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RECIPE: Beat the Winter Chills with Babel & Roasted Guinea Fowl

August 10th, 2017

Spring is so close you can almost touch it, but the crispness in the air still calls for cosy nights in. In wintertime, our guests are kept warm by the blackcurrant and spice notes in Babel, our much-loved red wine blend, and, of course, staying close to the wood fire.

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Africa’s bittersweet beauties: An aloe display in the Puff Adder

August 8th, 2017

New visitors will be delighted to discover that the Puff Adder path currently holds an exhibition of the aloes we lovingly preserve on the Babylonstoren farm. Sourced from far and wide across South Africa, our collection of aloes includes each of the 11 genera currently documented.

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Respect the Spekboom!

July 31st, 2017

Portulacaria afra, commonly known as spekboom, is a drought-resistant, indigenous succulent native to our country. Although mainly an inhabitant of the Little Karoo and Eastern Cape, it also grows in dry river valleys in the east and up to the Limpopo, and on the slopes of the Soutpansberg.

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RECIPE: Citrus-roasted pork belly with quince & quince membrillo

July 17th, 2017

Use a ceramic oven baking tray and add thinly sliced citrus like lemon, orange and blood orange and place on the bottom of the baking tray. Squeeze the slices slightly to release some juice.

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Forage in your Backyard – Weeds to Eat

July 6th, 2017

The nights are cooling with the approach of autumn. Almost unnoticed, the surings open up their umbrella leaves, expecting the annual rain to fall eventually.

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