Ancient Roman Facial Cream Found In London Excavation
Excavations in London turned up a pot of ancient Roman facial cream.
Miriam Kresh
Miriam Kresh is an American ex-pat living in Israel. Her love of Middle Eastern food evolved from close friendships with enthusiastic Moroccan, Tunisian and Turkish home cooks.
She owns too many cookbooks and is always planning the next meal.
Miriam can be reached at miriam (at) greenprophet (dot) com.
The Al Baydha Project: How Regenerative Agriculture Revived Green Life In A Saudi Arabian Desert
The Al Baydha project: a piece of Saudi Arabian desert is brought back to thriving life through ancient/innovative water conservation, and plenty of grit.
Baked herbed salmon with zucchini recipe
Zucchini's at peak season, and it complements fish beautifully. For light summer fare, try this herby salmon and zucchini dish.
Mosquitoes! Make Your Own Natural Remedies To Keep Them Away
Avoid chemical mosquito repellents and make your own effective anti-mosquito remedies from flowers and essential oils.
Recipe: Vegetarian Tahchin, Iranian Rice With Eggplant and Portobellos
This traditional Iranian rice dish takes a new, vegetarian direction with meaty eggplant and Portobello mushrooms.
Jinn and why you should care
Jinn, AKA genies, are very much alive and thriving in Islamic thought around the world. Read about jinn, and how to keep them out of your hair
The Evil Eye And How To Avoid It
Averting the evil eye is a serious business in the Middle East. Learn the charms and amulets that do it.
What’s Smudging, And Why Is Everyone Doing it?
Burning medicinal herbs may clear your mind and heart - and drive bad vibes away.
Pumpkin Chershi recipe, A Spicy Libyan Spread
A savory dip based on pumpkin, gift of the Libyan Jewish cuisine.
Cashews, the solution to methadone (and the shocking facts)
As with blood diamonds, now we know what blood cashews are.
The Revival Of The Rare White Olive
If you're an adventurous eater who enjoys tracking down rare delicacies, travel to Calabria and taste white olives.
King David tolerated cults in Jerusalem? Archeology reveals religious diversity
Cult worship was largely practiced and even sanctioned in the Holy Land while Jerusalem's Temple stood.
Recipe: Olive and Za’atar-Topped Focaccia
What do you get when you top a typical focaccia with olives and za'atar? A flavorful flatbread.
Herbalist’s (or Witch’s?) Guide To Avoiding Coronavirus
Sensible precautions and natural treatment can help you stave off flu.
Play With Dirt, It’ll Make You Feel Better
Science is getting closer to proving what gardeners have always known: handling dirt reduces stress and even depression.
Sustainable Thread, Now with Israeli Startup Twine
An Israeli startup can dramatically reduce water and air pollution from the fashion industry with a new technology for dyeing thread.
Plantain, the medicinal green weed in your backyard
Even derelict gardens like this one in DEtroit is a growing medicine cabinet. Wherever you roam you can find green plantain weed for medicinal use. Forage it to make effective home remedies.
Make Your Own Oat Milk At Home
Oat milk may the only option after milk and soy has let us down. We tried almond milk but that was killing the bees. Read on for our recipe.
Almond Milk And The Destruction of Bees
Almond milk was so promising an alternative to cruelty-free cow milk, or hormone mimicking soy milk, but with the take on bees, maybe it's time to kick the creamy liquid habit?
Israel’s Northern Coast Under Threat of Massive Air Pollution
Why is so little reported about potential danger to Israel's northern coast town from the first stages of the Levianthan gas drill operation?
Feral Boars Taking Over Haifa
Boars have come down from the Carmel mountain and are roaming the streets of Haifa.
New Gourna and Egyptian Architect for Social Justice: Hassan Fathi
The ideas of Hassan Fathy, Egyptian architect whose views on sustainable architecture and social justice were scorned in his time, is inspiring modern opinions today.
The Fridge: Reducing Food Waste in the Community
It started with one sidewalk fridge in Tel Aviv. Now The Fridge is an Israeli phenomenon used to educate communities about food waste.
Ottolenghi’s Kohlrabi Salad
We took strange, bumpy kohlrabi and made a refreshing winter salad from it.
Luffa Sponges, Nature’s Bath Scrub
Loofah sponges are great natural bath and dish scrubbers.