Comments on: Fruit Flies Don’t Bother Me

By: Jane/you-know-who

Jane/you-know-who — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:03:57 +0000

One pesky about 30 min later and this morning only that one still there. Guess there was just a lone scout in the area and I got him! Thanks for the tip.

By: Alison

Alison — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:07:56 +0000

Good luck! You’ll have to reply with your results in the AM!

By: Jane/you-know-who

Jane/you-know-who — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:26:58 +0000

Tonight I saw a fruit fly hovering above my organic grape tomatoes and I thought *A-HA, I think I remember something about ridding the house of these peskies on Mama’s Weeds*. So I’m applying your technique and hoping for the best (seeing them swimming at the bottom of the cider/dish soap concoction).

By: Leah

Leah — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:27:06 +0000

my recipe is actually embarassingly simple…i use mori-nu tofu and stick the whole chunk in the food processor, blend it until its smooth, and then add cocoa powder, sometimes chocolate protein powder, and some stevia if i feel it needs it…sometimes if im feeling extra indulgent i will add melted chocolate, then i stick it in the fridge and it hardens in about an hour

By: Alison

Alison — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:26:07 +0000

Leah, I used this recipe from Mothering. I'm interested to hear that you've made it and it turned out right, because that leads me to believe I probably used too much silken tofu. The recipe called for 8oz and I probably used a little more than that, because I wanted to finish up the container and not leave just a little bit left in the container. Is your recipe similar to the one I used? Jennifer, I leave apples, bananas, citrus and tomatoes on the counter. (Maybe a few others, but that's all I can think of off the top of my head). Just about everything else goes in the fridge.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:59:57 +0000

That is so cool!!! Not that you have fruit flies (haha) but how you get rid of them. I never knew that.

Do you usually leave your fruit and veggies out or do you refrigerate some?

By: Leah

Leah — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:43:09 +0000

first off, your idea for fruit flies is awesome! i had so many attacking my fruit in my dorm last semester, i wish i had known about this! also, what recipe did you use for your tofu pudding? i make one with silken tofu as well, and once i refridgerate it, it gets superrr firm, almost like a ganache

By: Alison

Alison — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:17:03 +0000

Robin, the pudding was ok, I liked the taste but it could have been a little thicker to be called *pudding*. It was perfect for a smoothie. For pudding, I might try to thicken it up next time, maybe by using less silken tofu, using firm tofu or adding a little cornstarch? Like I said, the taste was good, but it needed a little help to be accurately be called pudding!

By: Jane/you-know-who

Jane/you-know-who — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:28:48 +0000

Thanks for the tip. Insects & spiders may *live* outside, but inside the house, well that is another story.

By: Robin

Robin — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:15:25 +0000

Thanks for the tip. I hate those things, I am always putting plants outside because I am afraid of getting fruit flies.

I really want to try making the pudding, yum, I wish I had some to eat tonight.