Soup needs time

I made soup tonight from a random selection: ground beef, green beans, spinach, carrots, onions, white and red beans, bell pepper, and tomatoes. The beans and tomatoes were canned - everything else was fresh. Liquids were (by quantity) chicken stock, beef stock, water, and a little beer. Seasonings were some Kirkland no-salt seasoning, my house seasoning, worcestershire, garlic & parsley.

My house seasoning is shamelessly stolen from Paula Dean's recipes at foodnetwork.com. It's one part black pepper, one part garlic powder, and 4 parts salt. Just a little goes good on most any veggie, fish, meat, soups, etc.

Make a mireproix. Brown the meat, throw in the liquids, veggies (add extra carrots and celery), seasonings and let cook. When cooking the meat, it just smelled nasty. Not sure why. After more seasonings and time, it started coming together. Not the best soup I've ever made, but it's better than tossing all the goodies when they spoil.