Innholdsfortegnelse for 10-May-18 i You South Africa

WHEN art director André Smith showed me the food layout for our Mother’s Day section we agreed we couldn’t possibly have anything other than the scrumptious baked French toast with chocolate sauce as the main image. It was as if I could smell the chocolate rising from the page and taste the rich yumminess just by looking at it – see for yourself on page 20. The best part is that it’s easy to make. Our food team worked out kid-friendly recipes – they need just a little help from a grown-up – so they can spoil Mom on this special day. If you’re a mother, I hope you get to put your feet up and allow yourself to be truly pampered (no trying to help or make it 100%…

My little granddaughter Scarlett (RIGHT) and I had a bit of a tug of war over YOU this weekend. I was trying out the recipes and guess what? She eyed the mag and started to scream. So I gave it to her and she was so quiet for at least 30 minutes. Granny had more than enough time to make YOU’s recipe for macaroni with mature cheese and bacon (YOU, 19 April). Thanks, YOU, for babysitting while I made your mouthwatering recipe. SHIRLEY BICHENER, EMAIL I’m absolutely loving the meat-free recipes in YOU’s 12 April issue. My sister came across them and sent me pictures immediately. I’ve been on a meat-free diet for five years and finding tasty veg recipes has been a struggle. Toasted tuna sandwiches were the staple…

It’s hard to avoid being licked by your dog – for canines this is a way of showing their affection. But their mouths harbour all kinds of germs that could make you seriously ill. Capnocytophaga canimorsus are bacteria commonly found in dogs and cats. It’s estimated that up to three-quarters of dogs have these bacteria in their mouths – it causes them no harm but if it’s transferred into the human body, either as a result of a bite or through saliva getting into a cut on the skin, it can have disastrous consequences, leading to gangrene, septic shock and even death. Young kids and people with compromised immune systems are most at risk but experts say to be safe all pet owners should avoid allowing their pets to lick…

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IT CAN be thrilling to be offered a new position – but it’s important to carefully consider the salary package to make sure it really is a good offer. To make an informed decision you need be clear about what the employer is offering, so answering these five questions could be useful. 1 HOW MUCH DO I GET OUT? Know the difference between the cost to company and the net salary you take home. ▶ Cost to company This is your total salary package and includes all your employee benefits, for example the contributions you and the company make towards a pension or medical aid fund. This means the amount is much more than the salary you end up with in your bank account. It’s often the amount given with…

Heromode Chris (37) is no stranger to fantasy/sci-fi or action roles – he’s best known for playing iconic Captain James T Kirk in the long-running Star Trek franchise and was recently seen opposite Gal Gadot in superhero flick Wonder Woman, in which he played a gun-slinging soldier. But in Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time he plays a thinking man’s hero whose mind is his greatest weapon. “I think he’s a real, pure intellect,” says Chris of his character, Dr Alex Murray. “He’s one of those people I’ve always looked up to whose mind works incredibly quickly.” Acting is in his blood He comes from a family of thespians – his father, Robert Pine, starred in the ’70s TV show Chips. His grandmother, Anne Gwynne, and mom, Gwynne Gilford, were also…

ACRIMONY Thriller. With Taraji P Henson, Lyriq Bent and Danielle Nicolet. Director: Tyler Perry. 16DLSV. The trailer might have led you to believe Acrimony is a dark film, full of deceit and vengeance, and that there must be a good reason for the lead character’s uncontainable rage. But then you watch the movie – and all your expectations go out the window. Melinda and Robert Gayle’s relationship is told in first person by Melinda (Henson) as she sits on a therapist’s couch. During this court-mandated session she scornfully recounts how she met, fell in love with and was ultimately exploited and betrayed by her husband (Bent). Meanwhile increasingly baffling and frustrating flashbacks show a seemingly brilliant but indolent man squander away his wife’s inheritance and vitality as she, ever-loyal and…

