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Powdery mildew of the sage

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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 work
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Oatmeal Yogurt Cups

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Oatmeal yogurt cups, they are very easy and perfect for a healthy and fresh breakfast! I recommend you prepare them in advance, store them in a food bag and stuff them in the morning for breakfast. We can use the yogurt we like best, white, fruit, vegetable or Greek yogurt! oatmeal yogurt cups can also be a tasty and healthy snack, instead of sugar I used honey and to mix everything with a banana. Let’s decorate them with whatever we prefer like jam, chocolate topping or fresh fruit! Let’s see together how to make them! INGREDIENTS FOR OATMEAL YOGURT CUPS a ripe banana 100 g of oat flakes 60 g of honey yogurt to taste fruit or topping to taste Preparation of Oatmeal Yogurt Cups First in a bowl we cut and mash a banana. We also combine the oat flakes and honey. We mix all the ingredients well and we must obtain a well-blended compound. At this point, we take a well-oiled muffin mould. So we make our baskets, coating the inside of the mould and raise the edges well. We cook in a fan oven
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Puff Pastry Peach Pie

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The Puff Pastry Peach Pie is an easy and quick dessert to make, ideal for a snack or breakfast during the summer. It is really prepared with a few simple ingredients; all you need is a few peaches, ready-made puff pastry rolls, a little jam and you will bring to the table a delicious and genuine dessert that everyone, adults and children will love! There are no particular procedures to prepare this cake, but, for a delicious result, I recommend you to choose the sweetest peaches carefully. This is the classic dessert to be prepared at the last minute, perhaps when receiving unexpected guests; the puff pastry peach pie can also be transformed into a refined dessert of a summer dinner, cut into slices and served together with a scoop of vanilla ice cream! Try this cake … in just 5 minutes you will make a dessert as good as those you buy in a pastry shop! Preparation time: 10 min Cooking time: 40 min Ready in: 50 min PER SERVINGS-8 INGREDIENTS FOR PUFF PASTRY PEACH PIE 2 rolls of puff pas
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PEACHES STRUDEL

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Summer Strudel of Peaches Quick and Easy recipe. A dessert based on puff pastry filled with fruit, simple, beautiful and delicious. We use a puff pastry ready to make the strudel in a few minutes and we are ready to bake. INGREDIENTS FOR PEACHES STRUDEL 100g of Raisins 2 Ripe and sweet peaches 20g pine nuts 2 spoons of sugar the juice of half a lemon a knob of butter 3 tablespoons of breadcrumbs a spoonful of jam to taste a roll of ready-made rectangular puff pastry icing sugar for garnish How to make summer peaches strudel First let’s soak the raisins in cold water. In a bowl, cut two peaches into small pieces, add the pine nuts, squeeze and add the raisins, add the juice of half a lemon, sugar and cinnamon powder, mix everything and set aside. In a pan, heat a piece of butter and let the breadcrumbs toast, stirring constantly. We prepare a ready rectangular puff pastry and in the center we put a little jam, just a spoon to spread, add the toasted breadcrumbs, then we arrange the fill
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CHEESECAKE WITH CHERRIES

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Today I offer you a fresh and delicious Cherry Cheesecake that is prepared in a few simple steps and that everyone will really like! The freshness and goodness of this cheesecake make it the ideal dessert to be consumed on hot summer days. To make this cake you don’t need to use the oven. The recipe that I propose is really very simple and includes very few ingredients. The cheesecake is in fact made with good creamy fresh cheese – gluten and preservatives – combined with fresh cream, sugar and vanilla laid on a tasty biscuit base. But to make the cheesecake made with spreadable cheese even more delicious and cheerful, I decided to accompany it with a genuine sauce based on seasonal fruit. I have chosen the cherries but obviously ample room for your imagination and use all the fruit that the summer offers us. Strawberries, melon, peaches, apricots, kiwis are just some of the possible variations with which to enrich your cheesecake thus creating a different dessert every time. But I sug
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SYRUP PEACHES HOMEMADE BY SPECIAL FOOD

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Syrup peaches Recipe and procedure for making homemade peaches in syrup to taste them delicious and crunchy throughout the year. The ingredients are only fresh peaches, water and sugar. For the recipe and the execution I turned to Diana, my mother-in-law, who makes peaches in syrup every year and they are very good, in fact even after months in the jar they remain fresh and fragrant as they were just made. Ingredients: 800g of sugar 2 litres of water 4kg approximately of peaches preferably yellow or perched type 1. How to make syrup peaches-Step 1 In a saucepan, prepare the syrup with sugar and water, turn on the heat and stir constantly to dissolve the sugar. The syrup is ready when the water becomes transparent. We turn off the heat and let it cool. In the meantime, prepare the peaches, wash them well, peel them and remove any imperfections, keep them whole. We prepare the jars. We cut the peaches into three large pieces eliminating the core, we try to keep a whole half in order to
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Buffet Mini Pizza

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Red buffet mini pizza, very easy and ready in 10 minutes, buffet mini pizza is the fundamental dish of all parties, buffets and aperitifs. Making them at home is very simple and in order not to waste time we can use the rectangular sheet and make them square, they are even faster because we will not need the round shape and the puff pastry will not advance. Everybody always likes buffet mini pizza, adults and children, in all parties, they are always the first to finish so when we make them we abound with quantities! INGREDIENTS a rectangular puff pastry roll salt enough oregano just enough tomato sauce just enough olive oil as required Preparation Buffet Mini Pizza Making buffet pizza is really easy: we take a rectangular puff pastry roll and with a pizza wheel we cut the puff pastry into many squares. We can decide to make them more or less large. Then we season the tomato sauce with oil, salt and oregano. We prick the centre of each square with the prongs of a fork, in this way they
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Pineapple Tart

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Pineapple Cold Tart, a colourful summer dessert perfect for many occasions: as a meal, an evening with friends, a summer birthday party or a family snack. This dessert is prepared in no time, is uncooked and flavoured with vanilla thanks to the berry vanilla extract. Pineapple in syrup and Candied Cherries will make this cake colourful and beautiful to bring to the table. It is a very fresh dessert with a base of crumbled biscuits and a filling of cream and mascarpone! Let’s see together how to achieve it! INGREDIENTS FOR THE BASE 200 g of biscuits 125 g of melted butter FOR THE FILLING AND DECORATION: 200 ml of sweetened cream 100 g of mascarpone 2 teaspoons of Berry Vanilla Extract 4 slices of pineapple in syrup Candied Cherries Preparation of Pineapple Tart First, we make the base of our tart: we mince the biscuits with a mixer. We transfer the biscuits to a bowl and add the melted butter, mix well. We coat the base of a rectangular tart mould with a removable oven. With a spoon, w
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