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Chicken noodle soup is the ultimate comfort meal, and this version makes it weeknight-easy with the help of a Ninja Foodi and a whole chicken (even if it’s still a little frozen). In this post I’ll show you how I build rich homemade broth, shred tender chicken, and use my favorite noodle trick so every bowl is cozy, flavorful, and never weighed down by soggy pasta.

Meet the sink setup that keeps bar soap firm and fresh: a slatted bamboo tray for drainage, a natural sisal bag you can hang to dry, and a simple dry-between-uses routine. Fewer puddles, less mess, longer-lasting bars. Includes quick checklist, care tips, and footnoted references.

Olive, coconut, shea, and castor work smarter together—clean that feels kind, creamy lather that lasts, and a bar that holds up. Olive for mildness, coconut for cleanse, shea for cushion, castor for foam stability.

Castor oil is our lather whisperer—just 5–7% adds silky slip, stabilizes bubbles, and cushions your wash, teaming with coconut for foam and shea for plushness.

Shea butter is our comfort blanket—creamy, cushioned feel; dense small-bubble lather; keeps bars plush yet balanced with olive, coconut, and castor.

Coconut oil is our lather engine—big, fluffy bubbles; fresh, confident clean; helps bars cure firm—balanced with olive, shea, and castor.

Olive oil is our soap’s quiet hero—creamy low-bubble lather; barrier friendly; paired with coconut shea and castor for longer-lasting bars.

Why I Create With Suds, Scents, and a Little Pacific Northwest Magic If you’ve ever picked up a Sarcastic Narwhal soap and felt a small exhale—hi, I’m Jodi, the artist behind the brand. What keeps me coming back to the studio is the practice itself: measuring, blending, pouring, and watching quiet ideas turn into something you can hold and use every day. What Making Gives Me (And Why That Matters To You) Creating is a slower pace inside a busy world. I cool lye, warm oils, an