REVAMP: THE SONGS OF ELTON JOHN & BERNIE TAUPIN By VARIOUS ARTISTS  These recordings of some of Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin’s greatest hits by a few of today’s biggest artists definitely isn’t a work of art. Sir Elton is a huge fan of Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga – but that doesn’t mean they can do justice to his music. But if the goal of this album was to remind us how amazing these tunes are and make us listen again to Elton’s original versions, it succeeds. Certain tracks just don’t work, like Mumford & Sons’ Someone Saved My Life and Q Tip’s Don’t Go Breaking My Heart featuring Demi Lovato. Standouts include Gaga’s Your Song and Ed Sheer-an’s Candle in the Wind, and I don’t mind Coldplay’s…

ON THE RIGHT TRACK “Since it’s your birthday,” a husband tells his wife, “remember that yellow Lamborghini you really wanted?” His wife can’t believe her ears and gets tears in her eyes. “Yes?” she says softly, gazing lovingly into his eyes. “Well,” her husband says, “I got you a toothbrush in the same colour.” SURE CURE Patient: Doctor, is there a recipe for a long life? Psychiatrist: Get married. Patient: Will that work? Psychiatrist: No, but you’ll stop wishing for a long life. TRIGGER TROUBLE After a Sunday morning service a woman rushes up to the local priest, crying. “What’s bothering you, dear?” the priest asks. “Oh, Father,” she says, “I’ve got terrible news. My husband passed away last night.” “Oh, that’s terrible! Tell me, did he have any last…

‘I WAS eight years old when my father gave me my first rifle, a .22 Remington. I shot my first animal shortly afterwards and my father ritually smeared the animal’s blood on my face. I was a new hunter, the blood the mark of emerging manhood. I refused to bathe for days afterwards. My father, Herbert Smith, meant everything to me. He was my god, I loved him with every inch of my being. He could be a cussed old bastard and his values were strictly from the Victorian age but every boy has a hero in his life and my father was that man. Sometimes I think the world was too small a space to contain his soaring, rebellious spirit and perhaps that was why he was so obsessed…

FOR two months he lay alone in a darkened hospital room, in agony and unable to talk, see or hear. He was what his surgeon called “the walking dead” – able to move and breathe, but nothing else. He had no ears, eyelids or lips and was unable to speak or eat. In fact, he had no face at all – just an open mess of nerve endings and blood vessels. As a result he was also at severe risk of infection. No one could visit him, apart from medical staff wearing layers of sterile protective gear, and he couldn’t do anything but lie there and pray for a miracle. Then one arrived – and Jérôme Hamon promptly made medical history. Earlier this year the 43-year-old Frenchman became the first…

IT’S the start of a whole new journey – one that will hopefully see him and the love of his life foxtrotting and tangoing their way around professional ballroom dance floors of the world. This, Connell Cruise says, is his goal after his victorious stint in Dancing with the Stars SA left him well and truly bitten by the dancing bug. The 30-year-old singer and his dance partner, Marcella Solimeo, won the debut season of the hit show after an epic three-round dance-off, and Connell is still pinching himself to make sure he isn’t dreaming. “It’s surreal,” he says. “I keep looking at my Twitter and Instagram feeds just to believe it happened.” Week after week the pair practised their moves for up to 12 hours a day, and Sunday…

Showered with blessings There’s already so much love for their little man – and he hasn’t even arrived yet! The baby shower for Expresso presenter KATLEGO MABOE and girlfriend MONIQUE MULLER at a rooftop venue in Cape Town was truly a celebration of love. Monique shared these pics on Instagram with a message thanking the team who’d put together “the most beautiful celebration of #Phoenix-KatlegoMaboe we could ever have imagined!” IT’S A SIZZLER FOR SOMIZI! He certainly doesn’t hold back when it comes to throwing shade, so some would say SOMIZI MHLONGO was well overdue for a roast. The Idols SA judge and choreographer was in the hot seat for DStv channel Comedy Central’s latest Roast, in which a celebrity…

