Ann Cipperly Articles

Rachel White Switches Career in National Politics to Raise Family

By ANN CIPPERLY After interesting careers in Washington, D.C., and working on a presidential campaign for Sen. Ted Cruz, Rachel and Drew White, who grew up in Opelika, moved to Auburn last year to be near family. With two small children and a third on the way, Rachel...

Gayle Smith Shares Thoughts On Love of Music, Cooking

With a love for music from childhood, Gayle and Dr. Tom Smith both have enjoyed tremendous careers, sharing their talents at schools in Opelika and Auburn, Auburn University, Chattahoochee Valley Community College and Providence Baptist Church. At Auburn University,...

Bake Assorted Pound Cakes For Fall Entertaining

By ANN CIPPERLY When you need a dessert that almost everyone likes and is easy to prepare, a pound cake is ideal. The ingredients are easy to keep on hand, and the cake mixes up quickly. Pound cakes can be baked in tube pans for an elegant presentation, or in loaf...

Angie Dyer Enjoys Entertaining Family, Friends At Home

By ANN CIPPERLY With a love for cooking and entertaining, Angie Dyer enjoys opening her spacious home for parties, whether it is indoors, on the sunporch, covered porch or patio with an outdoor kitchen overlooking landscaped grounds. Recently, Angie planned to...

Use canned products from pantry for creating variety of easy dishes

Use canned products from pantry for creating variety of easy dishes

Apr 30, 2020

By Ann Cipperly When trying to decide what recipes to feature this week, I thought this might be a good time to use some of the canned foods in the...

Fill the house with the sweet aroma of bread baking in the oven

Fill the house with the sweet aroma of bread baking in the oven

Apr 23, 2020

By Ann Cipperly When the house is filled with the aroma of bread baking in the oven, it gives everyone in the family a lift. Freshly baked bread...

Let the Kids Help Cook a Hearty Breakfast

Let the Kids Help Cook a Hearty Breakfast

Apr 15, 2020

By Ann Cipperly While the kids are out of school, let them help cook a hearty breakfast. Children are generally hungry in the morning. Instead of...

Celebrate the good news of Easter this Sunday

Celebrate the good news of Easter this Sunday

Apr 8, 2020

By Ann Cipperly No matter what is happening today, the good news is that Jesus rose on Easter morning. While we have celebrated with various...

Treat family to a variety of yummy pound cakes

Treat family to a variety of yummy pound cakes

Apr 1, 2020

By Ann Cipperly Pound cakes are one of the easiest desserts to prepare and the most versatile. While there are several flavor varieties, a plain...

Organize pantry, freezer for creating comforting dishes

Organize pantry, freezer for creating comforting dishes

Mar 25, 2020

By Ann Cipperly With all of us being home a lot more these days, it is a good time to serve comforting dishes to our family. Make mealtime special...

Extension Service offers tips, recipes from workshop on pressure cookers

Extension Service offers tips, recipes from workshop on pressure cookers

Mar 18, 2020

By Ann Cipperly The Lee County Extension Service in Opelika recently held the Pressure Perfect Meal Preparation Workshop presented by Dani Reams,...

Twentieth Century Study Club celebrates 100th anniversary

Twentieth Century Study Club celebrates 100th anniversary

Mar 5, 2020

By Ann Cipperly With a legacy of Opelika’s most prominent families, the Twentieth Century Study Club is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year....

Frances Haupt Blackburn preserving recipes from German heritage

Frances Haupt Blackburn preserving recipes from German heritage

Feb 27, 2020

By Ann Cipperly Frances Haupt Blackburn grew up in a small German community called Elberta, located near Foley in Baldwin County, that was settled...

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