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Merge Wright
Palate-pleasing surprises
C
horeographing a wedding recep-
tion takes about 20 hours of
preparation and then the day
itself from departure to arrival back
home another 10 hours.
In the midst of the event is the meal
sometimes a repast to remember, other
times just
fuel to keep
on moving.
About 20
percent of my
events are at
facilities
where cater-
ing is
required.
Some of these
rental venues
charge $2,500
to as much as $5,000 just for the use of
their facility. Over the years Ive come to
look forward to certain caterers more
than others.
To the select few that follow my recipe
for life; creativity and quality in product,
service and presentation, I look forward
to the moments with great anticipation.
One such caterer in the Miami Valley
is Mrs Bs located in Pleasant Hill. Last
Saturday I was fortunate to have the
wonderful staff of Mrs. Bs on duty at the
wedding reception where I was provid-
ing entertainment.
Lunch at home was the old chipped
beef on toast delicacy during a busy
morning of final preparations. My palate
would be extremely surprised and
thanking me all night long after a dinner
to remember just four hours hence.
When I entered the buffet line, and oh
yes I took cuts thanks to Mayor John
Agenbroad and first lady Patty, little did
I know that in just minutes I was going to
have a moment of complete ecstasy when
my taste buds and salad were intro-
duced. The salad was full of standard
fair, spinach, lettuce, shaved radish,
onion, Mandarin oranges, nuts, and
more. I didnt have time to document all
ingredients present.
I sprinkled French dressing across the
top and with fork in right hand com-
menced salad intake. Immediately some-
thing caught my taste buds, something so
wonderful I was taken back. It was com-
pletely new, a taste I had never experi-
enced before. It was the most enjoyed
salad I think Ive ever eaten. I would
have passed on the entre, potatoes,
green beans and rolls and just had salad
if I had only known ahead of time.
What was it that made this plate of
greenery so appetizing and delightful. It
had to be the mix, but there had to be
one ingredient that was causing this
magnificent taste. I guessed the nuts that
had been tossed into the nooks and oth-
ers that adhered to the lettuce from the
sprinkled dressing.
I couldnt wait any longer. I walked
over to one of the ladies from Mrs. Bs
and asked what was in the salad that
made it so outstanding. With a pretty
smile she remarked, Sugared walnuts,
arent they great? Thats all, just sug-
ared walnuts, I remarked. Well after
asking if I could buy them at Krogers
because if I could I was going to stop and
pick up two boxes, cans, drums whatever
on the way home. You have to make
them yourself, she remarked.
A new taste that you truly love is like
finding a needle in a haystack. The first
thing I did Sunday morning was go to
Google, type in sugared walnuts which
took me to cooks.com and there was the
recipe. Yes, there will be a re-creation of
the salad this week with the secret ingre-
dient of sugared walnuts. And then there
are those that would say ho hum, sugared
walnutsso boring bring me more sushi.
Don
Wright
Columnist
Springboro
Sun
Contributed photo
U10 Destroyers win tourney
The Springboro U10 Destroyers have made their presence felt on the dia-
mond. The team won the 10U division of the Midwest Ohio Baseball League
and comprised the best record. They also won the tournament held in
Miamisburg. The Destroyers won the semifinal game by coming from six runs
down in the bottom of the sixth to win the contest. The Cardiac Bombers
momentarily relived the semifinal game and fell behind the Middletown
Bombers by five runs in the fourth before rallying to win the championship
game. Members of the Springboro team are (front row, left to right) Joseph
Hardy, Justin McConnell, Jared Kauffman, Jon Snyder Jr. and Brandon
Bohman. In the second row (left to right) are Kyle Leis, Daniel Earles,
Jonathan Davis, Kyle Barnett, Gavin Linkous and Josh Gilkison.
THE SPRINGBORO SUN
Destroyers
holding
tryouts
The 2010 Springboro
Destroyers Red 12U base-
ball team will be holding
open tryouts on Saturday
July 25, from 4 to 6 p.m. and
Sunday August 2, from 1 to
3 p.m. at the Springboro
Coffman Family YMCA, 88
Remick Boulevard.
Registration begins 30
minutes prior to each try-
out session. Players should
attend at least one of these
two tryout sessions, but
preferably both. Individual
tryouts may be arranged for
those unable to attend
either open tryouts.
The team will compete in
the Midwest Ohio Baseball
League next season and
will play more than 40
games including league
games, non-league games,
and three to five local and
non-local tournaments.
Players interested in try-
ing out cannot turn 13
before May 1, 2010. Call
Steve Wenzel at (937) 416-
4384 or email him at ewen-
zel@woh.rr.com to pre-reg-
ister or to answer ques-
tions.
THE SUN
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were going to be in the red?
The bottom line of the presentation was
that if a levy does not pass by November
2011, an additional $1.8 million will need
to be cut. That sumis equivalent to reduc-
ing 25 staff members. The district has
already made a total of $6.4 million since
2008.
Ive lost a lot of sleep over this, said
board member Diane Trifiro. Weve
been to the ballot four times and weve
been told no four times. And we have in
place because of what weve done collec-
tively as a board a balanced budget
through 2010 and 2011. So as painful as
its going to be for the next year for sure,
I cant in good conscience - when the com-
munity has told us four times no - its just
almost really impossible for me to want to
say that we should ask for money in
November.
If the board members should change
their mind, the deadline for placing a
levy on the November ballot is Aug. 10.
In 2012 thats when what I
have been saying, we fall
off the cliff. So the question
is how close do we want to
get to that cliff where were
in the red
Tim Detwiller
Springboro Schools
Chief Financial Officer