By Ann Cipperly Sunday dinners at grandmother’s house with homemade ice cream and blackberry cobbler in the afternoon, breakfasts with country fried steak and family fish fry suppers are cherished childhood memories of Cindy Avery’s. She inherited her grandmother’s...

By Ann Cipperly While we were glad to see a new year, so far it has not kicked in to be a great deal better. We are hopeful for better days ahead, but meanwhile we are enjoying the comforts of being home. Cooking and baking create blissful comforts of home and fill...

By Ann Cipperly Julie Folmar has a love of cooking and exploring various cuisines while traveling. Julie met her husband, John, while attending Auburn University and enjoyed learning about Southern cooking and entertaining from his beloved mother, the late Ada Folmar....

By Ann CipperlyFor the Opelika Observer Born a slave in 1807, Horace King became one of the most successful engineers and architects in east Alabama and across the South, constructing bridges and buildings, including the house at Spring Villa. Today, King’s...