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...
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Ann Cipperly Articles
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...
Grandmother, granddaughter enjoy special time during summer
By Ann Cipperly After Martha Hill’s husband, Hoyt, passed away in 2015, life has changed, but faith and family have remained the most important....
Carole Clements wins first place in Heritage Cooking Contest
By Ann Cipperly As the sun was lowering behind the pines at the Mt. Olive Church on Society Hill Road, participants of the Heritage Cooking Contest...
Gluten-free dishes provide healthier lifestyle for many
By Ann Cipperly For millions of Americans, gluten causes health problems, including those with celiac disease, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, gluten...
Ogrows Farmers Market features fresh produce, bakery items
By Ann Cipperly On a recent sunny morning, roosters were crowing at the pet farm with chickens and goats next to the Ogrows Community Garden. Two...
Mother, daughter share thoughts on motherhood, favorite recipes
By Ann Cipperly Anita Brown and her daughter, Scarlotte Vaughn, both cherish motherhood, believing it is a gift from God. Both ladies also enjoy...