The recipes in Cook's Illustrated are for basic, homey, easy-to-make dishes, usually American classics (apple betty, banana chiffon pie) or deracinated foreign dishes (steak au poivre, omelettes), with occasional ventures into pastas and stir-frys.
The mood was homey and easy, and, as his teammates gathered, Gasore seemed to relax and brighten; in the team, he said, he had a family.
It was homey and comfortable".
His vast, two-story shop is arranged in homey vignettes, making it easier to imagine the earthy Mud Australia dinnerware on your own table and the char-black vintage Swedish armchair, upholstered in Paul Smith for Maharam fabric, in conversation with your own leather couch.
But over the centuries it has taken on the same aura associated with biscuits and pie crust: homey and simple, but not easy to execute.
Naficy wanted Minted to have a comfortable, homey feel.
Armando Hernandez, a customer assistant at the Bayview Fresh & Easy, compared his store to a homey, neighborhood food purveyor.
The naan measures almost three feet long, weighs two pounds and is a bargain at just $2. Homey Atmosphere The wait for naan is made easier by the traditional Afghan music on the market's stereo system and by all the intriguing wall hangings — Afghan rugs, photos of Afghanistan's last king and images of Kabul and the Afghan sport of buzkashi.
Maybe it has something to do with the vastness of Russia's geography or with the bloody absolutism of its history, but it's always been easier to contemplate a new master of the Kremlin by seizing on homey anecdotes.
The cottage looked homey.
