Corn Cheese Chowder

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 2 cups diced potatoes
• 1/2 chopped onion
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 2 Tbsp. margarine
• 1/2 tsp. dried whole basil
• 1 large bay leaf
• 1 17 oz. can creamed corn
• 2 cups milk
• 1 can canned chopped tomatoes
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. pepper