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  Powdery mildew or white sickness is a cryptogamic disease, that is of fungal origin, which can affect sage plants and occurs on the leaves. This is the most frequent pathology among those that can affect this aromatic herb and occurs in particular with mild temperatures and high humidity. It is a very simple disease to identify: because the white patches that are seen on the leaves of the sage are very characteristic. A reader of Orto Da Coltivare, Barbara, asks me exactly what her plant can have, describing the symptoms of powdery mildew. I answer publicly because I think it may be useful for many to know how to defend themselves from this problem with natural methods and above all how to prevent it. Recognizing powdery mildew on sage Those who cultivate the vegetable garden will already know powdery mildew because it is a frequent pathology also on other cultivated plants, in particular on pumpkin and courgette. Powdery mildew is also called white sickness precisely because it ...

  Calabria is a land of chillies, a bit like Puglia is to orecchiette and Emilia Romagna to tortellini. In particular, the typical Calabrian pepper, also known as Diavolicchio, is one of the most widespread and spicy varieties among those grown in Italy. This homegrown fruit is part of the capsicum annuum species, thanks to its flavor it is appreciated in the kitchen and is also a decidedly productive cultivar. Before experimenting with exotic varieties of Mexican or oriental peppers we can therefore choose a typical local product. Let's discover the characteristics and the secrets to grow Calabrian peppers in our garden! The devil plant The Calabrian devil is a beautiful plant, with small leaves, with fruits that grow in bunches. For this reason it is also called "Calabrian chilli in bunches". When temperatures are steadily above 25 degrees, the bushes are filled with numerous chillies. The bunches are often so many that it is necessary to use a support to tie the plant ...

wheat germ oil is obtained by cold pressing and without embryo solvents caryopsis of wheat. It is a very thick oil, yellow in color tending to ocher, used both for cosmetic purposes and for food use. Its main property is the richness of vitamin E ; it also has a high content of omega 3 and omega 6 . Wheat germ oil for skin care wheat germ oil is very nutritious and has antioxidant qualities; therefore, it helps to counteract cellular aging. It can be considered a natural anti-wrinkle . Wheat germ oil on the skin can be used in several ways: Instead of night cream . Apply a few drops of wheat germ oil to the face that is well cleansed and still damp, without forgetting to treat the area around the lips and around the eyes. As an anti-wrinkle pack . A couple of times a month, apply a generous amount of wheat germ oil to the skin of the face in the evening. Wait about fifteen minutes and remove the excess with gauze. After the shower . On still damp skin, apply a few drops of wheat germ o...

  Mandarin liqueur, Citrus fruits are excellent allies in the kitchen: precious ingredients that can flavor all courses, from appetizers to desserts. In the tradition there is no shortage of liqueurs prepared with their peels: in addition to the most famous limoncello there is also the one made using tangerines, often called mandarinetto. A liqueur with an intense orange color, very fragrant and with a sweet taste; preparing it at home is very simple, just be patient and wait a couple of weeks. Using the untreated tangerines from our plants, we will give ourselves a pleasant memory of winter every time we open the bottles of tangerine liqueur prepared with our hands. The recipe is really simple: infusion of alcohol and mandarin peels, only the orange peel without the white part. Then you need the right rest time, the addition of a syrup of water and sugar, a second rest and voilà: bottles of liqueur ready to be shared at the table or given to friends and relatives. Preparation time...

Anise is a spice with a very intense and particular taste. If you love its aroma, you can try to prepare a delicious aniseed liqueur to offer to your guests after dinner or to give on some special occasion. Like all liqueurs, the preparation of anisette is very simple and aniseed is used and left to infuse. The recipe that we propose will allow you to create a fragrant liqueur, but with a delicate taste, capable of satisfying even those who do not love this spice excessively. If you want a more intense aroma and a strong taste, the procedure will be very simple: just simply increase the amount of anise used. The use of star anise can be an interesting variant of the classic anisette. Preparation time: BOLD 10 minutes + 3 weeks of rest Ingredients for 500 ml of liqueur:  * 180 ml of alcohol at 96 ° * 320 ml of water * 150 g of sugar * 20 g of anise seeds Seasonality: BOLD recipes for the whole year Dish: BOLD liqueur How to prepare aniseed liqueur. Infuse the anise seeds in alcohol ...

