With all that most people have going on, and so few hours in the day to do it, cooking takes a sizable chunk of already limited time. Time planning what to make, time shopping, prep time, time spent cleaning up... Lora Miller, owner of Naomi's Kitchen, producers of readymade take-and-bake meals, says what she's really selling her customers is "time".

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