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    Scratch-Made Recipes & Simple Sustainable Living from Our 1-Acre Homestead

    Welcome to Hollis Homestead—where from-scratch meals, food preservation, and modern homesteading come together on one cozy acre

    What’s New in the Homestead Kitchen

    • Homemade sugar cookies made with freshly-milled flour and buttercream frosting and sprinkles in light pastel colors.
      Fresh Milled Flour Sugar Cookies Soft Cut-Out Recipe
    • Close up of glazed lemon poppy seed muffin on plate with extra glaze made with fresh milled flour.
      Fresh Milled Flour Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
    • Homemade pumpkin spice granola on a sheet pan with a wooden spatula.
      Homemade Pumpkin Spice Granola Recipe
    • Pasta spaghetti nests on a baking sheet made with fresh milled flour in the Philips 7000 pasta maker.
      Fresh Milled Flour Pasta With The Philips Pasta Maker
    • Cooked wheat berries in a glass bowl with a wooden spoon, sitting on a kitchen towel in front of an Instant Pot, showing freshly cooked wheat berries ready to eat.
      How to Cook Wheat Berries in the Instant Pot
    • How to can fresh pineapple at home to last all year. Canning jars filled with fresh chopped pineapple on a green striped towel.
      How To Can Pineapple at Home (A Simple Beginner Guide)
    • Homemade huckleberry lemonade concentrate canned in pint mason jars with fresh huckleberries on a cutting board
      Huckleberry Lemonade Concentrate - Waterbath Canning
    • Close-up of home-canned vegetable beef soup in mason jars on a wooden board, filled with potatoes, carrots, celery, beef, and tomato broth.
      How to Pressure Can Vegetable Beef Soup (Raw-Pack Method)

    Made-from-Scratch Comfort Foods

    • Trager smoker beef chuck roast shredded on a white plate with mashed potatoes and gravy and green peas with butter on top.
      Smoked Beef Chuck Roast Recipe & Step-By-Step Guide
    • Blue Dutch oven with a ladle in it holding copy cat olive garden pasta e fagioli topped with flakes of parmesan and fresh parsley.
      Pasta e Fagioli Soup Copycat - Stovetop & Instant Pot
    • oven-braised Korean Short ribs on a white platter with white rice, toasted sesame seeds a white napkin & fork on the side.
      Oven Braised Korean Beef Short Ribs-Flanken Cut
    • Ground Beef Stuffed Pepper Casserole-One Pot Recipe
    • Banza Tuscan Chicken Pasta with sundried tomatoes, parmesan cheese and green onions in a cast iron skillet. Bread, blue butter dish, blue towel and toppings on the side.
      Banza Tuscan Chicken Pasta Recipe
    • tex-mex chicken chili in a white bowl with a green and white tea towel next to it.
      Instant Pot Tex-Mex Chicken Chili

    See more Comfort Classics →

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    Hey, I'm Amber!

    I'm a busy mom with a passion for gardening, canning, and preserving the harvest from my 1-acre homestead. I love sharing tips on sustainable living, homesteading skills, and easy, homemade recipes that fit into a modern lifestyle.

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    Freeze Drying

    • A glass mason jar tipped on its side, spilling vibrant red freeze-dried cherries onto a light gray surface. The cherries display a textured, wrinkled appearance with some split open, revealing their hollow interiors.
      How to Freeze Dry Cherries
    • Thinly sliced apples arranged in mason jars, ready for freeze-drying. A few slices are scattered on the counter in front, showcasing their cinnamon-dusted edges and ring shapes, with the vibrant red and green apple skins visible
      How To Freeze Dry Apples At Home -6 Tips For Success
    • sliced thin freeze-dried strawberries in quart glass mason jars.
      How To Make Freeze-Dried Strawberries (Fresh or Frozen)

