For the second time in three days, we had dinner outside to take advantage of the nice early evening breeze. On the menu were burgers and french fries (from Martha Stewart Living Cookbook, p. 223)--quintessential summer eats. Besides the fact that it was difficult to get the timing right for each component of the meal, such as getting the patties cooked, the potatoes double fried, and the buns warmed up on schedule, the meal went off without a hitch.
Hamburgers are one of my favorite foods, especially because it is essentially a blank canvas. You can definitely have a good plain burger, but I personally enjoy playing around a bit with my food to mix-and-match flavors and taste combinations so that no two burgers are exactly alike. In this vein, I like topping my patties with outlandish extras besides the standard burger accoutrements (and those I also like to pile on high). Today, I opted for some barbecue sauce spread on a toasted piece of Sara Lee hamburger bun, mashed avocado seasoned with freshly-ground black pepper, a slice of tomato, numerous slices of red onion rings, and cheddar cheese. Oh my. Isn't summer just delightful?
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