Cooking in a Dutch Oven over a campfire....Heaven

We have a fire pit dug into the ground in our back yard.  What's been used primarily for warmth and aesthetics has been transformed into a cooking pit that I've been playing with using an old Dutch Oven I forgot I had.  I'm fascinated with cooking over fire.  I feel rustic and it plays into my Colonial cooking fantasies.

I used everything I had in the house for the stew.  I didn't have fresh mushrooms but used dried porcini mushrooms that I soaked in hot water for an hour or so and I really liked it much better.  I used vegan vegetable bouillon and a Guinness beer to make it hearty.  It's not an exact recipe but that was only part of the fun.  The fire was the draw for me.  The sizzling onions and vegetables.  The additions of broth and beer.  Watching the stew boil over a simple flame until it thickened.  Food porn at it's finest.

Where are they now edition

Time flies when you're having fun and experiencing life!  I've been busy.  I've fallen off the "healthy food wagon" more than once and keep crawling back on never giving up as I strive to eat a 100% raw food diet.  The photos posted are the highlights of when I've climbed on that delicious body healing foods wagon and had raw or vegan success in the kitchen.  I can't acknowledge my adventurous husband enough for being game with "what was for dinner" after a long day at the office or after coming home from being on the road.  It's been FUN!  I've made quinoa sushi and and raw spring rolls with raw lavender and green tea dessert balls (above).

I've gotten THE DREAM kitchen gadget....a Spiralizer!  It turns veggies like zucchini or sweet potatoes into vegetable noodles that can be served in raw recipes.  I dehydrated the zucchini above and ground it along with some other dried root veggies and tomatoes to make my own vegetable bouillon.  I used the larger option for the "noodles" and made raw spaghetti.