Basil Mayonnaise and My Birthday Gift

Survey time....Mayonnaise or Mustard? 

I'm definitely more mayo, 

although there are times when mustard is king...

like on a hot dog, or a hot pretzel...

 on a salami sandwich, or a knish.

  Most other times, my condiment of choice is mayo.
What would a turkey sandwich, or macaroni salad...
  be without it? 

As good as it is,
even mayo needs a little spicing up every now and then.

One day, I was feeling a little lazy about making dinner.
(You know I'd rather do anything but cook)
I went to Trader Joe's and bought salmon burgers.
Maybe it was their display of potted basil plants in the entryway,
but suddenly, I had a hankering for Basil Mayo,
and thought it would make the store-bought burgers taste a little more special.
 

I found a recipe on Food Network.com,
and whipped it up in a minute. 

Looks good, doesn't it? 
(The salmon burger is hidden somewhere under that tomato). 

It was delicious and super-easy.
 I was happy with everything but...
my photos of it.

Given that my birthday was coming, 
it was time to start hinting for a new camera.

I began with some subtle hints, 
like leaving the computer open to a page about cameras...
laying a flyer about camera sales on the top of the bagels...
putting a business card from the local camera store 
next to the toothpaste...
sneezing the word "camer-aCHOO!..."
you know, mature stuff like that. 

Yet, I couldn't trust that my hints were being received. 

You have to understand that I was dealing with someone 
who walked around a mall for an entire day 
the year we first met, 
 and finally decided I'd like a Salad Shooter for my birthday.

It was time to stop pussy-footing around.

"If you want a hint about what to get me for my birthday, 
I'd like a camera."

To which he replied,
"Really? I was thinking I'd replace your Kindle."

You see what I mean?

So, this past Sunday, on my birthday,
I wasn't exactly sure what to expect.

My gift wasn't wrapped. 
Junior and Mr. GS had a blanket tossed over it,
and they ripped it off together
like I won a prize on a game show.  
It was hilarious, but unfortunately there were no hidden cameras recording the event. 

"Ms. Toody Goo Shoes, you've got yourself a Brand New Camera! Come on down!"

Needless to say,I was thrilled!
Now I really need some lessons to learn how to use it,
because I can't blame the camera anymore 
for my crappy photos.

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BASIL MAYONNAISE
(recipe courtesy of Food Network)
1 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup basil leaves

1 tsp lemon zest

1 tbsp lemon juice

Place ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. 

Lesson learned:,
Sometimes in life, you've got to ask for what you want,

or you will end up with a salad shooter.

Oh, and just this once..

Don't hold the mayo! 

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