Intro
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When you want a simple, warm meal that will fill you up and make you feel like a kid again, nothing beats a little home cooking.
Home cooking is food like your mom used to make when you were a kid. In the United States, home cooking is often heavy food with lots of carbs, like mac n’ cheese or mashed potatoes. It may be fattening, but it’s so tasty, you just have to clean your plate.
Hear Devan and Mason talk about their love of home cooking.
Dialog
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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
Devan: So lately I’ve been having cravings for comfort food. You know, mashed potatoes, mac n’ cheese, pie.
Mason: Oh, that stuff is fantastic, but I’ve been staying away from it because I’ve been trying to eat healthier and that stuff is a little bit heavy.
Devan: But doesn’t it remind you of home, though?
Mason: Oh, totally. We used to have pie for dessert like every night. You know, mac n’ cheese was a staple.
Devan: Yeah. I just love food that reminds me of my mom, and you can smell the smells of the kitchen, everything’s really thick and creamy. I really…that’s why I look forward to Thanksgiving every year, because it just reminds me of home and home cooking, you know?
Mason: Do you cook that way? Like, are you going to pass on home cooking at some point?
Devan: I don’t think so. I don’t cook much at all, and when I do, it’s usually very simple, very basic things like boil some veggies and have some bread and butter with it. You know, I’m not…I don’t have my mom’s culinary skills.
Mason: That’s really the allure of home cooking then, just that you’re not doing the cooking.
Devan: I think so, I think you’re right. It’s ‘cause somebody else is doing it.
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Discussion
Devan loves home cooking because it reminds her of home. She likes dishes like mac n’ cheese that are thick, creamy, and comforting to eat.
Mason agrees that home cooking tastes good, but he tries not to eat too much of it because it is heavy. He wants to eat healthier foods.
Mason asks Devan if she knows how to prepare comfort foods like her mom used to make. Devan says she doesn’t cook for herself very often. When she does, she makes lighter, simpler meals. That’s another reason she likes home cooking. She enjoys having someone else cook for her.
Do you like home cooking, or do you think it is too heavy? What foods did your mother make for you when you were a kid?
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