Homemade Vegetable & Bean soup

1 cup diced onions
1/2 cup diced carrots
1/2 cup diced celery (use some leaves too)
2 medium potatoes diced
1/4 cup dried soup mix (beans, rice, barley)
1/2 of a large can of diced tomatoes, or you can use fresh tomato diced

spice to taste
salt
pepper
garlic (fresh or garlic salt)
1 cube boullion

4 cups of water

If you put the soup on at 9 in the morning it is perfect for lunch.

cook the onions, carrots, celery, potatoes either in a small amount of water, or oil until softened
add the diced tomato
soup mix
water
bring to a boil then simmer for 2-3 hours until beans are tender
add more water if needed while cooking