Actually, no, I am pretty lucky. Got a wife and two kids who love every Thursday to come visit me at work for lunch. Granted, the littlest ones just might be more excited for the cookies from the work cafe, or walking thru our indoor arboretum, but I'll take it. Along with the usual lunch they'll bring him - hot cup of coffee, some veggies and fruit, and PB&J. My older one, M (not quite four years old) loves making them almost as much as she loves eating them, so it's what she does. It's what we do. Even (and perhaps especially) on weeks where we haven't had the chance to hit up TJ's, like this week...hence the partially used jar of orange marmalade.
There's that certain marmalade texture as well - stiffer than regular jelly, more preserves like, with a fair amount of orange peel shredded up and stuck in there. How did that ever become a thing? It's not like grapevines get chopped up and stuck in grape jelly...well, not on piurpose, I hope, at least. Somehow thru the magic of delectable fruit, incorporating what ought to be the disposable wrapper into the actual product works fairly well for marmalade in general, and for this TJ's one in particular.
Bottom line: Trader Joe's Seville Orange Marmalade: 8.5 out of 10 Golden Spoons
>And, in comparative terms, it's bitter as well
ReplyDeleteSeville oranges are also called bitter oranges.
Sounds yummy. I am thinking of making some orange marmalade and chocolate chunk muffins with this.
ReplyDeleteI love love love this marmalade. It is what marmalade is supposed to taste like. It adds a deep orange flavor to baked goods and sauces. My favorite it to pair it with the Trader Joes Ableskivers!
ReplyDelete"......indoor arboretum ...." ?!?? That sounds like one fancy office you work in!
ReplyDeleteI would be really surprised to find a kid who likes this, it is an intense specific flavor but also amazing because it's not easy to find a good orange marmalade and of course TJs is a deal
Ttrockwood
yum
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of a marmalade, or "dulce de naranja" my Dominican grandmother use to make with "sour" oranges (they don't look so much like your typical florida oranges, they do have some green on them with a really thick skin and they are typically used to make a sour/spicy dominican sauce as well). So many good memories, I love it!
ReplyDeleteTry crushing some garlic and adding some to this marmalade and finish some chicken on the grill with it a few minutes before you pull it off.
ReplyDeleteI cannot FIND this marmalade in any near Trader Joe's in central CA. Still making it?
ReplyDeleteIt seems to have disappeared from my local Trader Joe’s as well. I’ve been enjoying it for years, really hope they haven’t discontinued it!
ReplyDelete