• 9 cups veggie broth
• 16 oz mushrooms (your choice)
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 2 celery stalks, chopped
• 1/2 cup uncooked pearl barley
• 1/2 oz dried porcini mushrooms
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp dried thyme
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• few shakes of liquid smoke

Put all ingredients in slow cooker and cook on low for 6 hours.