What Does "Home Cooking" Mean to You????

Home Cookin' means.....

CASSEROLE!!!!!!!

Sure maybe it isn’t original, BUT, that doesn’t mean that my Nana didn’t make a mean casserole. I look forward to it every time she cooks. Cheesy, melty, goodness. It’s filling, you can get a little creative with it even. Here’s my Nana’s, enjoy!

Choose Wisely

I like when my parents cook me stuff I can’t afford, like steak!! And expensive fishes. My parents always ask me what I want for dinner when I go home. Never go home and request a pasta dish. Go for the gold. Or the beef.

Chicken Dinner Casserole....you know you love it.

4 chicken breasts (halved)
1 cup uncooked rice
1/2 cup butter

1 can creamed chicken soup (Campbell’s of course!)
1 can celery soup
1 can mushroom soup
1/2 soup can water

Melt butter in a large saucepan and mix in soup and water. Spread raw rice in an un-greased baking dish (13X9). Pour in half of soup mixture. Lay uncooked chicken pieces (breast or others) over this. Top with remaining soup. Bake three hours at 375 degrees. Cover with foil–don’t peek!

When I think about "HOME cooking....."

• I think of having a FULL BELLY
• Waking up to the smell of something cooking instead of having to get up, to cook it.
• I think PLATES AND PLATES of pasta with thick, hearty, marinara sauce.
• I want to bake CHRISTMAS COOKIES! Except rather than drinking hot chocolate, I’d like to bake while drinking wine instead ;)

Jewish Home Cooking

When I go home it’s all about the Jewish cooking: brisket, matzah ball soup, kugel, challah— and it’s all homemade! Sometimes I’m a little angry that my mom made all this stuff from scratch when I were growing up, because it makes all store-bought food taste like sandpaper. But I guess that makes going home all the more special.