Beat the chill this winter and enjoy comfort food at its most decadent with the wonderful array of recipes in YOU Indulge. Whether you’re having friends over for dinner or looking for something for the family, there are plenty of delicious dishes for everyone. Choose from a selection of creamy lasagnes, tasty curries and satisfying desserts such as chocolate malva pudding and Cremora tarts with meringue topping. To order your copy, go to youstore.co.za or contact Johan Terblanche on 021-406-4962 or johan.terblanche@media24.com. 40% OFF SUBSCRIBE DIGITAL ONLY R69 A MONTH  Go to you.co.za and click on “subscribe”. Take up our special offer and subscribe to YOU’s digital version for just R69 a month – that’s a cool R15,92 an issue. Offer valid for annual subscriptions only.…

A TINY pink fist reaches out through the layers of blankets protecting him from the chilly London spring air and a cacophony of cheers erupts from throngs of fans and the banks of journalists who’ve been waiting weeks for the new baby to be born. It’s seven-hour-old Prince Louis Arthur Charles’ first public appearance – and his first “wave” to a world that will be watching to see how he grows and develops. Will he be cheeky yet sensitive like his big brother, George? Or will he be feisty and disarming like his sister, Charlotte? Of course it’s all written in the stars. And as we celebrate the arrival of another child into the Cambridge clutch we’ve decided to do some probing into the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s trio…

Drinking too much alcohol can have a longterm effect on various parts of your body. BLADDER AND KIDNEYS Excessive excretion of fluid can lead to an electrolyte imbalance as well as dehydration, loss of bladder control and frequent bladder and kidney infections that can lead to chronic kidney damage. BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYSTEM Frequent bouts of temporary amnesia can lead to Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS), a memory-impairing disorder that affects speech and vision and can lead to seizures. WKS can also prevent you from forming new memories. Excessive drinking also releases endorphins, normally released during or after exercise or sexual activity. When too much is released it can cause depression, a lower sex drive, low testosterone, infertility and fatigue. Too much alcohol also releases excess gamma-aminobutyric acid (Gaba) as well as…

SHE’S wearing tight blue jeans that show off her legs to perfection and an off-the-shoulder top that reveals her toned arms in all their glory. Standing on the staircase of her home, Leanne Manas looks sensational – and she knows it. For months the SABC2 Morning Live presenter has been working out and watching what she eats. Now, 17kg lighter, it’s reward time and it’s sweeter than any chocolate could ever be. It’s the satisfaction of being able to show off her new bod. After years of fad diets, the bubbly brunette seems to have found what works for her – and at age 43 she’s looking better than ever. So what’s her secret? “I wish there was one,” she says as she sips coffee in the sunroom of her…

LOOK 1 FEMININE TOUCH Before Precious Seete (31) From: Craighall Park, Johannesburg Occupation: Customer care representative As a single mom to a six-year-old girl, Precious says she struggles to find the time to dress up before going out. She likes to feel comfortable and finds herself opting for a tomboy look. Although she likes to wear make-up, she has no idea where to start when looking for products that will work for her. “I desperately need this makeover to show me how I can go about applying make-up,” she says. “I want to be reminded of the phenomenal woman I am and I need help to move out of my comfort zone.” PREP FOR LOOK 1 & 2 Apply primer to clean skin and wait 30 seconds…

YOU sneeze or cough and feel the quick, uncontrollable rush between your legs. For some women it’s not a big problem, but it can be an embarrassing one all the same. For others, the urge to urinate comes on so suddenly they’re never sure they’ll make it to the toilet in time. Urinary incontinence – the loss of bladder control – is a common problem for women and the severity ranges from occasionally leaking urine to having the urge to urinate come on so suddenly and intensely that it’s followed by involuntary urination. There are various types of incontinence (see box on opposite page) but whatever the cause these tips from pelvic floor physiotherapists Sue Croft and Fiona Rogers should help you get to grips with your bladder control. Every…

The movie is based on the 1962 novel of the same name by US author Madeleine L’Engle, the first book in her Time Quintet fantasy/sci-fi series. The film chronicles the journey of Meg Murray, portrayed by relative newcomer Storm Reid (ABOVE RIGHT), who sets off with the help of three mysterious beings - played by Reese Witherspoon (ABOVE LEFT), Mindy Kaling and Oprah Winfrey (BELOW) -to find her missing scientist father, played by Chris. It’s the first big-budget action film to be directed by a woman of colour – Ava DuVernay.…

