my new career and my not so new hobby

tonight i blog from my kitchen table - or my dining room  table - whichever way you want to look at it, and i have SO MANY things to tell you about. where to begin? on my fashionista friday? or my sunday night boredom creations? or the most recent savory recipe that i sort of got from an old southern living? well, for lack of a better plan, we'll just go in that order. no pics tonight, just a lot of links, and maybe a couple recipes. so here we go.

fasionista friday, or, "the day of little dreams" was something that my sweet friend amelia came up with.  she needed some high fashion pics for her portfolio (she's a truly gifted photographer and artist), her friend fran needed some test subjects for some out there high fashion hair, and ruthie and i didn't have to work on friday. what came of this? check it out here, at her blog.  it was one of the most fun days i've had in quite a while. i mean, who doesn't want to be a model for a day? and yes, i mean, a day. i don't know if i could actually be in a career that involves sitting in hair and make up for two hours, dressing up as a hot mess, and holding almost awkward poses in the blazing heat on a daily basis. but for a day? i was americas next top model.  keep in mind, anything that looks great in those pictures is the product of 4 artistic geniuses.  (fran on hair, jen on make up, kelly on wardrobe and amelia behind the camera).  i  think miss j would be proud.  

tonight i got bored and started browsing food blogs. have i told you about my new food blog obsession? they're like cookbooks but better. i think they're better because its all these recipes that someone else has already tried and they can tell you how they turn out! plus, if you stalk them long enough, like i do, you start feeling like they're your friends.  anyway, the product of all this boredom and food blog reading is these yummy little cookies from orangette. if you want a delicious cookie recipe that is so easy you don't even need a mixer, this is what you're looking for.  a huge shout out and thank you to sara who provided the yogurt.  i'm telling you, it is awfully handy having the littens in the same apartment complex. now they're done and sitting all chocolatey and gooey on my counter and the only thing left to decide is - do i want my dessert with red wine or milk?  

and last night's culinary creations.  saturday night ended up being the ONLY night this past week that both justin and i have been home for dinner. so, i felt like it called for some cooking.  i made becca's party chicken - it was delish. you should all get that recipe from her. and to go along with it i made this corn and zucchini skillet from a southern living way back in 2001. the main reason that this was convenient was that zucchini and corn were absurdly cheap at the grocery store, and i'm a sucker for sale produce. when i found this recipe i was sold. i changed it beyond recognition,  so now i will give you the huenschhold corn and zucchini skillet (mine, btw, was way better for you and i am sure much tastier):

Huenschhold Corn and Zucchini

2 small zucchini

2 ears of corn

1 Tbsp butter (or, cut out the butter and use all olive oil if you wanna be real healthy)

1 Tbsp olive oil

1 clove garlic

about a teaspoon of lemon pepper

salt to taste

Crumbled feta (i used about 1/4 cup)

fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced

Cut zucchini lengthwise into quarters, then thinly slice them crosswise.  cut kernals off corn and into a bowl.  

Melt butter with oil in a skillet (i used a 10 inch omlet pan) over medium high heat.  Add zucchini and garlic and saute for about 3 minutes.  

Add corn, lemon pepper and salt and continue to saute until zucchini is soft.  Top with feta and keep heating until cheese melts.  Serve with fresh basil on top.  SOOOOO GOOOOD.

the original recipe also called for pimentos and mozzerella instead of feta. i don't know, ours was REALLY good. you could probably use just about any kind of cheese you wanted, and it would be great.  

and that's all i've got for right now.  i'm off to eat some cookies.