Jennifer Patient Expert

Columbia, Missouri
This blog documents the (mostly Mexican) cooking and gardening adventures of an environmentally... Full Bio
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J's Onion Soup by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Well not only have I been a bit obsessed with soup lately, Brett and I have both been fighting a nasty cold that doesn't seem to want to go away. So soup has been an even bigg ... Read on »
Citrus-Marinated Veggie Sandwiches by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living As a vegetarian, I tend to be at a loss for ideas for sandwiches. I don't like tofu or any meat substitutes and one can only eat so much egg salad. We also prefer Mexican fo ... Read on »
Southwestern Lentil and Veggie Bisque by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living I've been on a soup kick for quite some time now, so nobody should be surprised that this is...yet another soup post. I have been into trying out smooth soups lately, perfect ... Read on »
Who Says Homework Has To Be Lame? by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living First off I am not going to bother to make excuses for my absence. Laziness is, of course, part of it, but I've also been writing (135 pages!), reading, cooking, and as you ... Read on »
Spicy Chile-Garlic Green Beans and Tomatoes by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living When we got home from market last week, we were looking for something simple for lunch, and I was in the mood for something savory and spicy (when am I NOT in the mood for spi ... Read on »
Roasted Onion, Garlic, and White Bean Bisque by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living More soup! I have been wanting something creamy and tasty, but not heavy. I watched an episode of Iron Chef recently where they made French Onion soup and that got my mind t ... Read on »
Crockpot Chile Chili by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living The weather is starting to get chilly here in Mid-Missouri and there is nothing better (at least in my opinion) to eat when it is blustery than a hearty soup, stew, or chili. ... Read on »
Vegetarian Baked Ziti by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living As most of you who have read this blog with any regularity know, I don't really "do" Italian food. I'm not the biggest pasta fan (I know, I am a freak, I also don't ... Read on »
Weekly Local Booty - Farmer's Market and CSA - October 10, 2009 by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Yes, so it is becoming apparent that I cannot focus on very many things at one time. I have been very much into reading and writing, and while I have been cooking, I realized ... Read on »
Roasted Tomato Basil Soup by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Not long ago, I was not a huge fan of the idea of soup during summer. It seemed to boggle my mind as to why someone would want to eat something hot, while it is hot. Not too ... Read on »
Simple Roasted Veggie Quesadillas by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living I believe I promised to post about these a week or two ago, but alas, I suck and am have been a bad blogger, but hey - better late than never right? I am a self-taught cook, ... Read on »
Two Weeks of Local Booty - Garden Grub, CSA, and Farmer's Market - September 5th and 12th, 2009... by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living So, um, yeah, I suck, I'll admit it - I've been a bad blogger as of late. I realized mid-week last week that I never did a local booty update last weekend (and we got some re ... Read on »
Weekly Local Booty - Garden Grub and CSA - August 29, 2009 by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living It has been a wonderful, lazy weekend for us here in Mid-Missouri - a little reading, a little writing, lots of yacking, some programming, pretty much the usual. I actually r ... Read on »
On Writing and On Pursuing One's Dreams (even if just for the hell of it) by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living I believe that in all of us lies a passion for something – whether we are aware of what it is, I believe it is there. Some of us are lucky enough to know where our pass ... Read on »
Weekly Local Booty - CSA - August 22, 2009 by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living So yeah, I have been a bit of a bum with the blog as of late - if anyone can tell. We went to the farmer's market last weekend and somewhere along the way, I completely forgo ... Read on »
Weekly Local Booty - Garden Grub, CSA, and Farmer's Market - August 8, 2009 by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Yesterday was one of the hottest days of the year, so that made our trip to the farmer's market a bit less pleasant than usual, but the variety available at market during the ... Read on »
A Damning Confession by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living As the title to this post implies, I have a confession to make. This confession will likely come as a surprise to those of you who have been reading this blog for any signific ... Read on »
Weekly Local Booty - Farmer's Market and CSA - August 1, 2009 and Some Errant Eats by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living The Columbia Farmer's Market runs from 8-12 every Saturday morning. We generally try to get there as early as possible for two people who like to sleep in, usually sometime be ... Read on »
Cookbook Teaser, Part Dos by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living So, though it might not seem as such, Selina and I have been in our respective kitchens workin' on some tasty yumminess for our cookbook. I am just super lazy and it has take ... Read on »
Weekly Local Booty - Garden Grub, CSA, and Farmer's Market - July 25, 2009 by Jennifer Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Well, my cold decided to stick around for most of the week, which means I didn't cook very much. I made a couple of rounds of fried zucchini, we ate lots of tomatoes and salt, ... Read on »