Old Fashioned Vegetable Beef Soup

cold water 

red wine (whichever you want to drink that night) 

beef broth (regular or reduced sodium)

ned whole tomatoes (fire-roasted or basil and oregano) 

pkg  mixed vegetables (Green Giant)

 (sm-med) red russet potatoes

stalks celery 

cloves  garlic, finely chopped

tomato sauce

top sirloin, trimmed of fat and cut into large chunks 

(season them before adding to water - salt, pepper, garlic powder, dried oregano)   

to taste salt and pepper, dried oregano 

tiny little pastas 

The secret ingredient  - add a left-over heel of Parmigiano reggiano cheese to the soup about halfway through.  It will add a ton of flavor, and you can just fish it out later.

cold water

ned whole tomatoes (fire-roasted or basil and oregano)