Antidote to Friday night blues? Mini burgers with marmalade!
Story behind the recipe
I don't want to take too long to say, quickly, thanks to the dude from Orange County who bought my marmalade to use for his special marmalade burgers and who shared the general idea behind the recipe. (Random marmalade customer: if you're reading this please send me your name so I can thank you and re-name the sliders in your honor!) He bought the marmalade at Tuesday market in Santa Barbara and by Friday, feeling completely uninspired by our fridge offerings, I found the ground beef sitting sadly in the meat drawer and made a commitment to elevate my mood, through sliders. I bought the bacon and goat cheese and arugula at Trader Joe's and improvised the rest from what we already had. Voila! Dinner with a smile. My husband and I inhaled them, although my daughter (weirdly) claimed they were too spicy. Perhaps the garlic in the mayo sauce? Who cares. She ate the burger plain and the fruit and veggie "rainbow" I arranged for her (again leftover in the fridge) and we all munched happily. This should happen more often.
Last, I need to offer a massive thanks to my husband, too, for making dinner 99 percent of the evenings. His everyday enthusiasm allows me to indulge these Friday-night quirky moments of inspiration for meals and to focus all my chef energies into jam and marmalade. What a rock star.
Last, I need to offer a massive thanks to my husband, too, for making dinner 99 percent of the evenings. His everyday enthusiasm allows me to indulge these Friday-night quirky moments of inspiration for meals and to focus all my chef energies into jam and marmalade. What a rock star.
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