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Author: ktwolfe

  • Tinctures & Infused Oils

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    I try to use as many of the herbs on the property as possible. Often, this can look like making tinctures and infused oils. Tinctures are shelf-stable herbal preparations that I make using alcohol. Infused oils are exactly what they sound like, I soak herbs in oil, typically olive oil but you can also use…

  • Growing Wild

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    Here is a (mostly) comprehensive list of all the things that grow wild on 5 Acre Wood Homestead. While at first, much of this was growing wild, I have transplanted some of these into the garden so I can grow and harvest them more consistently.

  • Keeping Memories #4

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    Growing up everyone I knew had movie nights at their house. In my house, we had music nights! Dad would bust out record after record and 45s. I was taught to “dance light” at an early age. So not to rattle the needle and make the record skip and scratch. We would sing and dance…

  • From Scratch: Homemade Pancakes

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    I’m back with another edition of the Homemade From Scratch series—and this episode is all about pancakes. There’s something special about starting the day with a stack of pancakes made completely from scratch. In a world filled with boxed mixes and convenience foods, taking a few extra minutes to combine simple pantry staples feels like…

  • From Scratch: Everything Bouillon

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    I’m back with another edition of the Homemade From Scratch series, and this one is a true homestead staple—Everything Bouillon. There’s a certain kind of satisfaction that comes from replacing store-bought staples with something you’ve mixed and made yourself. Bouillon is one of those small kitchen shortcuts that many of us grew up relying on,…

  • 2026 Spring Tour

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  • Keeper of the Memories #1

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    This one time, when we still lived in Idaho, Mom and Dad went up the mountain for wood. Dad was out cutting logs and my Mom got so angry and pissed off over something she hopped in the truck and took off and left him up there with just his chainsaw. Just left him…on the…

  • Keeper of the Memories #2

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    My Dad didn’t have his beard when I was born. He started growing it shortly after and didn’t shave it again until I was about 4. Mom said I was running circles through the house…in the Mullan house you could go from the living room to the kitchen into the bathroom and through the bathroom…

  • Keeper of the Memories #3

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    At my Mom’s baby shower, when I was born in 1978, she got a little basket with a small house plant in it from my Aunt Terri and Uncle Dale. That small house plant was a Golden Pothos and its the only plant my Mom owned in 40 years that she didn’t kill! This is…

  • From Scratch: Great Grams Appalachian Cornbread

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    I’m back with another edition of the Homemade From Scratch series, and this one carries a little extra heart—Great Gram’s Appalachian Cornbread. Some recipes aren’t just instructions on a page; they’re memories baked into cast iron. This cornbread is one of those. It comes from my great grandmother’s kitchen, where simple ingredients were turned into…