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Post Staff (StatePoint) — Even if you're a well- versed cook, there are certain foods you may not have ever considered making your- self. For example, when is the last time you made your own applesauce, jam or chut- ney? While preparing these staples from scratch does take more time than picking up a store-bought variety, the benefits to DIY are numerous, say experts. "Making the foods you typically buy means you can skip the artificial flavors, preservatives and generous additions of sodium, sugar and fat that many store- bought foods use to ensure shelf life and profitability," says Ivy Manning, food writer and author of the new cookbook "Better from Scratch," a collection of more than 60 do-it-yourself recipes of kitchen staples. "Homemade foods can be more healthful and easier on the wallet." To give this a try at home, Manning is offering her recipe for Apple-Onion Chutney to be served as an accompaniment to roast pork loin or roast beef: Ingredients 2 cups raisins 1 cup cider vinegar 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed 4 lemon zest strips, each 1⁄2 inch and 2 inches long 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 large chopped yellow onions 4 lbs of good baking apples, such as Granny Smith or pippin, peeled, cored and chopped 3 tablespoons fresh mint, chopped 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves Directions Have ready 4 sterilized jars and their lids. In a nonreactive saucepan, combine the raisins, vinegar, brown sugar, zest strips, and cloves. Add 2 1/2 cups water and stir to mix well. Bring to a boil over high heat. Remove from the heat and set aside. In a large nonreactive saucepan over medium-low heat, melt the butter with the olive oil. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 15 minutes. Add the raisin mixture and apples and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the apples are just tender, about 25 minutes. Add the mint and thyme and continue to cook until the apples are tender, about five minutes longer. Discard the zest strips. Ladle the hot chutney into the jars, leav- ing 1/4 inch of headspace and using a small rubber spatula to push the apple and onion pieces gently into the jar so they are cov- ered with liquid. Slide a metal chopstick or thin tool down the side of each jar, between the glass and the chutney, four or five times to release air bubbles. Adjust the head- space, if necessary, then wipe the rim of each jar clean and seal tightly. Store the jars in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. September 5, 2014 • Milwaukee County Post • 15 Foods you can stop buying and start making yourself Post Staff WAUWATOSA — The Milwaukee chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry, the area's leading home improvement and remodeling industry resource, will sponsor a free panel discussion on "Creating an Outdoor Living Space." The event will be held Sept. 17 in the Ron Ziglinski, CR Education Center in the Milwaukee/NARI office, 11815 W. Dearbourn Ave., Wauwatosa. It runs from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and will include a question-and-answer session. The following Milwaukee/NARI members will be part of the panel: ■ Dean Pipito, Aquatica, a division of Dean Pipito Waterfeatures LLC, Wales ■ Michael McConnohie, Exteriors Unlimited Landscape Contractors Inc., Mequon ■ David Guthrie, LandCrafters Inc., New Berlin. The panel discussion will address the var- ious options for homeowners when it comes to updating their home's exterior to develop areas where they extend their living space to the outside of their home. In addition to a group of Milwaukee/NARI resource materials, includ- ing the 2014 membership directory, all atten- dees will receive a pair of tickets for the 24th annual Milwaukee/NARI Fall Home & Remodeling Show, to be held Sept. 19 through Sept. 21. Light refreshments will be served. Space is limited, and reservations are required. Call the Milwaukee/NARI Home Improvement Council office at 414-771-4071 to reserve your space or e-mail info@milwau- keenari.org. Milwaukee/NARI sets panel discussion Sept. 17 Church Directory Bay View St. Lukes Episcopal Church 3200 S. Herman St. 414-744-3736 Sunday Worship: 9 am New Berlin First Church of the Nazarene 13535 W. Beloit Road Sunday Worship: 10am www.Firstnazinfo.org 414-425-6430 Oak Creek St. Stephen Catholic Church 1441 W. Oakwood Rd. 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