Article: Going outside the box One Topekan says cooking from scratch is fast, easy

HOMEMADE HABITS

Managing family's menus also a deciding factor

ANN WILLIAMSON/THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL

Pam Luthi makes all of her family's meals, including California Cheeseburger Pie and Easy Dinner Rolls, from scratch. Luthi says planning ahead is the key to cooking this way.

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Cooking from scratch doesn't have to be difficult, said Topekan Pam Luthi. She offered the following tips to save time:

- Plan your meals a week at a time.

- Know in the morning what you will serve for dinner.

- Prepare meat on days off or in the morning before work.

- Have a list of easy-to-prepare family favorites.

By Kasha Stoll

THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL

Pam Luthi, a full-time working mother of two in Topeka, cooks ...

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