Breezy, rainy and cold, and two more recipes

Good morning Augusta

It’s really crappy out there, take your time, your work isn’t going anywhere.

This morning we have rain, ending later this morning. Breaks of sun by this afternoon. High around 45ºF. Winds from the NW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall around a quarter of an inch.

Tonight we’ll have a few clouds and a low around 34ºF. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments in the North field are:

Humidity is 99%, the dew point is 46ºF, outside it’s 7.4ºC and 45.2ºF.

The wind direction is North Northwest between 7.8 MPH and  12.3 MPH, generating a wind chill of 36.5ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 19.51 / HPA 999.6 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 0.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:55 a.m. Sunset is 4:01 P.M. Moon rise is at 8:23 a.m., Moon set is 6:05 p.m. and the moon phase is waxing crescent.  

The RAW METAR reading from the airport in Augusta, Maine where the sun first touches the U.S.A. every morning is: SPECI KAUG 011208Z AUTO 07007KT 2 1/2SM -RA BR SCT007 OVC013 06/06 A2948 RMK AO2 P0005 T00610056

Visibility is 2.5 miles / 4.0 Kilometers with scattered clouds to 700 ft / 213 m. and overcast to 1,300 ft / 96 m.

Yesterday we received 0.86 ubcges if raubm and 0.0 inches of rain here over the past 24 hours.

Here is another recipe for leftover turkey.  Yes, there is a dessert recipe too.

GOLDEN TURKEY CASSEROLE

Serves 4 to 6

2 ½ cups cubed cooked turkey

1 (8 oz) can pineapple chunks or tidbits, drained

½ cup apricot preserves

1 can cream of chicken soup, undiluted

1 (8 oz) can sliced water chestnuts

In a bowl, combine all ingredients, plus 1/3 cup water, mixing well.  Transfer to a buttered 2 quart dish.  Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until thoroughly heated.  Serve over hot cooked rice.

And for dessert:

 

*FRENCH CHOCOLATE ORANGE MOUSSE

 

Serves 4

1 (4 serving) package sugar-free instant chocolate fudge pudding mix

2/3 cup nonfat dry milk powder

1 cup unsweetened orange juice

¾ cup plain fat-free Yogurt

½ cup Cool Whip free

1 (11-oz) can mandarin oranges, rinsed and drained

3 (2½-inch) chocolate graham crackers made into fine crumbs

 

In a large bowl, combine dry pudding mix, dry milk powder, and orange juice.   Mix well using a wire whisk.  Blend in yogurt and Cool Whip Free.  Reserve 4 mandarin oranges.  Gently stir remaining mandarin oranges into pudding mixture.  Evenly spoon mixture into 4 dessert dishes.  Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs evenly over tops and garnish each with a reserved mandarin oranges.  Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

For those of you, uh – us, who should be watching that diet:

Diabetic exchanges are:  1 fat free milk  -  1 fruit  -  ½ starch/carbohydrate  Calories:  172  -  Fat:  0 gm  -  Protein:  8 gm  -   Carbohydrate:  35 mg  -  Sodium:  450 mg   Calcium:  235 mg  -  Fiber:  0 gm