Beef Stew

Ingredients

• 1 can tomatoes with juice
• 4 carrots, peeled and cut up
• 3 onions, quartered
• 3 to 4 stalks celery, cut up
• 1 can beef broth or 2 to 3 beef envelopes with 1 1/2 c. water
• 1/3 c. tapioca (Minute, not Pearl)
• 1 tsp. instant coffee
• 1 1/2 lb. stew meat
• salt, pepper, garlic powder and Italian seasoning to taste (at least 1 1/2 tsp. each)