home cooking
noun
: food that is cooked at home or is similar to food cooked at home
… the lunchtime special … pays homage to his grandparents' simple home cooking …—
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Gourmet… an antacid may save the day if that roadside diner doesn't live up to its "home cooking" claims.—Joe Graedon
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Lessons Learned The lesson to be drawn here is not, of course, that meal kits are cheaper than home cooking.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 18 May 2025
Topped with radish chunks and chopped cabbage and sprinkled with ground chile, the pozole — a dish Mr. Ortiz admitted was more elevated than average home cooking — became lighter and more complex at the table.
—Jake Naughton, New York Times, 14 May 2025
The economic protest highlights a broader frustration with rising costs and an increasing willingness among consumers to explore home cooking, meal prepping, or alternative dining options.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Lagares spotted a gap in the market for a book exploring Japanese home cooking.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 May 2025
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Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 18 May 2025
Topped with radish chunks and chopped cabbage and sprinkled with ground chile, the pozole — a dish Mr. Ortiz admitted was more elevated than average home cooking — became lighter and more complex at the table.
—Jake Naughton, New York Times, 14 May 2025
The economic protest highlights a broader frustration with rising costs and an increasing willingness among consumers to explore home cooking, meal prepping, or alternative dining options.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Lagares spotted a gap in the market for a book exploring Japanese home cooking.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for home cooking
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“Home cooking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20cooking. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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