Simple Simon and Company

Cooking· Recipe

Salsa Verde White Chicken Chili

In the winter months, soup is always one of my favorite meals. I think nothing tastes better when you are cold than a warm bowl of soup and I can eat it for lunch the next few days so I always make a double batch. I usually plan and make soup once a week. But my soup problem is that I usually get stuck in a rut with the same four or five soup recipes. This Salsa Verde White Chicken Chili is one of my new favorite soups and it was kind of an accidental invention!  It was started with some ... View the Post

Quilt Block of the Month· Quilting

Quilt Block of the Month:The Ribbon Star Quilt Block Tutorial

  If you have been following along with our Quilt Block of the Month Series, you will know that we are having fun this year with basic quilt blocks. We are currently on block #3 of our Quilt Block of the Month series (The Ribbon Star Quilt Block Tutorial) and this month we are doing the Ribbon Star Quilt Block.  If you are just joining us you can find Quilt Block #1 HERE and Quilt Block #2 HERE. Here is March's block, The Ribbon Star Block Tutorial, which is another easy quilt block ... View the Post

Patterns

Maxi Skirt Class and Pattern Sale

Today we have a maxi skirt class and pattern sale! If you are local and want to take a Maxi Skirt Class---we are teaching a class on how to make one using our pattern! Class will be held March 12 from 12 until 4 pm at The Cotton Shop in Provo, Utah. Just call The Cotton Shop in Provo to reserve your seat -- 801.373.6210.   We hope to see some of you there! BUT...if you aren't local...we don't want you to feel left out so this week we are having a sale on our skirt pattern. ... View the Post

Celebrations

March Holidays 2016

It's the first day of the month and that means we better list the days to celebrate for March! (I'm personally looking forward to the 14th, 19th, and the 23rd....although I also like the 7th...especially since I've just found the giant bags of Fruity Pebbles they are selling at my grocery store...I love that stuff...) So check it out and see what days you should be celebrating! ... View the Post

sewing

Boy’s Vintage Pajamas

These vintage pajamas have been on my sewing list to make for a couple of months. I have a boy that loves his loungewear...and by now his mom-made lounge pants have become capris, so I knew that it was time to make some new ones. ... View the Post