As the child of two educators who both ran successful side businesses, I know how important it is to leverage your skills and strengths on your terms and schedule. You may not know that I seriously started pursuing my teaching certificate. After graduating with a journalism degree and a business minor and working in the … Continue reading Marketing for Educators
Toddler approved: Roast Pork Chops With Apples
Now that Miss A has started eating more and more table food and declared her toddler independence, we have started looking for recipes that will feed her and us for dinner. Many are just misses, but this one from the Baby Center was a hit with everyone. That said, being a "hit" with a one-year-old … Continue reading Toddler approved: Roast Pork Chops With Apples
Bibimbap
Yum Bibimbap We've tried a number of bibimbap recipes and this one from My Korean Kitchen is hands down our favorite. It's easy enough for a weeknight meal and can be loaded with a ton of veggies. Plus it makes more than enough for lunch the next day! We had to make a few … Continue reading Bibimbap
January Deep Cleaning
We moved back in October into our dream home. Over the last two months we couldn't figure out why our dishes weren't getting clean, clean. The first thing we tried was a Cascade dishwasher cleaner. It didn't make a noticeable difference. Then we tried scrubbing the dishes and essentially prewashing them before putting them in … Continue reading January Deep Cleaning
2015 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for Dispatches from the Castle. It was a great year! Here's an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 130,000 times in 2015. If it were an exhibit at the Louvre Museum, it would take about 6 … Continue reading 2015 in review