Cape Times 2021-10-07

Gerry Cupido geraldine.cupido@inl.co.za I love baking. I find it almost therapeutic. A bit of me-time in the kitchen to whip up a sweet treat for the family. Be it a pudding to end off a Sunday lunch or cupcakes for the little ones, it’s an activity that I rather enjoy. However, it’s an activity that I prefer to do alone. So when my 8-year-old enthusiastically asks to make chocolate biscuits, I would love to respond with an equally enthusiastic, yes, but in my mind, I’m already envisaging the mess and squabble that goes along with it. If you’ve never baked with your kids before, you’re thinking I’m a bit of an ogre because you’ve most likely seen those cute happy scenes in movies where the chirpy mom and her adorable…

QUEEN Elizabeth is hiring a pastry chef. The 95-year-old monarch is seeking a “demi chef de partie” who will be required to create a range of culinary delights for the many functions held by the royals over the year. The job description on the “Royal Household” website has an “about you” section, which lists the essential characteristics the ideal candidate must possess. “As you’d expect, standards and attention to detail are exceptionally high here, and every day is busy, so you’ll need to be an ambitious and qualified pastry chef with at least a year or two’s experience,” it says. “You may have some previous experience within a five-star kitchen or similar environment, but it’s your ability and enthusiasm to deliver efficiently across all aspects of the pastry kitchen that…

Lutho Pasiya lutho.pasiya@inl.co.za The online food and cooking world has given many fusion dishes to us that sometimes look questionable and often have a foreign name that makes the dish lose its real identity. Something similar happened recently on the internet when a vlog called Cookist shared a recipe for so-called “balloon bread”. The video shared by Cookist reminded many of roti. A Twitter user shared the screengrab of Cookist’s Facebook post which described the food as: “Balloon bread: the perfect alternative to usual bread.” Describing the process of making the balloon bread, the Facebook post read: “Just mix flour, warm water, warm milk, oil, and dry yeast. The result will leave you speechless.” The post has received a number of comments, many of which call out the handle…

Nick Cannon plans to get his “celibacy on”. The 40-year-old comedian and presenter already has seven children and has vowed to try and stop having any more – until the new year, at least. Speaking on the ‘Drink Champs’ podcast, he said: “I’m trying to chill out though. I’m kinda stepping away, getting focused, going within, getting my celibacy on. “I have enough children, enough frolicking. I didn’t say I’m perfect. “I love all my kids. I’m celibate right now. I’m trying to go – I’m gonna see if I can make it to 2022. I’m trying to be the best father I can be, the best businessman I can be.” Cannon has fathered seven children – four of them born in less than a year – with ex-partner…

From page 1 Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (Denosa) spokesperson Sibongiseni Delihlazo said the sub-Saharan region was the hardest hit when it came to a shortage of health-care workers. He said the WHO, in conjunction with the International Council of Nurses, issued a report in April last year which looked at the state of nursing worldwide. Globally, there was a shortage of 6 million nurses, he said, “but the shortage is most severe in the low to mid-income sub-Saharan countries”. “The government must look into the area of satisfying health-care workers. “It is sad that some health-care workers can’t come to South Africa because of this agreement,” Delihlazo said. “We understand that these health-care workers are plying their trade in their countries where the conditions are really challenging for…

Nicola Daniels nicola.daniels@inl.co.za ANOTHER case of the deadly rabies virus has been recorded in Gordon’s Bay. In August, two cases were also detected in Khayelitsha and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases reported that a total of seven cases of human rabies were laboratory- confirmed in South Africa. The cases were reported from the Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, and Eastern Cape provinces. In relation to the most recent case in Gordon’s Bay, Western Cape Department of Agriculture state veterinarian Dr Lesley van Helden said: “The dog was brought to a private vet and euthanised on the evening of September 29. The next morning, the state vet was informed, fetched the body and sent it to be tested in Pretoria. “We got the positive lab results on Tuesday. Our officials are busy…