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 cookingGourmet
… 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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Industrial formulations made mostly from substances not used in home cooking. New Atlas, 10 July 2025 The dish has become emblematic of Barbs-B-Q in Lockhart, Texas, but has roots in Mexican-American home cooking. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 4 July 2025 Here, a team of chefs will guide you through three dishes, putting you to work cleaning crawfish, cutting pasta dough, and slicing citrus and eggplant, all while demonstrating how each recipe can best be adjusted for home cooking. Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025 Named after an Arawak cooking technique of slow-roasting meat over an open flame, the restaurant reimagines Caribbean home cooking and traditional Vincy fare. Sandals Resorts, AFAR Media, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for home cooking

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of home cooking was in 1831

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“Home cooking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20cooking. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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