummy.  And so for a long time I have wanted to bring some of those Thai flavors that I grew up with to my own family (and eat handfuls of sticky rice again!). This Thai chicken noodle soup recipe is so simple, but so ... View the Post

Sew for Girls· Sew for You· Tutorials

DIY Knot Headband Tutorial

I have been seeing super cute knot headbands all over the place and I have been wanting to make some for Hannie....but I also wanted them to be something she could put on herself and not half to tie at the top of her head.  So, the other day I pulled out some Riley Blake knits and went to work on a prototype that would have a "fake knot" at the top so it was just a headband for easy putting on and off.  The first one I made the knot part was HUGE, so I scaled it down and it turned out (not all ... View the Post

The Art of Homemaking· Uncategorized

What to Give A Friend When They Lose A Loved One

When a friend looses a loved one sometimes it is hard to know how to best show them love and support. And I'm not very good at those situations...basically all I do is a lot of crying with and for them....and I always want to give them something...something useful.... Over the past few years I've found a few things that seem to be both useful and will let them know that I care (and are surprisingly not hard to do).  Giving, even in times of sadness, doesn't need to be monumental.  It can ... View the Post

Quilt

Make a Baby Quilt from Scraps!

Do you have any baby showers coming up?  I have two next month and since I have found myself lately up to my eyeballs in quilt scraps lately,  I knew it was time to make up a bunch of my favorite baby gifts...coin quilts.  I love them because they are fast and easy and they are GREAT for the scrap bin!  And I think the best part is that no one will ever know that you made the quilt of out scraps....they look fantastic. ... View the Post