Simple Stewed Tomatoes

Ingredients

• 15 ounces plain tomatoes, diced with juice
• 1/4 - 1/3 cup sweet bell pepper, diced, I prefer orange, yellow, red not green, amount to taste
• 1 stalk celery, with green tops sliced
• 1/2 small onion, diced
• 1 small bay leaf
• salt, to taste if using salt free canned tomatoes
• pepper, to taste