THE LAST WORD Comedy drama. This heartwarming and somewhat inspiring movie is funnier than expected, especially considering it deals with death. You quickly warm up to overbearing retired businesswoman Harriet (Shirley MacLaine) as she tries to win over young journalist Anne (Amanda Seyfried), whom she’s employed to write her obituary. Control freak Harriet doesn’t want to be remembered as ordinary so Anne helps her find something noteworthy to say about her past – and in doing so they both wind up changing their present. Although sometimes over the top, the script is nicely paced and makes their growing friendship believable. A must-watch for MacLaine and Seyfried fans. – CHEZ POOL 2017. 103 MIN. 13DL. ALSO ON DSTV BOX OFFICE. TULIP FEVER Drama. In 17th-century Amsterdam the price of a tulip…

The first partial transplant was done on Frenchwoman ISABELLE DINOIRE (then 38) in 2005. Most of her face was bitten off by her dog, which was trying to rouse her after an attempted suicide. She got a new nose, lips and chin from a donor. But she died aged 49 due to cancer developing as a result of her anti-rejection treatment. DALLAS WIENS (then 27) lost his eyesight, lips, nose and cheeks when his face melted away after he was zapped by an electrical cable while working as a painter in 2008. He had surgery in March 2011 in the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, USA, but his vision couldn’t be restored. In December 2008 CONNIE CULP (then 44) underwent a 22-hour transplant in Cleveland in Ohio, USA. Her…

IT WASN’T her first time in the courtroom, facing the man who drugged and sexually assaulted her. Nearly a year ago she told a jury what he’d done to her but after 52 hours of deliberation they couldn’t decide if he was guilty. This time it was different. Recently, it took just 14 hours to find the man who became known as America’s Dad guilty on three counts of aggravated indecent assault. The guilty verdict made Bill Cosby the first high-profile sexual predator to face the full force of the law since the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements started late last year. Andrea Constand’s harrowing testimony was enough to convince the jurors – seven men and five women – that the 80-year-old was guilty as charged. Andrea (now 45), director…

QUEUE OF HOPE AND FRIENDSHIP UNFORTUNATELY I’m just another South African joining the long queue at the department of labour to sign for my UIF, which we know stands for Unemployment Insurance Fund. Well, after going there for five consecutive months I’ve changed it to United in Faith. Each time I’ve been there I’ve made friends from all walks of life, each with a sad, sometimes heartrending story to share. Yet regardless of the long, long queue, everyone greets one another with a friendly smile and a hello. Most are in quiet and upbeat mood, patient and positive, saying they know blessings will come our way if we have faith. I never thought I’d be one of the unemployed standing in that queue, but as strange as it may sound…

To Lynn Paulse (YOU Say, 19 April) I say: lighten up! I think the glass advert with the little girl playing in the park and collecting happy sounds in a jar to take home so her blind granny can hear that happiness is a beautiful, sweet and touching advert. I get your “bull in a china shop” observation but it’s meant to bring a smile. How about focusing on the positive message instead? LAURA, PRIMROSE When are our major retail stores going to stop selling plastic bags and stop wrapping everything in plastic? BJ, SMS As a country trying to boost our tourism we urgently need to deal with our ancient, unsafe and disgusting trains. Visitors expect to be able to hop on a train that’s safe and on time!…

HE THOUGHT nothing of it when it happened. It was just a tiny scratch on his hand that he’d got while playing with his dog in the park. Jaco Nel didn’t take it personally – he knew it was an accident and that his beloved pooch, Harvey, had just got a bit carried away. As soon as they got home he cleaned the wound then forgot all about it. Little did he know the tiny nick would cause him to lose both his legs, most of his fingers and the tip of his nose. Two weeks after sustaining the scratch he started feeling tired and achy. Jaco thought he’d just picked up a nasty case of flu and put himself to bed. But when his life partner, Michael, arrived home…