    See more - freeze-drying

    Homestead How-Tos

    • Candied lemon peels in a mason jar on a wooden cutting board, lightly coated with sugar crystals.
      How to Make Candied Lemon Peels (Dehydrator or Oven Method)
    • A KoMo Fidibus Classic grain mill grinding wheat berries into fresh whole wheat flour. This high-quality wooden mill is ideal for home bakers who love using fresh, homemade flour.
      How to Mill Your Own Flour at Home (Beginner’s Guide to Fresh Milled Flour)
    • frozen whole cherry tomatoes on a dark sheet pan.
      From Garden to Freezer: How to Freeze Cherry Tomatoes Whole
    • A small green bowl with tomato powder and a measuring spoon with tomato powder.
      How To Make Tomato Powder From Skins & Scraps
    • A sink full of frozen roma tomatoes with ice on them.
      Freezing Whole Tomatoes For Canning Later Is Simple
    • DIY tomato cage that lasts with cherry tomatoes on the vine and in a pink bowl.
      How To Make DIY Sturdy Tomato Cage That Last-10+Years
    • DIY two-tier blue and green metal colander hanging flower basket.
      Upcycled Colander Hanging Basket (Cheap DIY Planter Idea)
    • Cold brew coffee in a glass cup with cold foam sweet cream on top made with a milk frother. Coffee beans a napkin and a spoon on the side.
      How To Use A Frother To Make Sweet Cream & Cold Foam
    Amber Hollis Head shot

    Hi, I’m Amber, sharing easy homemade recipes, food preservation, and modern homestead life from our one-acre homestead.

    More about me →

    Canning Favorites

    Preserve the season with simple canning recipes and pantry staples you can enjoy year round.

    • Placing the fermentation weight into a jar filled with chopped pineapple, onions, and green chili peppers fermenting in a glass mason jar topped with a silicone airlock lid, sitting on a wooden cutting board in a home kitchen.
      Fermented Pineapple Hot Sauce
    • Canning clam chowder soup base in a pint mason jar.
      How to Pressure Can Clam Chowder Soup Base at Home
    • Canned chicken tortilla soup base in a mason jar sitting on a navy blue towel.
      Canning Chicken Tortilla Soup Base Pressure Canning Recipe
    • Overhead view of homemade carrot cake jam in a glass jar with a spoonful beside it on a wooden board, fresh garden carrots with green tops in the background.
      Easy Carrot Cake Jam Recipe (Water Bath Canning)

    Fresh Milled Flour Recipes

    • Slices of homemade banana bread made with fresh milled flour on a turquoise plate, with one slice topped with melted butter; the rest of the loaf sits in the background on a wooden surface.
      Classic Banana Bread Recipe With Fresh Milled Flour
    • Mint-infused butter sourdough chocolate chip cookies in a hand with fresh mint in the background.
      Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies With Mint-Infused Butter
    • Freshly baked loaf of bread sits beside a bowl of fresh milled flour on a crisp white tea towel with grey stripes. A cozy scene of homemade goodness and wholesome ingredients.
      Easy Fresh Milled Flour Sandwich Bread (Beginner Friendly Recipe)
    • A black bowl filled with chunky roasted mango habanero salsa, garnished with cilantro, served with tortilla chips in a red basket.
      The Best Roasted Mango Habanero Salsa Canning Recipe

    New On The Blog

    • Mason jars filled with homemade ketchup, with a vibrant red color and a slightly placed on a soft blue towel.
      Homemade Ketchup for Canning: Easy Recipe Using Tomato Paste
    • Wooden cutting board with bread and huckleberry jam in a jelly jar and on a spoon. Next to a wooden jar opener.
      Homemade Wild Huckleberry Jam - Water Bath Canning
    • Close-up of a stack of golden waffles made with resh milled flour, buttermilk, and vanilla. The waffles have a crisp exterior and soft interior, with whip cream and strawberries on top. And a glass of OJ off to the side.
      Fresh Milled Flour Waffles & Pancakes & How to Freeze
    • A stack of freshly made homemade tortillas, made with fresh milled flour, resting on a white tea towel. The tortillas are soft, slightly golden, and have a rustic texture, showcasing their wholesome, from-scratch quality.
      4 Ingredient Fresh Milled Flour Whole Wheat Tortillas

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