Ann Cipperly Articles

Enliven Summer Meals with a Variety of Seafood Dishes

By Ann Cipperly June has always been one of my favorite months. Growing up in Opelika, June was a time to pick blackberries and plums on dusty country roads, to chase June bugs, gather eggs at the chicken house and help shell peas under the shade of a Chinaberry tree....

Winners Announced In 47th Annual Heritage Cooking Contest

By Ann Cipperly On a recent sunny afternoon at the Mount Olive Primitive Baptist Church on Society Hill Road, participants in the 47th annual Heritage Cooking Contest were busy adding last minute touches to their dishes for judging. This year, recipes for meat sliders...

Plan Variety Of Delectable Meals Over Memorial Day Weekend

By Ann Cipperly Whether you are heading to the lake or relaxing at home this Memorial Day weekend, plan to serve plenty of scrumptious meals and icy cold beverages with high temperatures expected. While enjoying being with family and friends, set aside time to give...

Offer Hospitality With Easy, Make-Ahead Dishes

By Ann Cipperly After being home most of two years, we have missed celebrating special occasions, having houseguests and just getting together to savor dinners with family and friends. Now that the virus numbers have remained low, plan a get-together. Whether it is a...

Open air market offers variety of produce, baked goods

Open air market offers variety of produce, baked goods

Jul 20, 2020

By Ann Cipperly Freshly picked vegetables and fruits, along with homemade bakery goods, honey, jellies and other items, can be found on Tuesday...

Olga Duncan finds career, love of cooking in Opelika

Olga Duncan finds career, love of cooking in Opelika

Jul 15, 2020

By Ann Cipperly When Olga Duncan moved to Opelika in 2003 with her husband, Dr. Bryan Duncan, she could not speak English or cook. The couple...

Heritage Cooking Contest features candy category for annual event

Heritage Cooking Contest features candy category for annual event

Jul 8, 2020

By Ann Cipperly The Mt. Olive Church was the setting for this year’s Heritage Cooking Contest sponsored by the Lee County Farmers...

Serve Brunswick stew, other favorites for Fourth weekend

Serve Brunswick stew, other favorites for Fourth weekend

Jul 1, 2020

By Ann Cipperly While celebrating the Fourth of July will be different this year with Covid 19, be sure to have plenty of good food on hand for the...

Kelly Cox turns love of baking cakes into cottage business

Kelly Cox turns love of baking cakes into cottage business

Jun 24, 2020

At her home in the Northside Historic District, Kelly Cox can be found most days in the kitchen baking classic southern cakes, as well as “kindness...

Aaron Warren offers thoughts on being a dad for Father’s Day

Aaron Warren offers thoughts on being a dad for Father’s Day

Jun 17, 2020

By Ann Cipperly When Aaron Warren was in high school, he thought about one day having a family, but he never pictured it as being as wonderful as it...

Lenda Jo Connell enjoys teaching granddaughter how to cook

Lenda Jo Connell enjoys teaching granddaughter how to cook

Jun 10, 2020

By Ann CipperlyWith children being out of school early, parents and grandparents have been helping children with educational projects. Lenda Jo...

Pat Dakin shares an assortment of collected family recipes

Jun 3, 2020

By Ann Cipperly Pat Dakin and her husband, Matt, moved to Opelika in 1992 when she accepted the position of director of the Auburn Opelika Tourism...

Treat family to special strawberry desserts this week

Treat family to special strawberry desserts this week

May 27, 2020

Whether you purchase strawberries at the grocery store, farmers’ market, or pick your own at a local farm, strawberries are nearly everyone’s...

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