BREAKFAST BAKED FRENCH TOAST WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE MUESLI CUPS MINI FRITTATAS BAKED FRENCH TOAST WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE  SERVES 4 Preparation: 15 min Standing: 30 min or overnight Cooking: 30-50 min 4 extra-large eggs 125ml (½c) sugar 1 can (400g) evaporated milk 3ml (generous ½t) salt 10ml (2t) vanilla essence 6 croissants, broken into chunks 125ml (½c) sultanas or blueberries 125ml (½c) desiccated coconut 125 ml (½c) flaked almonds or pecan nuts CHOCOLATE SAUCE 100g dark chocolate, broken into pieces 80ml (¹/3c) milk 5ml (1t) cocoa powder TO SERVE handful of chocolate eggs Grease an ovenproof dish. 1 Whisk the eggs, sugar, evaporated milk, salt and vanilla essence together. 2 Arrange the croissant chunks in the prepared dish, sprinkle the sultanas or blueberries, coconut and nuts over. 3 Pour the egg…

I CAN’T STAND OUR SILLY FIGHTS Q Last year in December a close friend and I opened up to each other that we’re bisexual and he wanted us to date. I said I was worried that if things didn’t work out it would ruin our friendship, but we decided to go ahead anyway. Things were good until last month when we started fighting about small things. Everything I did or said seemed to affect him. I miss how things used to be. I know he loves me but the fighting is killing our relationship. I have a feeling that we don’t really trust each other. He makes comments about my having lots of friends while I could say the same about him. When we fight it’s never face to face…

TAURUS 20 APRIL – 20 MAY Socialising could open many doors for you Mercury, the cosmic networker, moves into your sign this week, which should make it a good time to socialise with others. Mingling could add value to your life, whether on a personal or professional level. Getting out and about may present you with lucrative business connections or put you in touch with someone who can further your career. You may also meet someone special or make a lot of new friends. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 34, 10, 50, 51, 44, 32 GEMINI 21 MAY – 20 JUNE Energetic Mars moves into a compatible air sign this week, paving the way for active thought processes. This should be right up the street of a Gemini who likes to debate…

IT’S a model that dates far back to the Roman Empire. In 30AD doctors told Emperor Tiberius it was necessary for his health to eat Armenian cucumbers all year, even though the fruit grew only in summer. So his gardeners created an enclosed structure to provide protection for growing plants. In winter, fires were lit outside the stone walls of the structure to keep the inside heated. Because glass hadn’t been invented yet the roof was made of a thin material called mica, which allowed sunshine in. This was the world’s first greenhouse. Today, greenhouses are much more sophisticated and usually made from glass or special plastic to allow sunlight through. The heat caused by solar radiation is kept from leaving the greenhouse through convection, so the greenhouse stays heated…

BY DAY he’s a government clerk, going to work in a suit and tie and putting in a nine-hour stint at the office. But as soon as Yuki Kawauchi is unshackled from his desk, he slips on his running gear and pounds the pavements with a passion that’s helped him complete at least 81 marathons in the past 10 years. Last year alone he completed 12, winning five. But his greatest victory to date – and the one that put him firmly on the world running map – was the recent Boston Marathon, one of the most prestigious races in the world which attracts up to 30 000 competitors. It was all the more remarkable because Yuki isn’t a professional runner. He’s been dubbed Citizen Runner in his native Japan…

Actress Rose McGowan: “Cosby is guilty. I’m sorry if you loved a lie. His victims can now exhale. Thank you, judge and jury. Thank you, society, for waking up.” Accuser & former model Janice Dickinson: “He deserves every bit of 30 years and more. I hope he rots in hell.” Accuser Patricia Steuer: “I can finally lay down my shield and sword for a while. I’m a little weary and feel battered, but right now I’m thrilled.” Accuser, actress & writer Lili Bernard: “I feel like my faith in humanity is restored.” Accuser Donna Motsinger: “It took one woman, one courageous, tenacious woman, to bring a criminal to justice.” America’s National Organisation for Women: “This is a notice to sexual predators everywhere.”…