bay leaf liqueur, If you have a vegetable garden you will surely have numerous and fragrant self-produced aromatic herbs at your disposal. In addition to using them to flavor your recipes, many of these can be used to create excellent liqueurs, ideal to drink at the end of a meal as a digestive. Among these is the laurel liqueur, a fragrant and very aromatic alcohol, characterized by an intense green color very similar to that of olive oil. Those who have a laurel plant, if not even a hedge, will not lack the raw material to produce this spirits. Laurel liqueur, also known as "allorino", is very simple to make, it only requires a little patience and time for the initial infusion. Being very sensitive to light, it is essential to keep it in the dark: for this reason, once ready, it is advisable to line the bottles with foil. Otherwise, the laurel liqueur will tend to form unsightly residues, which however will not alter its taste. Ingredients for 1 liter: 500 ml of 95% alcohol...

Looking for a recipe for sweet tapioca couscous that’s simple to prepare and ready to eat in 30 minutes? So don’t leave Special food and follow step by step this sweet and easy tapioca couscous recipe that will easily become one of your favourites. This frozen dessert is perfect for entertaining friends at home or taking them to a party, no one will resist taking a slice! 8 guests 30m Dessert Ingredients for making sweet and easy tapioca couscous: 3 cups of raw tapioca 400 millilitres of milk 120 grams of sugar (¾ cup) 100 grams of freshly grated coconut 1 pinch of salt Condensed milk to taste Nutrition Facts Servings: 8 Amount per serving Calories 332 % Daily Value* Total Fat 5.3g 7%, Saturated Fat 4.4g 22%, Cholesterol 4mg 1%, Sodium 47mg 2%, Total Carbohydrate 70.3g 26%, Dietary Fiber 1.6g 6%, Total Sugars 20.3g, Protein 2.2g, Vitamin D 0mcg 1%, Calcium 73mg 6%, Iron 3mg 15%, Potassium 82mg 2% *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contrib...

If you think corn cake can’t be missing at the June party, learn with Special food how to make this deliciously baked mush cake very simple and fast! All the ingredients are mixed in a blender, then it is left to bake in the oven and your corn muffin is ready and very tasty to please everyone. There certainly won’t be a crumb left to tell the story! 10 guests 45m Dessert Ingredients for making baked mush cake: 2 cups of corn (can or on the cob) 2 cups of sugar (320 grams) 2 cups of milk (480 millilitres) 2 tablespoons of wheat flour or cornstarch 2 tablespoons of butter or margarine 1 tablespoon of baking powder 3 eggs Nutrition Facts Servings: 10 Amount per serving Calories 226 % Daily Value* Total Fat 4.5g 6%, Saturated Fat 1.4g 7%, Cholesterol 53mg 18%, Sodium 69mg 3%, Total Carbohydrate 45.6g 17%, Dietary Fiber 1.4g 5%, Total Sugars 35.9g, Protein 4.9g, Vitamin D 5mcg 24%, Calcium 130mg 10%, Iron 2mg 9%, Potassium 334mg 7% *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nut...

Do you know the milk mush recipe prepared with milk where the sun dried meat has been cooking? Here at Special food, I teach you how to do it! It’s a very simple recipe and it is very tasty to accompany the sun-dried meat, which in this case I baked in the oven and also served with braised pumpkin, it was delicious! Check out the step by step of this recipe for mush with Carne do sol and prepare it at home too. 4 guests 1h 30m Side dish Ingredients for making milk mush with dried meat: 2 litres of milk 1 kilogram of dried meat 1½ cups of manioc flour 1 vegetable broth tablet Nutrition Facts Servings: 4 Amount per serving Calories 1096 % Daily Value* Total Fat 16.3g 21%, Saturated Fat 9g 45%, Cholesterol 240mg 80%, Sodium 7546mg 328%, Total Carbohydrate 140.3g 51%, Dietary Fiber 5.1g 18%, Total Sugars 34.8g, Protein 98.7g, Vitamin D 3mcg 13%, Calcium 680mg 52%, Iron 7mg 38%, Potassium 1656mg 35% *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to ...

