A Very Different Chip cookie

Stumbled upon this recipe when I was looking for a new cookie to make and I think this will become a favorite for both Mike and I... It's got the chocolate he loves and these are crispy and almost salty, like I love. They are not "salty" per say .. but they taste more salty than sweet to me... You will have to try them for yourselves to find out exactly what I mean. 

Preheat oven to 350

In large mixing bowl combine 

1 cup butter, melted

1 cup brown sugar, packed

1 cup sugar

Then add  

2 eggs, one at a time beating well in between. 

Add 1 tsp. vanilla

In another bowl combine:

1 cup rolled oats

1 cup crushed cornflakes

1 7/8th cup flour... yep... 7/8th... I just took a bit of flour out of the last cup...

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2/ tsp salt 

Fold the dry ingredients into the butter/sugar mixture

Then add:

1 cup chocolate chips

2 cups crushed Heath bar chips

1/2 cup coconut

1/2 cup raisins

1/4 cup dried cherries

Roll into 2 in. balls and bake 12-15 min. until crisp. My oven took about 16 min. Maybe my cookies were larger than they were suppose to be . I used the Heaths Bits of Brickle  instead of the Heath bars and also used baking raisins . 

Roasted Potato Salad

Found this recipe in the Epicurious Cookbook {one of my favorite cookbooks} and after having an ice storm and a two day blizzard in a two week period, I was thinking about warmer weather , and warmer weather foods......
This was so easy to make.... after all roasting potatoes is so much easier than boiling.... and I cut the bacon into bite sized pieces, put it in a flat pan  and cooked it right in the oven with the potatoes. Just remember that at 425 the bacon will cook quickly.

2#s of small red potatoes, quartered
2 Tbsp. olive oil
On a large rimmed baking sheet , toss the potatoes and oil, season with salt and pepper  then bake in a preheated 425 degree oven until fork tender, about 30 minutes.  Set aside to cool.

In a bowl whisk together
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 1/2 Tbsp. Creole mustard {I used dijon}
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
2 Tbsp.  finely chopped parsley

Add the cooled potatoes
4 hard cooked eggs, sliced
8 ounces bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
1/2 cup diced onion

Chill at least 2 hours.