Vegetable Barley Soup

Fall in NY is here. Its soup time.

Large Onion - diced
Shallot - diced
4 Celery stalks - diced
3 large carrots - diced
large zucchini - diced
corn - kernels stripped
large can diced tomatoes plus juice
2 quarts chicken or veggie stock
1 quart water
cup barley

saute onion, shallot, celery, carrots in olive oil until soft, add zucchini and saute until golden, add tomatoes and bring to boil. add stock and water and bring to boil. add corn and barley cover and cook 30 minutes. uncover and cook 10 minutes. Serve. add a dash of cumin and cayenne pepper if you like. EAT!