The worst DIY show ever…

This week, Emily Farris’ Casserole Crazy competition, Handyman Eric : Green Painters in Brookyn with Benjamin Moore Natura line, why bridges freeze before roads, the Real World Green minute, and s’mores with AmyBlogsChow at The Amber Show party

Eric and the Labs check out the Ford Escape Hybrid. neat!

Share this post on your Facebook pageWhile my Ford Fiesta was on the CBS News, Ford Motor loaned me a new Ford Escape Hybrid. So, we piled the Labradors into the Escape and went up to the house. Here’s my video review of the Ford Escape Hyrbrid, and of course, shots of the Labradors

America’s Test Kitchen, The Tasting Lab, a parody

Share this post on your Facebook pageOur friends at Ford Motor and the Fiestamovement ( who have provided us with a Ford Fiesta and funds to produce videos ) suggested we do a 2 minute take on our favorite TV show, and I’m a big fan of Chris Kimball, America’s Test Kitchen, and Cook’s Illustrated, [...]

If you kill your battery, how many times can you kill it?

Eric and Charlie talk about the new website, and the changes at our Viewer Forum, and Eric thinks out loud about using Ning as a platform for Gardenfork’s viewer forum, following a phone call with Marc and Nicole of The Wood Whisperer

Balsamic Vinegar Reduction, make the cheap stuff taste like the good stuff

Share this post on your Facebook pageI’m calling this the Balsamic Vinegar Hack, or cheat. Chris Kimball of Cook’s Illustrated and America’s Test Kitchen posted about making grocery store balsamic vinegar taste like the expensive kind, so I wanted to try it and see.
Here’s what happened:

Hiking the Appalachian Trail with the Labradors

Share this post on your Facebook pageAs part of our deal with Ford Motor, helping them get out the word about the new Ford Fiesta, we took the labs to Falls Village, CT for a hike on the AT. The Labs love to hike, as you will see.
You can learn more about the Ford Fiesta [...]

Teaching our Labrador Puppy Charlie to Swim

Share this post on your Facebook pageNot all labradors like to swim, but all of ours do. So we have been taking Charlie Pup to the lake, and she wades around. Today we thought we’d go in with her, see if she would swim a bit.
You should never force a dog to swim, just don’t [...]

Beginning Beekeeping : Hive Inpsection

As part of our series of beginning beekeeping videos, here we did a hive inspection this summer. Bees are easy to raise, you just have to maintain a few things thru the season, and a few hive inpsections are necessary. Watch here how how are learning to raise bees and become beekeepers.

How to make and cook a hamburger, the Eric recipe

Share this post on your Facebook pageHamburgers and Cheeseburgers are all the rage right now, with all these fancy chefs making their own versions of the hamburger, so we had to do this, The Eric Way.
Thanks for Barlow Beef @ Wike Brothers’ Farm for the great free range, grass fed beef for our show. The [...]

How to bake bread with Tracy

Share this post on your Facebook pageMy sister is the bread baker in the family, so we do what she says. Just watch here and you’ll see.

here is the link to the bread recipe: http://www.breadworld.com/Recipe.aspx?id=463