BY ANN CIPPERLY OPINION — Whether you are celebrating the Fourth of July this year at the beach, lake or at home, serve a festive menu with a...
Southern Hospitality | Celebrate America’s birthday with plenty of good food
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Ann Cipperly Articles
Spencers celebrate life with cooking, traveling
BY ANN CIPPERLY OPINION — Situated in a country setting with a spacious lawn surrounded by forest, a long winding driveway leads to the home of...
Southern Hospitality | Woman’s Club gathers for salad luncheon
BY ANN CIPPERLY OPINION — At the historic clubhouse, members of the Woman’s Club of Auburn recently gathered for their annual salad luncheon, with...
Southern Hospitality | Barbecue champion shares recipes, grilling tips
BY ANN CIPPERLY A barbecue contest winner and judge, Jonathan Middleton of Auburn, enjoys grilling and smoking meats on four different kinds of...
Southern Hospitality | Ashley Spurlin shares thoughts on motherhood
BY ANN CIPPERLY With their home filled with beautiful music, Ashley, a violinist, and Dr. Corey Spurlin, director of the Auburn University Marching...
Southern Hospitality | Trinity’s barbecue, bake sale, craft fair is April 26
BY ANN CIPPERLY Billowing smoke from hickory over a custom 50-foot grill drifts throughout the parking lot at Trinity Church in Opelika, as 2,000...
Southern Hospitality | Easter is a day of celebrating for Jackson family
“Above all, love each other as love covers a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.” Peter 4:8-9 With a...
Southern Hospitality | Serve strawberry confections for spring occasions
With warm breezes and brilliant pink azaleas beginning to bloom, thoughts turn to preparing scrumptious spring dishes with seasonal fruits....
Southern Hospitality | Humphry family enjoys Sunday suppers
BY ANN CIPPERLY FOR THE OBSERVER In the small community of Waverly, Summer Humphry and her husband Matthew enjoy gathering family together each week...