Cooks casseroles (5)
I believe the answer is:
stews
This clue could be a double definition.
'cooks' is the first definition.
(stewing is a kind of cooking)
'casseroles' is the second definition.
The definition and answer can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stews that I've seen before include "Dishes cooked by long simmering" , "Swelters" , "casseroles?" , "Ragouts" , "Simmers" .)