Ingredients:

• 1 cup pearled barley
• 1onion diced or sliced
• 1 can (15 oz.) chopped tomatoes
• 1 can (15 oz.) beans drained (most varieties are good or mix them up)
• 1 can green beans use salt free or add frozen for crisper texture
• 6-8 oz. mushrooms canned or fresh fine
• 1/2 tsp celery salt
• 2 vegetable bouillion cubes, knorr my fav or use veg stock
• 1/2 tsp dry thyme
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder or 2 cloves fresh
• pepper to taste
• 1 tsp mustard seed crushed
• salt to taste
• 3 Tbsp oil
• water 1/2 gallon minus stock used