Chocolate biscotti and Blackberry oatmeal bars

This week I tried two new recipes - Chocolate biscotti and the Blackberry oatmeal bars!They were not terribly successful, which means I have more room for improvment (and more to eat! =)).

I found the biscotti recipe behind a bar of bittersweet chocolate I bought. My original intentions were to bake brownies, but there was insufficient butter (and I didn't want to make the trip to the supermarket), so I settled for this recipe. As with all biscotti, this Italian biscuit was baked twice, and contained some almonds and walnuts. The texture of the the biscotti was different from what I had tasted before, but it was an interesting texture nonetheless. Let me know if you want the recipe!




I found the recipe for this oatmeal bar here, and decided it was perfect to use up the jar of blackberry jam, as well as have some oatmeal. Unfortunately, I left it in the oven for a tad bit too long, so the bottom was burnt! Sob! But this is a good recipe, the bars fills the tummy and is really crunchy. Ideal for someone like me who loves muesli and granola bars!

My sister had sent me a lovely cookbook she picked up, and so I have more recipes to try; thanks dearest Sis! Next week will definitely be a baking week!