By Ann Cipperly After elaborate holiday meals, weekday dinners during January can seem ho-hum or boring. Freshly baked muffins can make a simple...
Enliven meals on cold days with fresh muffins hot from the oven
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Ann Cipperly Articles
Laura McKay shares menus for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
By Ann Cipperly Bare branched crepe myrtles line the drive to the country home of Laura and Jason McKay where the front of the house is festively...
Tiffany Denson enjoys entertaining at Christmas in historic home
By Ann Cipperly For the Opelika Observer Situated at the corner of North 8th Street and Fourth Avenue in Opelika, the 1913 Denson home in the...
Brenda Boteler creates healthy dishes to share with neighbors
By Ann Cipperly When Brenda and Bob Boteler decided to move to Opelika, they were looking for a friendly neighborhood. After talking to various...
Have plenty of good food on hand for Labor Day weekend
By Morgan Bryce Associate Editor Although the temperatures will continue to soar for weeks longer, Labor Day traditionally signals the end of...
Nealey Dozier Thompson has dream job working with Atlanta chefs
By Ann Cipperly When I walked into an Atlanta shop recently for a cooking class on Vietnamese kitchen techniques, I was pleasantly surprised to find...
New minister’s wife shares organizing tips, back-to-school recipes
By Ann Cipperly The mother of four children, Jennifer Rezek has developed organization ideas for getting her children ready for back to school....
Cool off with refreshing salads for lunches, light suppers
By Ann Cipperly When temperatures soar during summer in Opelika, plan on serving a variety of salads for lunches and light suppers. Chicken or...
Prepare scrumptious, fresh dishes for mid-summer nights
By Ann Cipperly “Summer afternoon- summer afternoon, to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” Henry James...
