Tonight was an odd mixture of food that I was either craving (hamburgers) or had on hand and needed to use while it was still fresh (heirloom tomatoes, peas). The burgers didn’t really go with the pasta, but separately everything was very good.
– These burgers were really good and very simple. I usually don’t like cheese on my hamburger, but it was shredded and mixed with roased peppers so it was very subtle.
– The pasta would make an excellent vegetarian main dish. Always good to remember, since we seem to have more and more vegetarians over for dinner.

• New Mexican Chile-Sirloin Burgers with Salsa Verde (Food and Wine, June 2003, p. 141)
• Pasta with Peas and Basil (Fine Cooking #38, May 2000, p. 45)
• Heirloom Tomatoes with Basil