Louisiana Creole Vegetable Jambalaya

Name: Louisiana Creole Vegetable Jambalaya
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 cup onion, diced; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 3⁄4 cup celery, diced; 1⁄2 cup carrot, diced; 1 teaspoon thyme, dried; 2 teaspoons paprika; 1⁄2 teaspoon salt; 1 bay leaf; 2 green peppers, seeded and diced; 2 red peppers, seeded and diced; 1 cup black-eyed peas, cooked; 1 (28 ounce) can plum tomatoes, chopped with juice; 3 1⁄2 cups vegetable broth; 2 zucchini, diced; 1 1⁄4 cups long grain white rice; 1⁄4 cup parsley, chopped; 1 pinch cayenne pepper