You may recall that, back in December, I said I was going to try to learn to make one new healthy recipe a week. I said that if I liked the recipes, I might put them on the blog. Tonight, I made tortilla soup.

Here is where the recipe would be, if I liked something that tasted a lot like what I imagine the net effect of soaking nachos in hot water and putting garlic powder over it would be.

The raw materials sounded promising -- onions, nachos and then tomatoes and garlic paste pureed in a blender. It was a fairly slow-cooked soup, taking an hour of slowwwwly adding things in.

It didn't take nearly that long to decide I wasn't going to hang around to see what it looked like tomorrow.

Ah, well. What's the old saying? You've got to break a few eggs to make an omelet?

Anywho. I'll have to go back to the recipe pile. Anyone have any good sites for healthy recipes?

While we're waiting, here's a Bassett family favorite: Cucumbers and mint. This is an easy, quick and delicious salad.

Take 2-3 cucumbers; cut skin off. Slice.

Combine with yogurt. (Enoguh yogurt that the cucumbers are swimming in it.)

Add mint. (My parents like to add garlic. I leave it as is.)

Mix well. Enjoy.

Make this recipe if you want to eat something that's relatively good for you and tastes good. Make the recipe I made tonight if you just want hot, soggy nachos with no cheese. And want to spend an hour of your life making it.