I am a foodie and originally from Nigeria but now residing in South Africa, I can relate with you about missing home food cooked by your mom.
I also do not miss home that much but I miss the food back home in Nigeria like crazy!
For me it is especially the seafood and mostly crab. I do go to seefood restaurant and and then here but its nothing compared to home cooked seafood where you break the shells of the crab and suck up the sauce enjoying every devine taste of the meal but yeah life do take us away from home and we have to cope with it.

I like the noodles with broccoli how did you prepare the broccoli? I will like to try it.