home-cooked meal

noun phrase

Meaning

Food prepared and cooked in a private residence rather than purchased at a restaurant or processed in a factory.

Examples

  • She finds that a simple home-cooked meal is much healthier than ordering takeout.
  • The smell of a home-cooked meal greeted him as soon as he walked through the front door.

Synonyms: cooking, homemade food, scratch cooking, culinary preparation