Sugar Addiction, Help!
How many days include large quantities of sugar? Late- morning snack of half a candy bar, two glasses of iced tea at lunch, a bowl of ice cream, or a […]
Hungry for Hope: Neighbors Helping Neighbors
If you’re like me, each year when you see the billboards and advertisements for Crisis Control Ministry’s (CCM) signature event, Hope du Jour, you start making notes. In case you’re […]
Pie Guys Has Re-Opened!
Community spirit is strong in Clemmons, so when local pizza shop, Pie Guys, was vandalized and deliberately set on fire in February, many were dismayed. Not just because a favorite […]
The Farmer’s Basket: Mabe’s Berry Farm
The open forum of a marketplace is a burst of seasonal colors and a steady buzz of chatter. The curious shopper discovers she has direct access to fresh and locally […]
Welcome to the Fancy Fork! Your Seasonal Produce Insight and Farm-Style Recipes that Are Made to Satisfy.
The summer season makes its introduction with nothing less than the best, as the sun smiles a little longer and the birds chirp a bit louder. And with that, it […]
The Fact and Fallacy of Eggs
The egg is one of nature’s best designs! Bumpy and grainy in texture, 17,000 tiny pores cover the shell, made almost entirely of calcium carbonate crystals. At the semipermeable membrane, […]
Kids in the Kitchen: Poolside Bites
It’s that glorious time of year when we slather sunscreen on the whole family, pack our giant tote bags and head to the pool for family fun. During those pool […]
Body and Minerals
Minerals arrive through inorganic substances, such as rocks, soil, and water. We also obtain them from animals and plants. It happens naturally, as rich soil and water feed nutrients to […]
Botulism and Canning Safety
Botulism is a severe but rare chemical poison that attacks the body’s nerves one or two days after consuming a contaminated food. The earliest symptoms appear in the eyes and […]
The Ultimate Superfoods: Nuts and Seeds
Go nuts! Yes, absolutely reach for nuts and seeds if you want to control hunger pangs, reduce visible signs of aging, and dramatically decrease risks of cancers, diabetes, and heart […]
