Ann Cipperly Articles

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...

Ogrows Open Air Farmers Market Returns May 17

By Ann Cipperly Garden fresh vegetables and fruits along with homemade baked goods, jams, honey and other items are available Tuesday afternoons at the Ogrows Open Air Farmers Market in back of the Southside Center for the Arts on Glenn Street in Opelika. The market...

Nutrition educator provides healthy eating tips, recipes

Nutrition educator provides healthy eating tips, recipes

Feb 20, 2019

By Ann Cipperly A busy working mother, Allison Drake enjoys cooking healthy meals for her family. Allison, who is a certified diabetes educator at...

Jerry Hart treats Hope to signature dishes on visits to Opelika

Jerry Hart treats Hope to signature dishes on visits to Opelika

Jan 29, 2019

By Ann Cipperly When Pam Hope’s father, Jerry Hart, visits, it is a special time with plenty of superb meals. Jerry enjoys preparing his signature...

Enliven meals on cold days with fresh muffins hot from the oven

Enliven meals on cold days with fresh muffins hot from the oven

Jan 8, 2019

By Ann Cipperly After elaborate holiday meals, weekday dinners during January can seem ho-hum or boring. Freshly baked muffins can make a simple...

Laura McKay shares menus for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

Laura McKay shares menus for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

Dec 12, 2018

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

Tiffany Denson enjoys entertaining at Christmas in historic home

Nov 28, 2018

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

Brenda Boteler creates healthy dishes to share with neighbors

Sep 12, 2018

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

Aug 29, 2018

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

Aug 15, 2018

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

Aug 8, 2018

By Ann Cipperly The mother of four children, Jennifer Rezek has developed organization ideas for getting her children ready for back to school....

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