Cassava soup, or cassava broth as it is called in some regions of Brazil, is one of the most comforting meals you can prepare! Goes well with those cold winter nights or just when you want a tasty meal that reminds you of grandma’s snacks. I share with you this recipe for cassava soup with pepperoni, very simple to prepare and very tasty. Follow the step by steps and try it out! 4 guests 1h 30m Entree Ingredients for making cassava soup with pepperoni: 1 kilogram of cassava 1 pepperoni sausage green smell to taste 1 small onion 4 cloves of garlic Himalayan salt pepperoni pepper 1 meat broth tablet 1 teaspoon of turmeric or ground turmeric Nutrition Facts Servings: 4 Amount per serving Calories 463 % Daily Value* Total Fat 5.1g 6%, Saturated Fat 1.6g 8%, Cholesterol 16mg 5%, Sodium 264mg 11%, Total Carbohydrate 98.2g 36%, Dietary Fiber 5g 18%, Total Sugars 5.4g, Protein 6.1g, Vitamin D 0mcg 0%, Calcium 45mg 3%, Iron 1mg 8%, Potassium 717mg 15% *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much...

With the cornmeal cake recipe, you will learn how to prepare a healthy gluten-free, sugar-free and lactose-free cake perfect for your diet! This is the kind of cake that you can eat without guilt because it is prepared only with ingredients that are easy to digest, have a low glycemic index and are beneficial to our body. Check out the step of this delicious cornmeal cake with rice flour below and try it! 8 guests 45m Lunch Ingredients for making cornmeal cake with rice flour: For the cake: 1 cup of coconut sugar ½ cup coconut oil 1 cup of rice flour 1 cup of cornmeal 1 cup of boiling milk 5 eggs 1 tablespoon of baking powder To the roof: 4 tablespoons of grated coconut 1 tablespoon of coconut sugar Nutrition Facts Servings: 8 Amount per serving Calories 350 % Daily Value* Total Fat 18.7g 24%, Saturated Fat 14.3g 71%, Cholesterol 102mg 34%, Sodium 53mg 2%, Total Carbohydrate 42.7g 16%, Dietary Fiber 0.7g 3%, Total Sugars 25.7g, Protein 5.7g, Vitamin D 10mcg 48%, Calcium 135mg 10%, Iron...

The chicken couscous is a traditional recipe from June festivals. For those unfamiliar, this couscous is prepared with almost all the ingredients of couscous à Paulista, but the consistency is similar to mush. It can be served anyway or as an accompaniment to a pastry and we guarantee it will be delicious! Check out all the details of the June festivals couscous soft recipe here at SpecialFood! Prepare for this occasion! 4 guests 45m Side dish Ingredients for making chicken couscous: 1 large chicken breast or 2 small ones 2 chicken broth tablets 1 chopped onion 1 can of chopped tomato or tomato paste 1 can of drained sweet corn 1 glass of drained and chopped hearts of palm ½ unit of chopped olives 2 chopped garlic cloves 2 cups of cornmeal 2 tablespoons of oil parsley or chopped chives salt Nutrition Facts Servings: 4 Amount per serving Calories 441 % Daily Value* Total Fat 11g 14%, Saturated Fat 1.5g 7%, Cholesterol 16mg 5%, Sodium 1101mg 48%, Total Carbohydrate 76.2g 28%, Dietary Fib...

Cassava is a tuber that has been part of Brazilian cuisine for many generations. Because it is so common, it can even be used to prepare a wonderful traditional cassava cake like the one I teach you how to make. We start by hydrating and grating the raw cassava, which we then squeeze with the help of cloth in order to obtain the cassava mass needed for this recipe. Then just prepare the cake in the usual way, without flour, and enjoy this delight! Check out all the details of this recipe for grated cassava cake with cheese and try it today! 8 guests 1h 30m Lunch Ingredients for making grated cassava cake with cheese: 1 kilogram of raw cassava 200 grams of grated cheese 100 grams of unsalted butter 2 cups of sugar (320 grams) 6 eggs 1 cup of milk (240 millilitres) 1 teaspoon of salt cinnamon powder icing sugar Nutrition Facts Servings: 8 Amount per serving Calories 642 % Daily Value* Total Fat 22.7g 29%, Saturated Fat 13.2g 66%, Cholesterol 178mg 59%, Sodium 596mg 26%, Total Carbohydrat...