Flavor for Everyday Life|April/May 2016|$3 SPRING SaltA supplement of The Lima News TRAVEL ISSUE Explore the shops of downtown Wapak household 15 uses for lemon Check out the 25 Ohio Scenic Byways 2 | Salt | Northwest Ohio | April/May 2016 OVER 65 YEARS VALUES S VALUES ERVING Y ERVING OF PROVEN OU 40860737 Hide & Shake Find the shaker in this issue and be entered to win a $10 grocery card. Visit our website, thesaltmagazine.com, and click on the Shaker Contest link at the top to be entered. Please include your name, street num- SaltFlavor for Everyday Life ber and name, city and zip code. Only your name and town will be published. All entries must be received by thesaltmagazine.com April 28, 2016. Only online entries will be accepted. In the February/March issue, the shaker was hidden in Northwest Ohio the photo on page 15. April/May 2016 Congratulations to our most recent winner, Karen Schroeder of Ottawa. Publisher Pamela Stricker [email protected] You could be our next winner! 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Jerica LaRaye Humphrey Freed Center Interim Director and Arts Administration Front Porch Program Director, Ohio Northern University What would be the rst What color is Profile thing you would buy if your dinnerware? Salt Front Porch Profi le off ers a personal you won the lottery? Orange, brown | glimpse into the lives A trip and yellow. Ohio Northwest of notable people in our communities around the world. What do you love most By Lora Chocolate or about your community? Abernathy | peanut M&M’s? That they April/May 2016 Peanut. support the arts. | 3 Salt CONTENTS features 9 Recipe 5 Index Find what you’re looking for 9 in Wapakoneta’s downtown shops Brewing 12 success Get going: 13 Travel the Ohio Scenic Byways Farm stand success 16 runs in the Hurley family In the kitchen with... 24 30 John and Tony Venturella Out 32 and about Getting 34 conned Spring 36 in bloom spring home inspiration Jameson Manor: A historic home 20 for all of Lima to enjoy 34 Rethink your 22 patio this spring Show off your April/May 2016 | 24 ‘adulting’ skills 15 household 28 uses for lemon columns Publisher’s note Northwest Ohio Northwest | 6 By Pamela Stricker Salt Salt notes | 4 7 By Lora Abernathy 36 Recipe Salt Banana Split Cake ..........................................Index 8 This shaker Shakers Chicken Piccata............................................26 comes from Auglaize Crispy Smashed Potatoes ...........................17 Antiques LLC Grandma June’s Zucchini Patties ................17 in downtown Wapakoneta. Grandma’s Stewed Rhubarb .......................17 In each is- sue of Salt, we John Venturella’s Marinara Sauce ...............31 try to feature Lemon Drop Martini ....................................26 photos of creative salt Pam’s Meatloaf ................................................6 and pepper shakers from Rhubarb Custard Pie ...................................17 our readers’ Rustic Raspberry Cobbler ..........................17 collections. Please submit Skillet Spaghetti Squash ..............................17 photos and descriptions The Hurley Hoagie .......................................18 to editor@the- saltmagazine. Triple Lemon Cake ......................................25 com by April 28, 2016 for consideration for printing in a future issue. Photo by Amanda Wilson GET YOURSELF A DELPHA DEAL On-Line Now! Chevrolet Buick SALES LEASING NEW AND USED CARS SINCE 1946 $ave Hundreds on Furniture! Shop Local EXCUSE & Save Now! OUR MESS! 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I am recogniz- ing things that bring joy and those things that do not. I call them “Joy Makers and Joy Breakers.” Joy Breakers: • Agonizing over the past. “Yesterday’s gone; I let it die. Today is new and so am I.” Directions: Regrets often come and try to steal away PAM’S MEATLOAF Preheat oven to 350 F. my joy. Thoughts of all the “shoulda, coulda, Ingredients: Combine all the ingredients, except wouldas.” 2 pounds ground beef barbecue sauce, in a large bowl, shape • Worry 1 cup oatmeal (old-fashioned) Fretting over the future. into two loaves, and place in loaf pans. creeps in and gives way to fear. It’s so un- 1 egg I like to put barbecue sauce on top or productive and yields to discouragement. 1 can cream of mushroom soup sometimes ketchup. Bake for about 45 • 1 large onion, diced Feeding the wrong things into my minutes. It seems to be a constant tempta- 1 teaspoon garlic spirit. If you freeze one loaf, you do not have to tion to overload with information, or spend 1 teaspoon salt bake it. Just pop it in the freezer after you time around negative, depressed or angry 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce or have sealed the pan with freezer wrap. people. There’s a time to reach out to others ketchup in need, but too much time with the wrong kind of folks can be so draining. • Trying to fix others. I have to remind it’s just a word of encouragement or taking Something else that brings me joy is myself that that is not my job. I have to turn it care of a debt they can’t pay. spending time in the kitchen. Above is my over and trust. • Ask for help. Enlist the aid of friends, recipe for meatloaf, one of those comfort • Holding others hostage, mak- leaders or counselors. Let go of control foods that seems to be a welcome entrée, ing them accountable for my joy. My (particularly challenging to me). especially in cooler weather. It’s also good friends, my husband, my children are not • Prioritize my responsibilities, leftover to make into a sandwich the next responsible for my joy. I have to own that. whether it’s work, family or taking day. I usually make two loaves, one to eat • Lack of rest. The acronym HALT care of me. There is something about and one to freeze. stands for hungry, angry, lonely and tired. order that calms me and fuels my joy. Lastly, joy doesn’t mean the absence of The combination can be a “joy breaker.” • Quit procrastinating. Tackle the task pain. Joy exists in the midst of pain, in the Time to halt, pause and address my own that is most dreaded first. Get it out of the throes of sorrow, even in the midst of chaos. April/May 2016 way and get on with the day. It is that settled-down assurance that every- | needs. • Physical reminders of quotes, thing is going to be OK. It’s the expectation Joy Makers: verses or sayings. Whether it’s a sticky of the best possible outcome. It’s a choice • Learning to be content. Not compla- note, an inspiring article, or a framed piece … and I choose joy. cent, but content. That includes accepting of art that addresses joy, these are good I hope you do, too, and don’t forget to the present the way it is, accepting others ways to keep the focus on joy. please pass the salt! the way they are, being mindful of changing • Take time to take care of my own what I can, and content not to change what physical, spiritual and mental needs. Take time to inject some fun, entertainment, Northwest Ohio Northwest I can’t. | • Serving others. Doing something for rest and recreation into the routine of my someone else is probably one of the most life.