What is 'Up-Home Cooking?'

I was born and mostly raised in Upstate NY.  'Mostly' because I was lucky enough to grow up in a military family, and military families move around quite a bit.  In my travels, I had opportunities to experience different cultures, lifestyles and cuisines.  If I had always lived in Upstate NY, I probably wouldn't have tried all different types of foods and been exposed to many different types of cooking.  I have always loved good, 'down-home,' southern cooking, but I have learned to put my own spin on it because of all of the different types of food I have grown to love, thus... Up-Home Cooking!