The Heart of the Kitchen
Ovens and stoves. The heart (and hearth) of any kitchen, ancient or modern. Ovens were small and brick or clay…
Continue Reading →Ovens and stoves. The heart (and hearth) of any kitchen, ancient or modern. Ovens were small and brick or clay…
Continue Reading →I talk about cooking in How to Eat in Pharaoh Days, but this post is about the fuel. No electricity,…
Continue Reading →I discussed a fair bit of metalwork in Ancient Egypt in the post Goldwork for the Golden Calf. In this…
Continue Reading →Wagons & Carts In addition to using the Nile and its distributaries for transportation over water, the Egyptians created packed…
Continue Reading →I did boatloads (pun intended) of research while writing the first draft of the novel but here and there I…
Continue Reading →Despite their clothing being rather straightforward (mostly lengths of undyed linen tied in various ways or sewn into simple shapes),…
Continue Reading →Now soap is something I know well, being a soapmaker when I’m not a writer. But using a digital scale…
Continue Reading →So what sort of lighting did folks use in Egypt during the New Kingdom? Oddly, most sources say there are…
Continue Reading →The story of the Golden Calf is an odd one, in large part because it’s not clear it ever belonged…
Continue Reading →Moses said to Aaron, “What did this people do to you that you have brought such great sin upon them?”…
Continue Reading →Once you have dehulled grain, the next step is to grind it. In Ancient Egypt, this would be done by…
Continue Reading →Emmer is an old variety of wheat (and a Farro grain) grown extensively in the ancient world, including by Ancient…
Continue Reading →So do you ever read the Bible and think to yourself, how much blood did Moses throw anyway? No? Maybe…
Continue Reading →Once the Hebrews arrive in Mount Sinai and set up the first of their long-term camps (after a month and…
Continue Reading →Jewish weddings even today follow traditions thousands of years old. Still, a modern wedding, no matter how strictly observant, will…
Continue Reading →That’s the question, isn’t it? Many people are sure they know where Mount Sinai is but it’s hardly settled. Most…
Continue Reading →Before there was manna in the Wilderness of Sin, there was quail. Manna came the morning after they ran out…
Continue Reading →Every single society ever has had members who fall in love with people deemed the wrong gender for them (or…
Continue Reading →A sky blue gemstone found in only a few places in the world. Including Egypt and Arizona. Turquoise is a…
Continue Reading →Once our travelers cross the Red Sea and find themselves on the Arabian Peninsula, they watch the Egyptian soldiers drown,…
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