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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Despite short-term challenges in the housing market, the company expects to capitalize on the growing trend of home cooking and an increasing preference for high-end kitchen appliances as the housing sector stabilizes.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
After grappling with the ramifications behind her hot flashes, night sweats and decreased libido, the soon-to-be-chef sees menopause not as an end, but as a time for a second act—and thereby goes on to revolutionize home cooking.
—Jennifer Vineyard, Flow Space, 24 Jan. 2025
Increasing demand for transportation fuels and home cooking fuels is set to spur this growth of 330,000 barrels per day this year — the most of any country, forecasts by the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
The result is a shortcut that feels like home cooking at its very best.
—Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 25 Jan. 2025
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Joe Cornell, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
After grappling with the ramifications behind her hot flashes, night sweats and decreased libido, the soon-to-be-chef sees menopause not as an end, but as a time for a second act—and thereby goes on to revolutionize home cooking.
—Jennifer Vineyard, Flow Space, 24 Jan. 2025
Increasing demand for transportation fuels and home cooking fuels is set to spur this growth of 330,000 barrels per day this year — the most of any country, forecasts by the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
The result is a shortcut that feels like home cooking at its very best.
—Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 25 Jan. 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 12 Mar. 2025.
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