Certainly French dining is more refined than the homey one-pot wonders of the Philippines, but is that even relevant?
RuPaul, playing a neighborhood gadabout who is, well, probably part RuPaul fan and part homey, is one of the few cast members who isn't forced to talk as if he's seen "Reservoir Dogs" one time too many.
This is a luscious, homey dessert, one of those self-saucing puddings that turn themselves as they bake into a layer of gooey sauce topped with tender cake.
There is, though, one homey touch: the igloo entrances are painted to resemble red barn doors.
A plate of five miniature cannoli, studded with pistachios and chocolate, was a homey finale, and one that grandma herself might have served.
There are framed awards and the sort of homey mementos that one accumulates in 12 years as an assemblyman representing central and West Harlem.
Once on the road, we spent two nights in Ardara (pronounced ar-DRAH), a homey town with one main street and 12 pubs that serves as a gateway to Donegal's rugged southwestern peninsula.
And, given the homey come-on of the place, I expected fruit pies ($7 a slice) to be better than the ones I got: too bland, too cold.
Roasted scallops are matched, surprisingly, with the ubiquitous black pudding, this time tossed with scrambled eggs and served with caramelized apple, making it a homey, two-for-one bistro fusion.
It was also an example of the way homey joins hearty as one of the menu's guiding adjectives.
From his friend Amy Sedaris he has two homey found paintings -- one of a little girl disfigured by syphilis, the other of two toddlers playing with a syringe.
