Screwball cake is one of those formative things in the life of Eric. It was one of the first recipes I ever made as a kid. This screwball cake recipe is close to what I remember making, but i'm sure time has clouded that memory. Anyway, watch our show and learn how to make screwball...
Bread and Butter Pickles Recipe - GF Video
My Bread and butter pickles recipe that's easy to make and i love them. These are great to can and store for the winter. I love it when i open a jar in the snowy winter and crunch on summer. neat. Check out this bread and butter pickle recipe and video on canning pickles. Eric's...
Rhubarb Recipe : a simple rhubarb sauce
When people think of rhubarb, they think of rhubarb jam recipes, or rhubarb crisp recipes. Here I make a simple rhubarb sauce recipe for all sorts of uses. Watch and then leave a comment on how you use rhubarb or post a rhubarb recipe.
How to make a compost bin - GF Video
Its easy to make a compost bin like this. I'm all about simple when building compost bins, these wire screen compost bins are easy to make and work well for leaves, garden waste and kitchen scraps. If you want to make a compost bin like this, you can use any screen you have. Or maybe...
How to unclog a drain or sink
The drain in our laundry area is clogged, and I made a video showing how i fix a clogged drain. Clogged drains can usually be unclogged by mechanical means, i'm not a big fan of chemical drain cleaners. Watch here and see how i do it.
How to make yogurt in a cardboard box - GF Video
Want to learn how to make yogurt? Here you go, yogurt video on how we make it. Making yogurt is fun, and in a cardboard box its even easier. and kinda green as well. What i like about this is the simplicity of this and i think kids would like to do this, with supervision,...
Vampire Power, Wintering Bees, & Teaching
Its Eric and Charlie talking about Pesto, Wintering over the Bees, Vampire Power, and more
40 Garlic Chicken Recipe, the Eric version
There are a ton of 40 Garlic Chicken recipes, and of course we had to do one ourselves here. What is your recipe? how about sharing it in the comments here?
how to make waffles, the Eric waffle recipe.
OK wake up. lets make waffles with the easy waffle recipe by eric. here we go: Eric's Waffle Recipe 1 ½ cups buttermilk [to substitute milk here, put 1 ½ tablespoons of vinegar in 1 ½ cups of milk, let stand for 5 minutes, then add to recipe ] 1 ½ cups all purpose flour...
Gardenfork on CBS WFSB news
here's the full news clip of our appearance on WFSB .
How to remove Forsythia bushes, or other invasive plants.
This is the special Gardenfork way to remove unwanted shrubs. DO NOT do this at home. use your brain, ok?
How to make Potato Latkes, the Eric Recipe
I really really love potato latkes. it can be a mess making them, but they are good. watch here and learn how we do it. Eric's Potato Latke Recipe: 6 Russet Potatoes, peeled and grated 1 smaller onion, grated 1 egg 6-8 saltine crackers or matzoh cracker, broken up. salt and pepper Mix the potatoes,...
Outdoor Dripping Water Faucet Repair
is your outdoor spigot leaking? watch here as we fix one, with excellent camera work by my neighbor.
Baked Eggs with Irene O'Connor of CBS WFSB News
we had a great visit with the crew from WFSB in Hartford, though they were suprised at how long it took to get to our house. Watch the show and see how they made me look kinda smart... Thanks Irene and the excellent crew. Baked Eggs Recipe ( based on Mark Bittman's NY Times Article...
Butternut Squash Soup Recipe GF Video
Simple and good, this Butternut Squash Soup Recipe is a perfect fit for Gardenfork and its real easy to make, so I can't screw it up, right? We also have a how to video on making squash soup using heirloom squash here. And if you are growing winter squash here are two videos for dealing...
How to strip paint the green way, green paint stripping.
While working on our apartment, I learned this neat way to remove paint from doorknobs and other small stuff that doesn't use toxic chemicals. Its green paint stripping.
How to control Japanese Beetles
Do you have Japanese Beetles in your garden? Want to know how to get rid of Japanese Beetles? Watch Gardenfork and learn what Eric has done to deal with Japanese Beetles eating up the garden.
How to make a Cardboard Box Smoker - GF Video
Frequent Gardenfork Contributor Mike told me about Alton Brown and his Cardboard Box Smoker, so we HAD to make one. It took a while, so the show is in 2 parts. Tell me what you do to smoke food. part 1: part 2: The Smoked Salmon Brine Recipe: Eric's Salmon Brine Recipe: 2 quarts water...